PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Clausewitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely comes to the cage accompanied by CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings. Clausewitz has chosen Pantera - Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mike Vallely has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vallely
vs
Clausewitz

184 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

5th Round
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Clausewitz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vallely tries to clinch up but Clausewitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Clausewitz misses with a kick to the body.
Vallely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vallely avoids the head kick by Clausewitz.

Clausewitz moves into the clinch.
Vallely tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clausewitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Clausewitz stalling in the clinch.
Vallely is trying to break the clinch but Clausewitz has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vallely's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vallely is trying to break the clinch but Clausewitz is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausewitz lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mike Vallely has been cut.
Vallely has had enough of the clinch but Clausewitz keeps him there for the moment.
Vallely dodges an elbow strike from Clausewitz.
Clausewitz throws an elbow that misses.
Clausewitz lands an elbow just above Vallely 's eye.
Clausewitz looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clausewitz smiles and moves away.
Clausewitz thuds his shin into the meat of Vallely's side.
Clausewitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clausewitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vallely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clausewitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vallely swats away the attempt to clinch by Clausewitz.
Clausewitz is looking to land body kicks.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clausewitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Vallely misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clausewitz tried to score with a low kick but Vallely checks it.
Vallely swinging wildly here.
Vallely takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heinrich Clausewitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vallely crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clausewitz - the referee stops the clock and Vallely gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clausewitz. Vallely manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vallely is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clausewitz throws a nice head kick!
Clausewitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Clausewitz looks for the body kick but Vallely saw that one coming.
Clausewitz throws a sloppy head kick and Vallely moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Clausewitz.
Clausewitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vallely misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausewitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Clausewitz closes the distance and clinches.
Clausewitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
Vallely has had enough of the clinch but Clausewitz keeps him there for the moment.
Clausewitz lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
Vallely being controlled against the cage.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clausewitz stalling the fight.
Vallely tries to break free but Clausewitz pushes him back against the cage.
Vallely is trying to stall.
Clausewitz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clausewitz keeps control of Vallely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clausewitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clausewitz effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Clausewitz.
Vallely on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clausewitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vallely.
Clausewitz staying out of range there.
Clausewitz slips a straight right by Vallely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Clausewitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vallely.
Clausewitz lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Vallely wants to get back to striking at distance but Clausewitz won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Clausewitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Vallely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clausewitz misses with a head kick.
Vallely avoids the head kick by Clausewitz.
Vallely lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clausewitz backs up against the cage.

It looks like Heinrich Clausewitz has been cut.
Vallely throws a body punch but Clausewitz moves out of range.

Clausewitz moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clausewitz throws an elbow but misses.
Vallely tries to pull guard but Clausewitz won't allow it.
Clausewitz stalling the fight.
Vallely wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Clausewitz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vallely working hard to break the clinch.
Clausewitz lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
Vallely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vallely tries to pull guard but Clausewitz won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausewitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clausewitz lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Vallely wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vallely tries to break free but Clausewitz pushes him back against the cage.
Vallely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vallely wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vallely trying to control the position but instead, Clausewitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vallely into the cage.
Clausewitz lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Clausewitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Nice elbow from Clausewitz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clausewitz has Vallely pushed against the cage.
Clausewitz lands an elbow just above Vallely 's eye.
Vallely is trying to break the clinch but Clausewitz has him pressed against the cage.
Clausewitz throws an elbow but it misses.
Vallely being controlled against the cage.
Vallely trying to stall but Clausewitz improves his position.
Clausewitz avoiding damage.
Clausewitz throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely tries to break the clinch but Clausewitz is controlling the position.
Clausewitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vallely is defending well for now.
Vallely can't break the clinch.
Clausewitz stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Clausewitz.
Clausewitz throws a head kick but Vallely moves out of range.
Clausewitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clausewitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vallely throws a series of punches but Clausewitz avoids them all with ease.
Vallely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clausewitz.
Clausewitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vallely checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Clausewitz. No joy for Vallely on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Vallely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clausewitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clausewitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vallely.
Clausewitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vallely if he has to take too many more of those.
Clausewitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vallely.
Clausewitz throws a sloppy head kick and Vallely moves out of range easily.
Vallely throws a sloppy head kick
and Clausewitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vallely moves in looking to clinch but Clausewitz pushes him off.
Heinrich Clausewitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clausewitz is looking to slow Vallely down with leg kicks.
Clausewitz throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clausewitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Clausewitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clausewitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vallely throws a one two combo.
Vallely throws a jab but it's blocked by Clausewitz.
Clausewitz ducks under a wild hook from Vallely.
Vallely misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Vallely.
Clausewitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clausewitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clausewitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clausewitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vallely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clausewitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vallely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely avoids the head kick by Clausewitz.
A punch combination from Vallely misses.
Clausewitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clausewitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vallely closes the distance and clinches up with Clausewitz, looking for a takedown. Vallely pushes Clausewitz against the cage but Clausewitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vallely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clausewitz manages to avoid it.
Vallely sizes up Clausewitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vallely checks the leg kick.
Vallely checks a leg kick.
Clausewitz throws a solid leg kick but Vallely takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clausewitz.
Clausewitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vallely blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clausewitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clausewitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vallely moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vallely misses with a wild body shot.
Vallely throws a jab when Clausewitz was well out of range.
Clausewitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vallely lunges at Clausewitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clausewitz's hand.
Clausewitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vallely moves out of range of the body kick.
Clausewitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vallely throws a series of punches but Clausewitz avoids them all with ease.
Clausewitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clausewitz tries to land a front kick but Vallely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mike Vallely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausewitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Clausewitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vallely lands a jab-cross combination.
Vallely misses with a few strikes there.
Vallely throws a combination. Clausewitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vallely lands a really nice looking cross but Clausewitz seems unphased.
Vallely closes the distance but Clausewitz moves to the side
and Clausewitz counters with a low kick, right behind Vallely 's knee.
Vallely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Vallely.
Vallely throws a right and a left that Clausewitz avoids nicely.
Vallely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clausewitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clausewitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clausewitz tries a low kick but Vallely avoids it.
Clausewitz throws a sloppy head kick and Vallely moves out of range easily.
Vallely moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clausewitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vallely loads up on a big right hand but Clausewitz slips the punch.
Clausewitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clausewitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Clausewitz throws out a leg kick but Vallely moves out of range and Clausewitz only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vallely shoots in looking for a takedown. Clausewitz tries to sprawl out of it but Vallely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clausewitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Vallely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clausewitz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Vallely clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vallely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vallely looks to land a combination. Clausewitz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Clausewitz.
Vallely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clausewitz tries to avoid it but Vallely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clausewitz to the ground. Clausewitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vallely will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clausewitz scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Vallely does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clausewitz.
No joy there for Vallely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vallely lands with a nice combination. Clausewitz backs away looking to recover.
Vallely throws a hook to the side of Clausewitz's head but Clausewitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clausewitz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vallely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clausewitz.
Vallely on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausewitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vallely.

