PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Heat it up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peterson
vs
Franklin

187 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a hook but Franklin blocks it.
Peterson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Peterson jabs Franklin right on the nose. Franklin blinks but takes it well.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Peterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peterson is looking to land body kicks.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Franklin counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Franklin counters with a thumping low kick.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson lands a jab.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Franklin counters with a single leg into guard. Peterson didn't expect that.
Franklin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Franklin landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Franklin regains half guard.
Franklin is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson is pressing down on Franklin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Franklin is holding on for now.
Franklin moves into full guard.
Franklin has control of Peterson's left arm, preventing Peterson from doing any damage.
Peterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin managing to control the position.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peterson trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.

Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franklin looks gassed!
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Franklin working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peterson trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
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 David Peterson 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.

Franklin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franklin has Peterson pressed against the cage.
Peterson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peterson tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.

Franklin breaks from the clinch.
David Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.

Franklin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peterson is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Peterson dodges it nicely.
Franklin working the head and body with strikes.
Franklin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Peterson is trying to stand up here but Franklin is controlling him well.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.
Franklin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Franklin is working away from the top position though.
Franklin drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Franklin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Franklin.
Franklin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Franklin wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Franklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franklin working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson has hold of Franklin's hands but Franklin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Franklin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stand back up but Franklin manages to pass into side control.
Franklin scoring with punches and elbows.
Franklin lands a few punches from side control.
Franklin lands an elbow.
Franklin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Peterson some visible discomfort.
Peterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Franklin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Franklin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franklin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Franklin slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franklin is one step ahead there.
Peterson wants to control but Franklin passes easily into half guard.
Reggie Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peterson's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Franklin connects with a nice short shot to Peterson's temple.

Franklin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peterson is just riding it out for now. Franklin eventually gives up the hold.
Franklin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Franklin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Franklin throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Franklin working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Franklin seems to be working for a kimura but Peterson defends the submission attempt.
Franklin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Franklin working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franklin is looking to stall here but Peterson recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin stays in close to Peterson's body and controls the position.
Franklin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Peterson wants to improve his position but instead Franklin has moved into half guard.
Franklin trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Franklin is trying to work for a kimura but Peterson is defending well.

Franklin seems to be working for a kimura but Peterson defends the submission attempt.
Peterson looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Franklin!