PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 901 p4p, 628 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 23 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kodjia
vs
Clark

195 cm
35
275
28 - 21 - 0

195 cm
30
309
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kodjia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia misses with a hook

and Clark counters with a crisp one two that drops Kodjia! Clark thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kodjia to his feet! Kodjia is in big trouble!
Kodjia tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kodjia throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kodjia throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kodjia. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kodjia misses with a straight right.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kodjia in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kodjia.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kodjia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kodjia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kodjia ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Kodjia misses with a looping right.
Kodjia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kodjia.
Kodjia scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a head kick that Clark semi-blocks.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franck Kodjia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kodjia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark lands a nice hook to Kodjia's body. Kodjia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kodjia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kodjia throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Kodjia misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kodjia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Kodjia misses with a looping right.
Clark sizes up Kodjia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Clark.
Clark takes one on the button.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Clark slips under a jab.
Kodjia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kodjia throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark swings for the body but Kodjia moves out of range.
Kodjia loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark throws out a counter right but Kodjia avoids it with no problem.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Kodjia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kodjia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kodjia tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Kodjia catches Clark right on the button with a cross.
Kodjia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodjia.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Kodjia throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kodjia is breathing heavily.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kodjia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a leg kick
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kodjia misses with a straight left.
Kodjia misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Kodjia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark jabs Kodjia right on the nose. Kodjia blinks but takes it well.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kodjia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kodjia. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark thuds a left hand into Kodjia's body.
Kodjia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kodjia scores with a punch to the head.
Clark checks the leg kick.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kodjia misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark punishes Kodjia's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Kodjia.
Kodjia connects with a leg kick.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kodjia backwards.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Clark misses.
Kodjia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kodjia.
Nice shot by Kodjia.
Kodjia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Kodjia moved out of range.
Kodjia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kodjia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Clark cracks Kodjia with a good jab.
Kodjia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kodjia fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kodjia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodjia.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Kodjia slips the punch.
Kodjia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Kodjia lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kodjia there.
Kodjia misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
A big right from Clark misses.
Kodjia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kodjia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kodjia.
Joe Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kodjia has time to react.
A head kick by Kodjia misses
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodjia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kodjia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark scores a nice knee to the body.
Kodjia throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Clark gets through Kodjia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Clark.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Clark gets through Kodjia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Kodjia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kodjia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Clark.

Clark drops Kodjia onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kodjia is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kodjia is rocked!
Kodjia is pressed against the cage. Clark pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kodjia! Two more big strikes from Clark and Kodjia crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Clark!
Our winner, Joe Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.