PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Clean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ali
vs
Clean

189 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Clean!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali dives in and grabs Clean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clean pushes down on Ali's head and hops out.
Clean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clean thows a body shot but no joy.

Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ali breaks the clinch.
Clean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ali.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clean.
Some wild striking there from Clean.
Clean tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clean cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clean misses with a two punch combination.
Ali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clean swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali shoots in for a double leg but Clean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Clean. Those never looked like landing.
Clean misses with a few strikes there.
Roberto Clean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clean stuffs the takedown attempt from Ali. Ali gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Clean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali misses with a takedown attempt - Clean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clean has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jab, jab by Clean - just one landing.
Clean swinging wildly here.
Ali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clean circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clean leaves Ali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Clean lands a two punch combo.
Ali throws a jab when Clean was well out of range.
Ali throws a head kick but Clean moves out of range.
Clean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clean misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clean shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ali eats them both and turns towards Clean to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clean connects with a crisp jab.
Ali shoots in and drives through. Clean sprawls well.
Clean moves out of range of the body kick from Ali.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clean.
Clean keeps the fight on the outside.
Clean misses with a few strikes there.
Clean blocks a leg kick.
Clean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali shoots in for a double leg but Clean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clean finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali's head.
Ali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clean pinned against the cage. Clean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clean scores with a nice head shot.
Clean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clean duly obliges.
Roberto Clean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clean fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Clean.

Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ali jumps guard and drags Clean to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clean trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ali's guard.
Ali trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Clean dominated that round.
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.

Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clean was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Roberto Clean seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ali gets a clinch.
Clean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ali has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clean is trying to keep an underhook but Ali manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Clean is trying to maintain the position but Ali is very close to passing his half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clean. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Ali stands up from half guard.

Ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clean misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali missing with knees to the body.

Ali breaks from the clinch.
Clean falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ali moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Clean's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhammad Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali fails to land the takedown.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but Clean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clean sprawls well. Clean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ali gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clean tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ali moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clean gets underhooks to prevent Ali's takedown attempt.
Ali content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clean's efforts to push away.
Ali goes for a takedown attempt but Clean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ali.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Clean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ali.
Clean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali at a distance.
Clean tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clean misses with a series of wild punches.
Clean dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!
Clean fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Clean misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ali is defended easily by Clean.
Clean takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Muhammad Ali will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Clean stuffs the takedown.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clean connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Clean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ali rushes Clean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ali.
Ali looking for a takedown.
Clean can't break the clinch.

Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clean misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ali.

Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ali breaks from the clinch.

Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clean pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Clean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clean misses with a two punch combination.
Clean throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Clean does no damage.
Clean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.

Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali wants a takedown but no success here.
Clean is trying to break the clinch but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ali on the inside.

Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali looks for a takedown but Clean sprawls well.
Clean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Clean misses with a double jab

and Ali counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ali.
Ali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Clean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clean gets underhooks to prevent Ali's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Clean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Clean.
I think Clean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Clean!