PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark's entrance music is Chris Clark - Ted . A fine choice. Volkov has chosen Mazzy Starr- Into Dust as his entrance music. Chris Clark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Clark
vs
Volkov

186 cm
20
223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark swings widly with a right hand

and Volkov counters by clinching up.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark is trying to push Volkov away but Volkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Clark prevents a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark is trying to break free.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Volkov is controlling the position.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Volkov lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Clark is trying to break free.
Volkov tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Volkov has the dominant position.
Volkov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
Volkov stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Volkov lands with a light punch inside.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stalling against the cage.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Volkov has double underhooks.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkov avoiding damage.
Volkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkov won't allow it.
Volkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov misses with a body punch.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Volkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkov keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Volkov looking to stall.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark prevents a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borislav Volkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clark throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Clark misses.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borislav Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Clark.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark cracks Volkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Volkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
A cross from Clark lands.
Clark throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking to clinch.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Clark swings widly with a right hand

and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Volkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Volkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark avoiding damage as Volkov throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Volkov.
A knee to the head by Volkov.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov lands a knee to the body.
Volkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Volkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkov with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Clark dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Borislav Volkov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov moves to clinch but Clark breaks away
and Clark counters with a one-two to the body.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Clark.
Chris Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a series of strikes. Volkov will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov is looking to clinch.
Volkov tries to clinch
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov scores with a three punch combo!
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Volkov is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clark throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Clark tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Clark drops his shoulder and cracks Volkov with a huge uppercut! Volkov goes down! Can Clark finish him?

Volkov is rocked!
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Clark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Clark!
After the big win, Chris Clark made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.