PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ivan Drakkar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drakkar
vs
Clark

185 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Clark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark tries to bum rush Drakkar with a series of wild strikes but Drakkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drakkar lands with a nice body punch.
Drakkar tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakkar avoids it really well and circles away.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Drakkar as Clark shoots in.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drakkar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Drakkar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Clark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drakkar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakkar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Clark dives in and scores a takedown into Drakkar's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drakkar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drakkar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark has his foot on Drakkar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drakkar works his way back into a safe position though.
Drakkar wanted to stand there but Clark had control of the position.

Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drakkar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Clark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Clark looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drakkar passes into half guard.

Drakkar decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Drakkar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Drakkar moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Drakkar.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark looks gassed!
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Drakkar.

Clark is rocked!
Drakkar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakkar finish him?
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drakkar.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
A short left from Drakkar.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a shoulder strike.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drakkar.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Drakkar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drakkar lands with a short shot to the head.
Drakkar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drakkar creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Clark! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Drakkar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drakkar!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Drakkar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.