PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roy
vs
Clark

204 cm
18
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachariah Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Clark!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark dives in for a single leg takedown but Roy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clark should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Roy breaks from the clinch.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark misses with a double jab
and Roy counters with a head kick. That will keep Clark thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Roy counters with a head kick. That will keep Clark thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roy tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roy to the ground. Roy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark dives in for a single leg takedown but Roy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roy is working for takedown but Clark is calmly controlling the position for now.

Roy manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Clark stands and steps away. Roy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roy has a takedown stuffed.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy as he jumps to the side.
Clark tries to clinch up but Roy circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark misses with a kick to the body

and Roy counters by moving into the clinch.

Clark drags the fight down to the ground.
Clark working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roy stands up from Clark's guard - Roy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Clark gets a double leg takedown into Roy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy is trying to control the position but Clark postures up.
Roy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Roy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Roy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Clark is now in Roy's guard. A big mistake from Roy there, giving up the dominant position!
Clark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roy is keeping the position for now.
Roy has a closed guard, preventing Clark from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark preventing the sweep.
Clark prevents Roy from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Roy is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Clark will probably get the nod.
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.

Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Roy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy, right into the meat.
Clark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roy wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roy is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Roy circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.

Roy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clark tries to clinch
and Roy counters with a head kick.
Clark darts in trying to clinch

and Roy counters by moving into the clinch.
Roy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
Roy throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark looks for the body kick but Roy saw that one coming.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark tries to bum rush Roy with a series of wild strikes but Roy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roy smiles and moves away.
Zachariah Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Roy on that attempt.
Roy blocks a head kick by Clark.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Roy. Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark is trying to push Roy away but Roy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clark working aggressively here.

Roy manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zachariah Roy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Clark dives in and grabs Roy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes down on Clark's head and hops out.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zachariah Roy is winning the standup battle so far.
Roy lands a nice shot to the body.

Clark rushes Roy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Roy.
Roy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clark missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roy breaks the clinch.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Roy. Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy throws a head kick that Clark semi-blocks.
Zachariah Roy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roy moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clark is defended easily by Roy.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark leaves Roy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy stuffs the takedown.
Roy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roy off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy defends it nicely.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Roy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Roy shows good takedown defense.
Roy tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Roy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clark tries to clinch there but Roy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark closes the distance but Roy moves to the side
and Roy counters with a head kick.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Roy against the cage but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roy sprawls well. Roy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Clark.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Clark presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Clark throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roy because Clark loaded up on that one.
Clark lands a big shot there that rocks Roy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark wants to take his opponent's back but Roy doesn't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clark 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Clark!