PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington has chosen Lily Was Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarke
vs
Remington

178 cm
28
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Victory Fight Wear

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Remington!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Remington raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Remington lands a head kick that stumbles Clarke and the fighters go to the mat.
Clarke seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.

Clarke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clarke wants to sweep here but Remington controlling him for the moment.
Remington wants to pass the guard but Clarke is keeping the position.

Clarke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Remington defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke keeping full guard, as Remington tries to pass.
Clarke can't keep his opponent in guard - Remington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clarke wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.

Remington is trying to work for a kimura but Clarke is defending well.
Clarke is refusing to be controlled, as Remington sits in half guard.

Remington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clarke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Remington is thwarting Clarke's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarke moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Remington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clarke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clarke is looking to control Remington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?
Remington moves nicely into side control.
Remington is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Remington tries to advance to mount but Clarke denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington trying to control the position but Clarke is working away.
Remington working the strikes but Clarke uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Clarke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Remington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clarke struggling a bit here.
Clarke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Remington's best efforts.

Remington wants to work for an arm triangle but Clarke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Remington is trying to control. Clarke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Remington stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Remington postures up.
Remington trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
Remington looking to pass the guard.
Remington keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Remington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clarke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Remington has managed to get both his arms back between Clarke's legs - danger averted.
Clarke is trying to control the position but Remington postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beau Remington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Remington throws a sloppy head kick and Clarke moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Remington.

Clarke drives through and clinches with Remington against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remington.
Remington has Clarke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clarke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clarke pushes off an throws an elbow but Remington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke wants to get back to striking at distance but Remington won't allow it.
Remington stalling.

Remington is trying to trip Clarke. He has hold of a leg but Clarke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Remington persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Clarke trying to keep a closed guard but Remington is proving a slippery customer.
Remington throwing strikes from guard but Clarke blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke working a defensive guard but Remington passes into half guard.

Remington is working for a submission of some sort.
Clarke tries to get to full guard but Remington has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remington passes to full mount!
Clarke tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Remington has control of Clarke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clarke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Clarke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke tries to free his leg and advance position but Remington is retaining full guard.
Remington wants to sweep but no luck.
Clarke passes Remington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Remington regains full guard. Nicely done.
Remington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Remington is still trying to improve position.
Remington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Remington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarke looking to sit in guard and control but Remington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington is looking to pass into half guard but Clarke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Clarke is in guard.

Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Remington is keeping the position for now.
Remington is trying to keep Clarke in close.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Remington keeps moving.

Clarke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Remington looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington can't keep his opponent in guard - Clarke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clarke is keen to just control but Remington is a slippery customer.
Remington is looking to improve his position.
Remington trying to control from the bottom.
Clarke prevents Remington from improving his position.

Clarke is looking for a kimura but Remington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clarke to get the leverage.
Remington is looking for a sweep. Clarke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Clarke wants to work for an arm triangle but Remington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Remington is trying to control but Clarke manages to pass to mount!
Clarke looking to control but Remington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Jacob Clarke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Remington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remington replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Clarke blocks it well.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Remington gets caught flat footed, as Clarke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Remington looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clarke passes into half guard.
Clarke wants to pass to mount but Remington is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is working hard here to advance position.
Clarke is trying to control the action in half guard but Remington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Remington trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Remington keeps working.
Remington is positioning himself well to prevent Clarke advancing to mount.

Clarke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Remington defends it well.
Clarke is keen to just control but Remington is a slippery customer.
Remington wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Clarke is looking for a kimura but Remington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clarke to get the leverage.
Remington wants to control but Clarke is keeping busy.
Clarke trying to control the action but Remington is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Remington tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Clarke does it's job there.
Clarke lands with a straight right. Remington didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Remington is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clarke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Remington checks it well.
And Remington responds with a good body kick, but Clarke manages to step out the way in time.
Remington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clarke. That one must have hurt.
Jacob Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Remington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clarke is looking to slow Remington down with leg kicks.
Clarke tries a low kick but Remington avoids it.
Remington tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Remington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington avoids a kick to the body.
Clarke moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRemington.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Remington is just out of range.
Clarke moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRemington.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remington manages to avoid it.
Clarke throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Remington.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Remington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clarke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacob Clarke!