PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cant del Barça. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Clark
vs
Esqueda

179 cm
26
144 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

179 cm
26
169 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esqueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Esqueda gets tackled into the cage by Clark. Clark maintains the clinch.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Esqueda is blocking nicely.

Esqueda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esqueda throws out a powerful jab.
Esqueda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark tries for a takedown but Esqueda circles away easily

and Esqueda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Esqueda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Esqueda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.

Clark uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A left lands for Esqueda.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Esqueda.
Esqueda connects with a high kick.

It looks like Cameron Clark has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esqueda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esqueda. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esqueda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esqueda throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Esqueda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esqueda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clark counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Esqueda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esqueda looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Esqueda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Esqueda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clark's hands.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Esqueda is defended easily by Clark.
Esqueda thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Esqueda cracks Clark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esqueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Esqueda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda throws a combination that misses
and Esqueda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esqueda thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Clark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Esqueda misses with a straight right.
Esqueda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Esqueda somewhat.

Esqueda throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clark was covering up waiting for the punch and Esqueda finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Esqueda trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark keeping full guard, as Esqueda tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda scoring with some ground and pound.
Esqueda trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Esqueda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esqueda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Esqueda misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clark throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda lands with a shot to the body.

Esqueda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Esqueda lands in his opponent's guard.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esqueda postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Esqueda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esqueda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esqueda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Esqueda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cameron Clark's cut.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Clark moves forwards but Esqueda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Esqueda.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark checks a low kick from Esqueda.
Clark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Esqueda misses with an uppercut

and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Esqueda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Esqueda.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esqueda stalling.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esqueda avoids it.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esqueda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Esqueda - that landed with a thud.
Clark lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esqueda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cameron Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esqueda prevents a body shot from Clark.
Esqueda tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Esqueda back against the cage.
Esqueda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Esqueda jumps guard but Clark stands there with Esqueda around his waist. Esqueda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Esqueda.
Esqueda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Esqueda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esqueda can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Esqueda is blocking nicely.
Esqueda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esqueda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esqueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esqueda misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda digs a right hand underneath Clark's ribcage. Clark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esqueda managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Gerard Esqueda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark tries to work over Esqueda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esqueda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Esqueda is blocking nicely.
Esqueda blocks an uppercut.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esqueda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Esqueda controls the action.
Clark lands a left hand.
Cameron Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Esqueda's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Esqueda backwards.
Esqueda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Esqueda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, $300, into his post fight interview.