PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Altena (ranked 2144 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 266 p4p, 324 weight class). Altena's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Grontapu by Double Rock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Altena
vs
Francis

181 cm
28
169
11 - 10 - 0

176 cm
27
168
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Altena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Oliver Francis has been cut.
Francis thuds his shin into the meat of Altena's side.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Altena misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
Francis lands a nice shot that snaps Altena's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Altena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Altena moves away and avoids it.
Altena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Altena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Altena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Altena jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis blocks a head kick by Altena.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Altena manages to step out the way in time.

Altena moves into the clinch.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Altena.
Francis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Altena misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Altena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altena misses with a knee to the head.
Francis tries to work over Altena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Altena digs a right hand into Francis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francis's gas tank.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Altena misses with the head strike.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Altena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Altena looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Francis works on Altena's body with a couple of short punches.
Altena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Altena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Altena is breathing heavily.
Altena lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Altena - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Altena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altena takes a shot to the head.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altena looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Altena pushes Francis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis lands a hook that snaps the head of Altena backwards.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Altena fails to land.
Altena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Altena's head.
Francis tries a body shot but Altena blocks it.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Good body shot from Francis.
Francis blocks a body shot from Altena.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altena lands a right hand.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Altena's ribcage. Altena let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altena walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Altena wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.

Altena closes the distance and pushes Francis back into the cage.
Francis taking a breather.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Altena controls the action.
Altena tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Altena tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Altena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Altena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altena lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Francis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Altenas head.
Francis blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Francis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Francis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Francis jabs Altena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Altena darts in trying to clinch

and Francis counters with a nice right hand that sends Altena toppling to the canvas! Altena scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Francis finish him?!

Altena is rocked!
Francis lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.