PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forest Beckford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beckford
vs
Franchise

180 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forest Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Beckford or perhaps it was just good defense by Franchise which made him look bad.

Beckford drives through with a takedown into guard.
Franchise looking to control.
Franchise keeping moving, preventing Beckford from controlling successfully.
Franchise throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beckford preventing the sweep.
Beckford trying to control but Franchise is working from the bottom.
Franchise is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Beckford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franchise escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beckford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beckford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Franchise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beckford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beckford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franchise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beckford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franchise is trying to keep Beckford in close.
Beckford works over Franchise with some ground and pound from guard.
Beckford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franchise has momentary wrist control but Beckford slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franchise trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Beckford won't allow Franchise to sweep him here.
Franchise has momentary wrist control but Beckford slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckford won't allow Franchise to sweep him here.
Franchise is trying to keep Beckford in close.
Franchise looks gassed!
Franchise looking for a sweep. Not yet Franchise, not yet.
Beckford cracks Franchise with a solid left hand.
Beckford trying to control the position from guard on top but Franchise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckford stands up over Franchise, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beckford stands and throws Franchise's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Franchise is looking for a sweep.
Franchise takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Franchise is trying to get back to half guard.
Beckford trying to control the position but Franchise is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beckford scores with a couple of short elbows.
Franchise is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beckford's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Franchise is staying active underneath Beckford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckford working Franchise over with strikes.
Beckford has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beckford with good strikes from the mount here!
Franchise is looking to get to half guard.
Beckford with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckford in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Franchise?

Franchise is rocked!
Beckford landing shots from mount.
Franchise is still in real trouble! Can Beckford finish him?
Beckford lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beckford has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Franchise's face.
Franchise is looking to improve his position but Beckford isn't that keen on the idea.
Franchise seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckford scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beckford with the ground and pound from mount.
Beckford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Beckford in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franchise is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Franchise is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franchise tries to reverse the position but Beckford maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forest Beckford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Franchise ducks straight into an uppercut from Beckford and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Franchise maanges to regain guard straight away.
Beckford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Franchise's guard.

Beckford is working for a submission of some sort.
Forest Beckford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franchise regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beckford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franchise's head.
Franchise keeping moving, preventing Beckford from controlling successfully.
Franchise looking for a sweep. Not yet Franchise, not yet.
Beckford wants to pass the guard but Franchise is keeping the position.
Beckford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Franchise's guard.
Beckford is looking to advance position but Franchise won't allow it.
Franchise is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise is trying to maintain the position but Beckford is very close to passing his half guard.
Franchise regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beckford trying to control the position from guard on top but Franchise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckford trying to move into half guard but instead Franchise has managed to sweep!
Franchise wants to control from the top but Beckford keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beckford is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Franchise looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beckford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beckford is working Franchise over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beckford stands up over Franchise, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Franchise is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Beckford has his hands clasped together but Franchise extends an breaks Beckford's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Franchise.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Franchise!