PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroki Ishakima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hiroki Ishakima was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Clarke
vs
Ishakima

182 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Ishakima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishakima misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Ishakima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishakima tried to score with a low kick but Clarke checks it.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Ishakima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Ishakima.
Ishakima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clarke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishakima's waist but Ishakima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clarke off to one side.
Ishakima throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Ishakima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Clarke throws a body punch but Ishakima moves out of range.
No joy there for Ishakima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Ishakima scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Ishakima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishakima looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Ishakima throws a right hand that Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarke also avoids with ease.
Ishakima connects with a body shot.
Hiroki Ishakima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishakima is just out of range.
Clarke misses with a body shot.

Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Clarke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ishakima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishakima has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ishakima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ishakima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ishakima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but Ishakima is blocking nicely.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but Ishakima defending well.
Clarke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clarke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Clarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishakima was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Ishakima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishakima throws a push kick but Clarke slaps the foot to one side.

Clarke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke passes into half guard.
Clarke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishakima is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clarke is trying to control. Ishakima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Ishakima is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
Clarke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clarke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clarke trying to control but Ishakima is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clarke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clarke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ishakima hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clarke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ishakima is looking to improve his position but Clarke isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishakima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Clarke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ishakima misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishakima jabs Clarke right on the nose. Clarke blinks but takes it well.
Clarke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clarke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishakima.
Ishakima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrew Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ishakima lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishakima!
Ishakima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Ishakima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clarke is looking to wear down Ishakima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Clarke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.
Ishakima has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clarke looking to finish Ishakima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ishakima!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controlling the position easily from mount.
Clarke looking to control but Ishakima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ishakima tries to hold on but Clarke pushes him away.
Clarke controlling the pace for now.
Clarke working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke with good strikes from the mount here!
Clarke controlling from mount.
Ishakima is looking to get to half guard.
Hiroki Ishakima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Clarke!