PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Albert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Way- Frank Sinatra. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Albert
vs
Lister

185 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lister!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Albert scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Albert.
Lister is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Albert.
Frank Lister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Albert.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Albert gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Albert manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Albert.
A telegraphed right hand from Lister misses the target.
Albert fakes the leg kick and cracks Lister in the body.
Lister looks gassed!
Albert scores with a hook to the body. Lister takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Albert lands with a kick to the temple. Lister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice combo by Albert! Oh, that's hurt him - Lister falls to the canvas and Albert follows him into side control.

Lister is rocked!

It looks like Frank Lister has been cut.

Albert decides to stand back up.

Albert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Albert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Albert with the ground and pound from mount.
Albert controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Albert stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A big left from Lister misses.
Lister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lister tries to clinch there but Albert circles away.
Albert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lister waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Albert.
Albert moves out of range as Lister strikes.
Albert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Albert lands with a shot to the body.
Lister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Albert.
Albert lands a nice looking body kick.
Frank Lister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albert scores with a three punch combo!
Albert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Albert scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert lands a nice shot to the body.
Lister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albert can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Albert finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Albert tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albert.
A telegraphed right hand from Lister misses the target.
Albert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Albert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick from Albert lands but Lister takes it in his stride.
Albert lands with a slapping head kick.
Albert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lister throws a lazy right hand but Albert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Albert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Albert pushes Lister up against the cage in a clinch.
Albert blocks an uppercut.
Albert trying to control the position but instead, Lister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Albert into the cage.
Albert tries to throw a body punch but Lister avoids it by throwing Albert back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lister fails to land.
Lister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Albert.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albert is trying to break the clinch but Lister has him pressed against the cage.
Lister misses with some punches.
Albert works on Lister's body with a couple of short punches.
Albert wants to break free but Lister has control.
Albert fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lister manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lister misses with a looping left.
Lister avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lister misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lister crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Albert - the referee stops the clock and Lister gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Albert. Lister manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Albert is working the combinations to good effect here.
Albert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Albert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lister throws out the jab.
Lister throws an overhand right that lands on Albert's shoulder, as Albert tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lister.
Albert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lister backs up against the cage.
Albert throws a head kick that half lands.
Lister throws the left hand but Albert avoids the punch easily.
Lister looks to clinch

and Albert counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lister!

Albert stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Albert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lister throws the left hand but Albert avoids the punch easily.
Lister misses the jab.
Albert lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lister throws a looping overhand right but Albert ducks down to avoid it.
Albert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lister drives through and clinches with Albert against the cage.
Albert pushes off an throws an elbow but Lister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lister misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Albert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Albert scores with a nice body kick.
Albert moves out of range of the strikes.
Lister takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lister throws a lazy right hand but Albert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Albert.
Lister misses with a straight left.
Lister has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Albert lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Albert lands a body shot.
Albert slips a jab from Lister.
Albert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lister on the side of the head.
Albert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Danga de danga de dang - Albert scores with a four punch combination!
Albert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Albert.
Albert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Lister misses.
Albert jabs at Lister's body.
Lister looks to land a right hand but Albert moved out of range.
Albert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lister lands with a right hand.
Albert plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Albert is looking to wear down Lister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lister throws out the jab.
Lister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Albert on the side of the head.
Albert throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Albert defending well as Lister loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Albert.
Lister misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lister crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Albert - the referee stops the clock and Lister gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Albert. Lister manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Albert ducks under a wild hook from Lister.
Frankie Albert is winning the standup battle so far.

Lister has Albert up against the cage in a clinch.
Albert pushes Lister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Albert drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lister gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Albert is looking to break free of the clinch but Lister has double underhooks.
Lister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albert backwards.

Albert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister dodges the punch combination from Albert.
Lister throws a looping overhand right but Albert ducks down to avoid it.
Lister might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lister missing with a left hand there. Albert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Lister throws a looping overhand right but Albert ducks down to avoid it.
Albert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Lister misses.
Albert throws a combination. Lister tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Albert slips a jab from Lister.
A right-left combo lands from Albert.
A jab from Lister misses.
Lister misses with a hook. Albert ducked under it nicely.
Albert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albert has time to react.
Albert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lister misses with a straight right.
Albert lands an overhand right.
Albert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lister can do to turn this around?
Albert scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister clobbers Albert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Albert.
Lister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Lister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lister throws a jab but it's blocked by Albert.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.