Clausewitz moves into the clinch.
Vallely letting Clausewitz take a breather here.
Vallely is trying to break free.
Clausewitz lands a damaging elbow.
Clausewitz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clausewitz lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Clausewitz.
Clausewitz lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
Clausewitz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely is looking to break free of the clinch but Clausewitz has double underhooks.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vallely wants to get back to striking at distance but Clausewitz won't allow it.
Vallely takes an elbow to the temple.
Vallely is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Clausewitz.
Vallely is looking to break free of the clinch but Clausewitz has double underhooks.
Clausewitz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clausewitz slowing the pace effectively.
Clausewitz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely jumps guard but Clausewitz stands there with Vallely around his waist. Vallely gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clausewitz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vallely is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clausewitz leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Clausewitz.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Clausewitz.
Vallely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clausewitz. Clausewitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Clausewitz forces Vallely back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallely tries to break the clinch but Clausewitz is controlling the position.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vallely looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Clausewitz.
Clausewitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clausewitz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vallely avoids a wild elbow strike from Clausewitz.
Vallely is looking to control Clausewitz's arms but Clausewitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vallely has his back to the cage.
Clausewitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vallely's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vallely wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clausewitz taking a breather.
Clausewitz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vallely in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Clausewitz dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Clausewitz throws a head kick that misses.
Clausewitz is looking to score with low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vallely is trying to break the clinch but Clausewitz is controlling him.
Clausewitz lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Clausewitz trying to land knees to the body.
Vallely stalling in the clinch but Clausewitz improves position.
Clausewitz lands a nice elbow.
Clausewitz lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausewitz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clausewitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Clausewitz to work.
Vallely tries to break free but Clausewitz pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vallely avoids a wild elbow strike from Clausewitz.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clausewitz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clausewitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vallely's brow.
Clausewitz throws an elbow that misses.
Clausewitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Vallely avoids the damage to the body.
Clausewitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vallely's efforts to push away.
Vallely blocks an elbow strike.

That's two 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.
Clausewitz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vallely can't break the clinch.
Clausewitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
Clausewitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vallely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clausewitz slowing the pace effectively.
Vallely stalling in the clinch but Clausewitz improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clausewitz throws an elbow but misses.
Clausewitz lands a nice elbow.
Clausewitz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely tries to break the clinch but Clausewitz is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clausewitz throws an elbow but misses.
Clausewitz taking a breather.
Clausewitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
Clausewitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Clausewitz prevents Vallely from breaking the clinch.
Clausewitz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vallely wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clausewitz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vallely blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mike Vallely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clausewitz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are getting on Clausewitz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Clausewitz.
Vallely with a jab.
Vallely jabs at Clausewitz's body.
Vallely throws a combination. Clausewitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clausewitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vallely throws a sloppy head kick and Clausewitz moves out of range easily.
Vallely throws a right hand that Clausewitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Clausewitz also avoids with ease.
Vallely tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

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 Mike Vallely.
Well Clausewitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Clausewitz!
Heinrich Clausewitz is the new middleweight champion!