PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by System of a Down- Bounce. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clark
vs
Kavanagh

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh wants to clinch
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.

Kavanagh moves into the clinch.
Kavanagh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.

It looks like Aaron Clark has been cut.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kavanagh leaning against his opponent.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kavanagh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark is trying to push Kavanagh away but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kavanagh drops Clark with a big knee straight up the middle! Clark is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Clark is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws out a loose jab but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Kavanagh.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kavanagh.
Clark punishes Kavanagh's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark thuds his right hand into Kavanagh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kavanagh circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark looks to land a combination but Kavanagh avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Clark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kavanagh doesn't seem phased though.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up.

Kavanagh lands a big head kick that sends Clark tumbling to the mat! Kavanagh takes a step backwards and waves Clark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Kavanagh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kavanagh forces Clark back against the cage and clinches.
Clark misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Kavanagh to work.
Kavanagh 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.

Aaron Clark's cut is getting worse.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kavanagh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Kavanagh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Kavanagh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kavanagh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Kavanagh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Kavanagh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
Clark slows down the pace here.
Clark avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is stalling here.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kavanagh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Kavanagh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kavanagh looking to slow down the pace here.
Kavanagh tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keenan Kavanagh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Clark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kavanagh lands a big head kick that sends Clark tumbling to the mat! Kavanagh takes a step backwards and waves Clark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kavanagh is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Kavanagh lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Clark lands a jab-cross combination.

Kavanagh closes the distance and clinches.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Kavanagh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kavanagh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark tries to stall but Kavanagh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kavanagh.

Aaron Clark's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Kavanagh avoiding damage.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kavanagh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kavanagh leaning against his opponent.
Clark takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kavanagh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kavanagh obliges.
Nice elbow from Kavanagh.

Jeez, Aaron Clark's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Clark tries a body shot but Kavanagh blocks it.
Kavanagh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Kavanagh leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh scores with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Clark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keenan Kavanagh!
A relieved looking Keenan Kavanagh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.