Lister clinches with his opponent.
Lister is trying to maintain a safe position but Albert gets an underhook and turns Lister into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albert.
Lister has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Albert breaks from the clinch.
Lister misses with a hook.
Lister doesn't manage to clinch there - Albert circles away.
Albert punishes Lister's body with a nice straight punch.
Albert looks to land a combination. Lister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lister wants to clinch but Albert slips to the side
and Albert makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lister throws a hook but Albert avoids it easily.
Albert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frankie Albert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albert punishes Lister's body with a nice straight punch.
Albert throws a leg kick which misses Lister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lister tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert staying out of range there.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch but Albert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albert scores with a one two! Lister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Albert.
Nice straight punches there by Lister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lister.
Lister throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Albert lands.
Albert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lister.
Albert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lister misses with an uppercut. Albert saw that one coming.
Albert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Lister misses.
Lister throws a hook but Albert avoids it easily.

Albert closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Albert is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Albert decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Albert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lister's cut.
That's time! Albert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Albert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Albert throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Albert slips under a jab from Lister.
Lister misses with a looping right.
Lister wants to clinch up but Albert keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Lister misses its intended target.
Albert throws a head kick that half lands.
Lister clinches but Albert breaks the clinch
and Albert counters with a stiff right hand.
Albert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Albert thows a body kick. Lister tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Albert gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Albert breaks the clinch.
Lister throws an overhand right that lands on Albert's shoulder, as Albert tries to avoid the shot.
Lister tries to clinch but Albert moves away
and Albert counters with a head kick. That will keep Lister thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Albert momentarily.
Lister throws a lazy right hand but Albert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albert paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert thumps Lister with a low kick.
Albert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albert, pushing him back against the cage.
Lister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lister lands a left hand.
Albert is trying to break free.
Lister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albert backwards.
Albert tries a knee to the head but Lister blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lister.
Lister is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Albert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lister lands a nice uppercut.
Albert is trying to break free.
Lister avoiding damage.
Lister blocks an elbow strike.
Lister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Albert.
The referee calls for Albert to work.
Albert has had enough of the clinch but Lister keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lister darts in trying to clinch
and Albert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albert lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lister closes the distance looking to clinch
and Albert counters with an inside leg kick.
Lister throws a shot from downtown. Albert moves away and avoids it.
Albert thuds his shin into the meat of Lister's side.
Albert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister throws the left hand but Albert avoids the punch easily.
Lister looks to land a left hand but Albert moved out of range nicely.
Albert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lister throws an overhand right that lands on Albert's shoulder, as Albert tries to avoid the shot.
Albert throws a leg kick which misses Lister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lister tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albert.
Lister wants to clinch up but Albert keeps it at a distance.
Albert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert scores with a one two! Lister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Albert connects with a solid leg kick.
Lister misses with a hook.
Albert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lister is looking to clinch.
Albert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lister throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Albert.
Albert throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Albert.
Lister misses with an uppercut. Albert saw that one coming.
Albert connects with a right hand. Lister shakes it off.
Lister misses with an uppercut.
Albert lands with a kick to the temple. Lister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Albert looks to land a combination but Lister avoids it well.
Lister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister lands with a straight right. Albert didn't see that one coming.
Albert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Albert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lister avoids the head kick by Albert.
Albert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lister.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Albert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lister wants to clinch up but Albert keeps it at a distance.
Lister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lister wants to clinch.
Lister tries to clinch but Albert moves away
and Albert counters with a body kick that stops Lister in his tracks momentarily.
Frank Lister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
Albert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lister misses with a hook. Albert ducked under it nicely.
Albert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Albert keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Albert both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Lister misses the target.
Frankie Albert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Lister misses.
Lister throws a hook to the side of Albert's head but Albert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Albert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albert, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Albert!