PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Downs (ranked 2234 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Clint St Claire (ranked 296 p4p, 414 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Downs
vs
St Claire

194 cm
25
215
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Downs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clint St Claire!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Claire misses with a body shot.
St Claire throws a shot from downtown. Downs moves away and avoids it.
St Claire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Downs.
An attempted straight right counter from Downs misses the target.
Downs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Claire scores with a jab to the head.
St Claire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Downs.
St Claire scores with the left hand. Downs knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Mark Downs has been cut.
St Claire throws a lazy right hand but Downs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Downs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from St Claire misses.
St Claire lands a really nice looking cross but Downs seems unphased.
St Claire slips under a jab from Downs.
St Claire throws a hook but Downs avoids it easily.
Downs connects with a jab.
St Claire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Claire on the side of the head.
St Claire lands a jab to Downs's midsection.
Downs throws a big shot that misses.
St Claire circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Downs to the canvas! Downs doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - St Claire keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint St Claire!
Clint St Claire is the new light heavyweight champion!