PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thery Sanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and drake clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Singles Run. drake clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sanon
vs
clark

175 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thery Sanon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, drake clark!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. clark was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanon wants to control from the top but clark keeps moving.
clark lands a decent punch to the body there.

clark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
clark wants to control but Sanon passes easily into half guard.
clark is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanon stands up and beckons clark to join him on the feet.
clark with a poor takedown
enabling Sanon to counter with a crisp jab.
clark tries to clinch up

and Sanon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanon is looking to take a break and control but clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
clark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sanon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
clark is squirming around, avoiding Sanon's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanon controlling from mount.
Sanon prevents clark from getting the reversal.
clark tries to hold on but Sanon pushes him away.

Sanon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanon instigates a clinch.
Sanon wants to break the clinch but can't.
clark is trying to break the clinch but Sanon has him pressed against the cage.

clark turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanon tries to bench press clark off him but clark keeps the position.
clark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

clark decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanon to his feet.
clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanon blocks a head kick by clark.

clark forces Sanon back against the cage and clinches.
Sanon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanon tries to land a knee to the head but clark blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on clark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but clark has him pressed against the cage.

clark pulls Sanon into guard.
clark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanon!
clark looking to control but Sanon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanon is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thery Sanon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanon clinches up with clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanon looking to throw knees to the head but clark is blocking nicely.

clark has Sanon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. clark pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sanon tumbling to the mat - clark dives into Sanon's guard.
clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
clark's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanon looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clark looking to pass the guard.
Sanon trying to strike off his back.
clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanon is retaining full guard.
Sanon working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanon tries to clinch but clark moves away
and clark counters with a body kick.
clark tries to clinch
and Sanon counters with a thumping low kick.
Thery Sanon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
clark looks to land a combination but Sanon avoids it well.
Sanon misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from clark as Sanon shoots in.
clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanon slaps away a takedown attempt from clark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanon is looking to land body kicks.
Thery Sanon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanon feints and as clark raises his hands in defense, Sanon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
clark is looking to stand up but Sanon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanon won't allow clark to sweep him here.
Sanon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanon trying to control the position from guard on top but clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
clark controlling the position.
Sanon trying to control the position from guard on top but clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
clark is controlling Sanon's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanon staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanon!
clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanon swivels and escapes.
Sanon lands with a slapping head kick.

clark shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanon is trying to defend but clark finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
clark wants to control but Sanon is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but drake clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sanon gets the takedown into side control.
clark is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanon working away.

Sanon stands up and beckons clark to his feet.
clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanon counters with a left and a right that stings clark.

Sanon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. clark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
clark is trying to control Sanon's posture but Sanon avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanon stands up and beckons clark to his feet.
clark throws a low kick, looking for Sanon's leg but Sanon calmly moves out of range.
Sanon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanon throws a sloppy head kick and clark moves out of range easily.
clark doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanon counters by clinching up.
clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanon smiles and moves away.
Thery Sanon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of drake clark.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from clark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanon tries to clinch but clark is having none of it.
Sanon throws a head kick that clark semi-blocks.
Sanon tries to clinch up but clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanon looks to clinch
and clark counters with a two punch combo.

clark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanon's guard.
clark stops Sanon from standing up.
clark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
clark postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanon keeping moving, preventing clark from controlling successfully.
Sanon has a closed guard, preventing clark from standing up.
Sanon keeping moving, preventing clark from controlling successfully.
Sanon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for clark on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanon holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanon trying to keep a closed guard but clark is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanon tries to clinch but clark moves out of range.
Sanon looks to clinch
and clark counters with a body kick that stops Sanon in his tracks momentarily.
clark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
clark misses with a combination

and Sanon counters with a nice double leg into side control. clark won't be happy with that.
clark is looking to reverse the position.

Sanon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thery Sanon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Thery Sanon!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Thery Sanon!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Thery Sanon!

Thery Sanon wins by unanimous decision!