PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakes comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself. Francis has chosen Toxicity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Sakes
vs
Francis

200 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
216 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Sakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Francis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis shoots for a takedown but Sakes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sakes avoids it really well and circles away.

Francis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakes did well to prevent Francis getting side control.
Sakes gets back to full guard.

Sakes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Francis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sakes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakes tries to improve position but can't.
Francis grinds an elbow into Sakes's temple.
Sakes wants to get back to his feet but Francis drags him back down.
Sakes tries to improve position but can't.
Francis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sakes some visible discomfort.
Sakes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Francis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Francis there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakes wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Francis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sakes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Francis slips a nice elbow through Sakes's hands, connecting with Sakes's forehead.
Francis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sakes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Sakes is breathing heavily.
Francis passes to full mount!
Sakes is working to get back to half guard.
Francis unloading with bombs!
Francis punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakes is looking to improve his position but Francis isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakes is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Francis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sakes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Francis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakes looks a forlorn figure.
Francis raining down shots from the mount!
Sakes tries to reverse the position but Francis maintains control.
Francis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakes is looking to escape.
Francis landing strikes from the mount and Sakes is in trouble!
Sakes is desperately trying to improve his position but Francis has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Sakes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Francis with shots to the head and body - Sakes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sakes is trying desperately to improve position.
Francis looking to finish Sakes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakes!
Francis with good strikes from the mount here!

Sakes is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Francis.
Oh Sakes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis connects with a bit shot that sees Sakes covering up! More strikes from Francis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Francis is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Francis!