PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fuller (ranked 944 p4p, 116 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 1262 p4p, 151 weight class). Chris Fuller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fuller
vs
Clavette

190 cm
32
148 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

179 cm
29
150 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette misses with an uppercut.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Clavette looks to land a combination but Fuller avoids it well.
Clavette shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuller tries to sprawl out of it but Clavette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fuller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clavette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuller - the referee stops the clock and Clavette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuller. Clavette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Clavette decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clavette controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fuller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
My spies in Pride inform me that Clavette has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Fuller manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fuller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Clavette has Fuller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clavette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller misses with a body punch.
Fuller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clavette is working for takedown but Fuller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.

Clavette gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Fuller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Clavette off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fuller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuller.
Fuller lunges at Clavette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clavette's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clavette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuller tries to counter by clinching up but Clavette breaks away and moves out of range.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clavette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clavette there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clavette. That did some damage!
Clavette looks to land a combination but Fuller avoids it well.
Clavette throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuller counters with an outside leg kick.
Clavette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fuller sprawls well. Fuller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clavette gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clavette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuller.
Clavette throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuller is looking to counter the offense by Clavette and move into the clinch.
Clavette looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuller is just out of range.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Clavette moves out of range easily.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fuller forces Clavette back against the cage and clinches.
Clavette has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fuller after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to Fuller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clavette can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clavette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clavette tries to pull guard but Fuller won't allow it.
Fuller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Clavette looks winded!
A short left from Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller is pressed up against the cage. Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuller down to the mat. Fuller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller lands with a kick to the temple. Clavette shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Fuller clinches.
Fuller is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Fuller.
Clavette is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clavette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fuller is leaning against Clavette and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Clavette throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Fuller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clavette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuller.
Jab from Fuller.
Clavette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fuller closes the distance and clinches.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuller tries to land knees in the clinch but Clavette avoids the damage to the body.
Fuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chris Fuller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clavette is working for takedown but Fuller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clavette drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clavette looking for a takedown.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette wants a takedown but no success here.
Fuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clavette is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller lands with a light punch inside.
Fuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Fuller lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuller lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clavette.
Fuller is pressed up against the cage. Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuller down to the mat. Fuller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Clavette seems unphased.
Clavette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller scores with a nice strike.

Fuller has managed to clinch.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clavette has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fuller after a bit of a struggle.
Clavette tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuller digs a right hand into Clavette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clavette's gas tank.
Fuller lands a good knee to the midsection. Clavette won't want to take too many of those.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller lands a knee to the head.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuller scores with a shot to the side of Clavette's head.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuller stops a takedown attempt from Clavette.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuller.
Nice body punch from Fuller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller avoiding damage.
Fuller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fuller looking to throw knees to the head but Clavette is blocking nicely.
Fuller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuller obliges.
Fuller has Clavette pressed against the cage.
Fuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Clavette controls the action.
Clavette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clavette is defending well for now.
Fuller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clavette avoids it.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Fuller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clavette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.

Clavette lands a takedown into guard.

Fuller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fuller is stalling here.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.
Clavette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuller has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clavettes head.
Clavette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clavette avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Fuller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Clavette's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fuller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clavette's sensitive parts.
Fuller tests Clavette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clavette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuller counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Fuller throws a leg kick which misses Clavette's front leg but catches the back leg as Clavette tries to avoid it.
Fuller doesn't manage to clinch there - Clavette circles away.

Fuller drives through and clinches with Clavette against the cage.
Fuller stops a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Fuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clavette managing to block the knees to the body from Fuller.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clavette has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fuller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chris Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clavette goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuller prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Fuller digs a right hand underneath Clavette's ribcage. Clavette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuller.
Fuller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuller lands a left hand.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but Clavette blocks it.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fuller - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuller obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuller.
Fuller works on Clavette's body with a couple of short punches.
Clavette blocks a body shot from Fuller.
Fuller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clavette up against the cage.
Clavette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuller.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clavette takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fuller is looking to clinch.
Chris Fuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuller gets a clinch.
Clavette is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fuller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clavette is trying to pull guard but Fuller has him pressed against the cage.
Raoul Clavette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clavette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fuller is defending well.
Clavette has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fuller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clavette is trying to drag Fuller to the mat but Fuller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fuller pushes Clavette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Fuller.
Fuller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Clavette can't get the takedown.
Fuller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fuller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clavette's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuller misses with a knee strike.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Clavette looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Fuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Fuller!
After winning the bout, Chris Fuller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.