PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes into the arena with Slice of Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Mickey Clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Valentine
vs
Clark

190 cm
19
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

204 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

World class boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Dauntless

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valentine instigates a clinch.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Valentine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.

Valentine forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Valentine controlling the action here for a moment.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine leaning against his opponent.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Clark misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the ropes.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Valentine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine is stalling here.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clark is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valentine.

Clark breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Valentine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.

Valentine forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark letting Valentine take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine lands a shot to the body.
Valentine looking to stall.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Valentine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Valentine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Clark throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clark manages to circle out of the way.
Clark connects with the punch.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine tries to counter by clinching up but Clark breaks away and moves out of range.
Clark lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Valentine rushes Clark and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clark as Valentine tries to tie him up.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Valentine tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark blocking some punches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Valentine to work.
Clark tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Mickey Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Valentine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Valentine is working Clark over against the ropes.
Valentine cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Valentine is working Clark over against the ropes.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sam Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Valentine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Valentine!
After the big win, Sam Valentine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.