PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Porous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Porous
vs
Clark

150 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Porous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Clark!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Clark shoots for a takedown but Porous saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Porous darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Porous into the cage.
Porous slaps away a takedown attempt from Clark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porous really is a fat lump.
Porous feints a jab promting Clark to slip. Porous then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Andy Clark has been cut.
Porous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porous misses with a leg kick.
Clark appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porous throws a head kick that misses.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porous pinned against the cage. Porous gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mason Porous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark fails with the takedown
and Porous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Porous clinches up against the cage.
Porous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Porous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clark working aggressively here.
Porous wants to break the clinch but can't.

Porous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porous lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.
Porous stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Porous stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Porous lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Porous closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clark quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porous is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porous is keen to just control but Clark is a slippery customer.
Porous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Porous wants to take a breather but Clark is having none of it.
Porous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clark on the ground.
Porous wants to stand but Clark has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Porous is looking for a kimura but Clark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porous to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porous is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porous throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porous pinned against the cage. Porous gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Porous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Porous shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Porous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clark throws a lazy body kick
and Porous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porous or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark, which made it look bad.

Porous darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
Porous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porous has had enough of the clinch but Clark keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark looking for a takedown.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Porous lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Porous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Clark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clark stuffs the takedown.
Clark has his takedown stuffed

and Porous moves into the clinch.

Porous pulls guard effortlessly.
Porous working a defensive guard here.

Porous looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clark passes into side control.
Porous is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porous is trying to buck Clark off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Porous is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Porous is trying to improve his position.
Porous wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Porous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Porous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Porous wants to get back to his feet but Clark is dominant here and he's now got Porous's back!
Porous might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
I really don't envy Porous right now.

Clark working for a choke but Porous is defending well.

Clark is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Porous has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Porous is trying to get back to his feet but Clark has full control of the position and if anything, Porous has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Clark has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porous tries to break free.
Porous is working hard here to advance position.
Clark controls the action.

Clark working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Clark avoiding Porous 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clark is trying to stick to Porous's back but Porous is turning into Clark. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Clark's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Porous.
Porous not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porous trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark wants to stand and escape but Porous is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Clark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Clark darts in and clinches Porous up against the cage.
Clark has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Porous seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clark can turn it around.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Porous keeps him there for the moment.
Porous tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.

Porous tightens his grip and picks Clark up, before dumping him to the ground. Clark manages to land in guard.
Mason Porous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porous is looking to stand up but Clark won't let him.
Porous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clark scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Porous shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark darts in looking for a takedown but Porous gets double underhooks and turns Clark into the cage.
Porous closes the distance and clinches up with Clark, looking for a takedown. Porous pushes Clark against the cage but Clark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark goes for a double leg but Porous avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Porous continues to drive forward.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Mason Porous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Clark.

Porous closes the distance and clinches.
Clark wants to take the fight to the mat but Porous manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clark is pressed up against the cage. Porous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clark down to the mat. Clark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Clark gets tackled into the cage by Porous. Porous maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Porous manages to break the clinch.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porous counters with a three punch combo that has Clark backing up. Clark nods at Porous to acknowledge the strikes.
Clark tries to clinch up.

Clark tries to keep at a distance but Porous has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Porous just leaning against Clark, taking a breather.
Porous jumps guard but Clark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porous jumps guard but Clark stands there with Porous around his waist. Porous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark is trying to push Porous away but Porous has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Porous breaks the clinch.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Porous.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Clark tries to clinch but Porous is having none of it.

Porous closes the distance and clinches.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark avoids the head kick by Porous.

Porous clinches with his opponent.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark leaves Porous with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Porous on that attempt.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Porous tries to sprawl out of it but Clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porous manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but Porous sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Porous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porous avoids it really well and circles away.
Porous connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Porous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Porous!