PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 484 p4p, 23352 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 30 p4p, 289 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarks
vs
Thu

163 cm
30
141
12 - 7 - 0

166 cm
24
135
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q $100 w/ Proof
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu punishes Clarks's body with a nice straight punch.
Clarks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clarks slips under a jab from Thu.
Thu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clarks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thu counters with a leg kick.
Clarks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thu throws a body punch but Clarks moves out of range.
Clarks attempts a counter takedown but Thu avoids it well and moves away.
Thu throws a hook but Clarks avoids it easily.
Clarks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thu's head backwards.
Thu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarks throws a right and a left that Thu avoids nicely.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarks manages to avoid it.
Thu tries a low kick but Clarks avoids it.
Clarks checks a low kick from Thu.

Clarks gets a double leg takedown into Thu's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clarks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu is pulling down on Clarks's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clarks working some strikes from top position.
Clarks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clarks postures up in Thu's guard and throws a big left but Thu blocks it.
Clarks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Clarks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clarks prevents Thu from improving his position.
Clarks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Clarks there.
Clarks not doing much here.
Thu taking some punishment here, with Clarks in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks is controlling the pace.
Clarks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thu for as long as he can get away with.
Clarks wants to pass the guard but Thu is defending well.
Clarks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clarks continues to stall.
Clarks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clarks is thwarting Thu's attempts to control the position.
Clarks slips a nice elbow through Thu's hands, connecting with Thu's forehead.

Thu is defending against the submission attempts here by Clarks.
Thu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarks winds up and cracks Thu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thu is trying to stand back up but Clarks is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarks lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Clarks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thu blocks a head kick by Clarks.
Clarks misses with an uppercut. Thu saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clarks.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarks manages to avoid it.
Thu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thu misses with a low kick.
Clarks moves out of range of the strikes.
Thu lands a right hook to the body.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Clarks moves his leg out of the way.
Thu connects with an inside leg kick.
Thu moves out of range of the body kick.
Thu misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarks connects with a body shot.
Clarks moves away from the strike by Thu.
Clarks misses with a left hand

and Thu counters by moving into the clinch.

Clarks pulls guard successfully.

Clarks pushes a forearm under Thu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elroy Clarks!
Elroy Clarks is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Elroy Clarks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.