PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Amazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Clayborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Amazing
vs
Clayborne

169 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Amazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Clayborne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amazing avoids the body shot from Clayborne.
Amazing shoots in but Clayborne avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Amazing fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clayborne sprawls well initially but Amazing persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clayborne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amazing wants to stand up but Clayborne has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clayborne is trying to stand back up but Amazing is controlling him
Clayborne trying to control here.
Clayborne is looking to improve his position.
Amazing tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Amazing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amazing sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amazing trying to control from half guard but Clayborne is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amazing looks to land a body kick but Clayborne moved away.
Clayborne with a jab.
Amazing moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Clayborne.
Clayborne shoots and misses
and Amazing counters with a one-two to the body.
Clayborne clobbers Amazing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Amazing is rocked!
Clayborne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Amazing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Clayborne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayborne closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Amazing out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Clayborne!