PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Clarksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa Vegeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Clarksdale
vs
Vegeta

168 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

166 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Clarksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killa Vegeta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegeta fails with the takedown.
Vegeta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Clarksdale clinches up against the cage.
Clarksdale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vegeta's efforts to push away.

Clarksdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegeta fails with an attempt to clinch.

Clarksdale clinches up against the cage.

Vegeta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vegeta looks to land a combination but Clarksdale avoids it well.
Vegeta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vegeta tries to clinch there but Clarksdale circles away.

Clarksdale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clarksdale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegeta is trying to maintain the position but Clarksdale is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarksdale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksdale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vegeta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vegeta is looking to get back to is feet but Clarksdale passes into side control.
Clarksdale working the ground and pound.
Vegeta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vegeta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Clarksdale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vegeta is not content to let Clarksdale control the position.
Clarksdale lands some shots froms side control.
Clarksdale wants to control but Vegeta is keeping him busy.
Clarksdale happy to just control the position for now.
Vegeta wants to control but Clarksdale postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale cracks Vegeta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarksdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vegeta keeps working.
Vegeta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clarksdale lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarksdale trying to control the action but Vegeta is working from the bottom.
Vegeta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Clarksdale wants to work for an arm triangle but Vegeta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clarksdale is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Clarksdale wants to work for an arm triangle but Vegeta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clarksdale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Vegeta looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Clarksdale there.
Clarksdale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clarksdale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vegeta wants to get back to full guard.
Clarksdale winds up and cracks Vegeta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vegeta wants to improve his position but Clarksdale is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale is trying to control. Vegeta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vegeta is trying to maintain the position but Clarksdale is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarksdale winds up and cracks Vegeta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vegeta is not content to let Clarksdale control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegeta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Vegeta looking for subs from the bottom but Clarksdale mounts him!
Vegeta looks gassed!
Clarksdale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarksdale breaks from Vegeta's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Vegeta is rocked!
Clarksdale with the ground and pound from mount.
Vegeta is still in real trouble! Can Clarksdale finish him?
Clarksdale lands a big shot there that rocks Vegeta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clarksdale unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vegeta wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Clarksdale celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Clarksdale!