PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kerm Frankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Cesna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frankin
vs
Cesna

199 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Random Name Supplements
KRRO Wear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kerm Frankin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Cesna!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesna is looking to clinch.
Frankin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cesna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frankin circles away.

Frankin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cesna is in all sorts of trouble here.

Frankin stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Frankin clinches up with Cesna and pushes him back against the cage.
Cesna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kerm Frankin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Cesna.
Frankin prevents the takedown attempt.

Frankin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cesna is looking for a triangle but Frankin pushes his legs off easily.

Cesna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Frankin stands up from Cesna's guard - Frankin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cesna looks gassed!

Frankin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cesna!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cesna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frankin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cesna looks a forlorn figure.
Cesna is trying to escape the mount.
Cesna tries to lock up and control but Frankin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frankin prevents Cesna from getting the reversal.
Frankin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cesna tries to lock up and control but Frankin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cesna can't escape the position.
Frankin with shots to the head and body - Cesna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frankin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frankin controlling the position easily from mount.
Cesna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frankin content just to control the position here.
Cesna is looking to get to half guard.
Cesna tries to hold on but Frankin postures up.
Cesna regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cesna is refusing to be controlled, as Frankin sits in half guard.

Cesna looking for submissions off his back.
Cesna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cesna works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cesna is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Cesna had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Frankin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cesna Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Frankin's back instead.
Cesna struggling to land strikes to the head as Frankin covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frankin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Frankin is in bad spot here.
Frankin prevents Cesna from getting a body triangle.
Frankin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cesna's guard. Nice work there by Frankin.
Frankin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankin advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kerm Frankin will probably get the nod.
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.

Frankin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Frankin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cesna sprawls well initially but Frankin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frankin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cesna tries to roll over but Frankin keeps him under control.
Frankin stalling.
Cesna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cesna.
Frankin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frankin trying to control but Cesna is working from the bottom.
Cesna is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cesna working for a triangle but Frankin defends it easily.
Frankin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cesna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frankin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Frankin won't allow Cesna to sweep him here.
Frankin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kerm Frankin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Frankin moves into the clinch successfully.

Frankin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frankin misses with a jab, cross combination.

Frankin gets the takedown into side control.
Cesna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Cesna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frankin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cesna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cesna is on top in guard.
Cesna forces his way into half guard.

Cesna is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frankin defends it well.

Cesna is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frankin trying to hold on to Cesna's head to control him but Cesna postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cesna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cesna wants to take a breather but Frankin is having none of it.
Frankin wants to control but Cesna is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Frankin actively working from the bottom here.
Cesna trying to mount his opponent but Frankin defends it.

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

Cesna bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kerm Frankin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Frankin rushes Cesna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frankin prevents Cesna from breaking the clinch.

Frankin jumps into guard, dragging Cesna to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frankin is on top in guard.

Cesna has his foot on Frankin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frankin works his way back into a safe position though.

Cesna keeping busy on the bottom but Frankin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Frankin not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cesna actively working from the bottom here.
Cesna tries to roll over but Frankin keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesna punching from the bottom.

Cesna actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Frankin in particular looking to stall.
Cesna wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cesna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frankin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frankin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cesna!
Cesna wants to hold on but Frankin pushes him away.
Cesna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frankin controlling the position easily from mount.
Cesna is trying to reverse the position but instead Frankin has taken his back - oops!

Cesna defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesna trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cesna tries to escape the position.
Cesna trying to control the hands but Frankin breaks the grip.
Cesna is trying to break free.
Cesna manages to reverse the position and now he's in Frankin's guard. Nice work there by Cesna.
Cesna slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frankin is trying to control Cesna's posture but Cesna avoids it.
Cesna wants to stand but Frankin has his arm trapped.
Kerm Frankin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cesna tries for a kimura but Frankin is defending well.

Cesna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Frankin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cesna's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cesna trying to control the action but Frankin is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cesna trying to control the pace.
Vadim Cesna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cesna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kerm Frankin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frankin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerm Frankin!