PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paul (ranked 1152 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Duannis Frank (ranked 151 p4p, 373 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.

Paul
vs
Frank

190 cm
21
203
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
214
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

New Standard
Brooklyn Threads

Conquer

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duannis Frank!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Paul.
Paul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Paul throws a hook to the side of Frank's head but Frank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Frank has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Frank.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frank lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Frank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with some punches.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Frank has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Paul.
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jake Paul has been cut.
Paul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Frank.

Paul manages to break the clinch.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Frank has managed to clinch.
Paul tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauls head.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul tries to stall but Frank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frank lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frank throws an elbow but misses.
Frank has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Paul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frank can turn it around.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frank throws an elbow but misses.
Frank lands an uppercut.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Frank gets an underhook and turns Paul into the cage.
Frank pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul is trying to break free.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul takes a shot to the head.
Frank throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Paul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Frank.
Frank lands a nice uppercut.
Frank scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Frank.
A right hand to the body from Frank.
Nice body punch from Frank - that landed with a thud.
Frank lands an elbow just above Paul 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank throws an elbow that misses.
Paul tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working aggressively here.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Frank keeps him there for the moment.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frank lands an elbow inside that Paul shrugs off.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul is trying to stall.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Frank takes the fight into the clinch.
Frank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duannis Frank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the cage.
Frank lands a right hand.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Frank lands with a left to the head.
Duannis Frank seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Frank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Frank.
Paul working aggressively here.
Frank tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank lands with a left to the head.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paul tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Frank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paul lands with a light punch inside.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Frank lands an elbow just above Paul 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank digs a right hand underneath Paul's ribcage. Paul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paul struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank lands an elbow inside.
Frank prevents Paul from breaking the clinch.
Frank pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Frank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Frank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Duannis Frank has been cut.
Frank fails in his attempt to clinch.

Frank moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Paul working aggressively here.
Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Paul tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Paul back against the cage.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul is working Frank over against the cage.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank gets through Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Paul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
Frank scores with a shot to the side of Paul's head.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul throws a head punch that misses.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Frank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Frank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frank.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frank.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Paul misses with some punches.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Frank.
Paul tries to circle away but Frank has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Frank scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Frank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Frank has double underhooks.
A short left from Frank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank lands a shoulder strike.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank prevents a body shot from Paul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duannis Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Frank takes the fight into the clinch.
Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paul blocks the elbow strike.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Paul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.
Frank lands an elbow inside.

Paul is rocked!
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.
Paul being controlled against the cage.
Frank tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Frank moves into the clinch.
Paul tries to circle away but Frank has him pinned against the cage.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank lands an elbow just above Paul 's eye.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paul blocks a body shot from Frank.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank gets through Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank lands a shoulder strike.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Paul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Good body shot from Frank.
Paul takes a shot to the head.

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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Oh Paul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul seems to have got his legs back now.
Paul trying to stall but Frank improves his position.
Paul takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Frank.
Frank lands with a light punch inside.
Paul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Frank scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Frank blocks a body shot from Paul.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frank lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul takes a shot to the head.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank pushes Paul against the cage. Frank is working some dirty boxing. Frank pushes off with a quick right hook! Paul goes down! Paul tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Frank moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duannis Frank!
Duannis Frank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.