PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Troy (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. Hector Troy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Troy
vs
Franklin

191 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

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, Hector Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Troy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franklin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franklin clinches but Troy breaks the clinch
and Troy counters with a series of strikes. Franklin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franklin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy lands a really nice looking cross but Franklin seems unphased.
Troy tries to clinch up

and Franklin counters with a shoot takedown. Troy fights it but they end up in guard.
Franklin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but Troy has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin postures up in Troy's guard and throws a big left but Troy blocks it.
Franklin preventing the sweep.
Troy trying to keep a closed guard but Franklin is proving a slippery customer.
Franklin stays in close to Troy's body and controls the position.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.

Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Troy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Troy's legs - danger averted.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Troy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Franklin gets to his feet. Troy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Hector Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Troy throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Troy closes the distance but Franklin moves to the side

and Franklin counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Franklin fails to land.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Troy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Franklin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Troy regains guard immediately.
Franklin looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franklin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Troy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franklin postures up in Troy's guard and throws a big left but Troy blocks it.

Troy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Franklin passes into side control.
Troy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Troy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franklin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Franklin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Troy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Franklin prevents Troy from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Troy is trying to control Franklin's posture but Franklin avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin working the ground and pound.
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 Hector Troy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Troy tries to clinch up

and Franklin counters by clinching up.
Franklin keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
Franklin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Troy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Troy throws a combination that misses

and Franklin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Troy won't be happy with that.
Troy tries to bench press Franklin off him but Franklin keeps the position.
Franklin wants to control but Troy is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is chipping away with strikes.
Franklin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Franklin working away.
Franklin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Troy tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Franklin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Troy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Troy is trying to control Franklin's posture but Franklin avoids it.
Troy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Franklin asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troy fails to land with a series of punches.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Troy wants to clinch.
Troy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Franklin counters with a single leg into guard. Troy didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Troy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Troy has his foot on Franklin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franklin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franklin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Troy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franklin is in close to Troy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Troy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franklin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four 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.
Franklin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Troy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Franklin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franklin forces his way into half guard.
Reggie Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franklin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Troy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franklin scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Troy misses with a two punch combination.
Troy wants to clinch

and Franklin moves into the clinch.
Franklin missing with knees to the body.
Franklin prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
Franklin works on Troy's body with a couple of short punches.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Troy breaks the clinch.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Franklin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Troy!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Franklin looking to control but Troy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Troy wants to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Troy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Franklin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Troy?
Franklin punishing his opponent with strikes.

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.
Franklin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Troy tries to reverse the position but Franklin maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Franklin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franklin breaks from Troy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Troy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franklin looking to finish Troy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Troy!
Troy taking shots to the head.
Franklin with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Troy taking shots to the head.
Troy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Franklin dominating with strikes here.
Troy wants to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.
The referee warns Troy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Troy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Troy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troy is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Franklin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Troy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Troy tries to reverse the position but Franklin maintains control.
Franklin breaks from Troy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Troy tries to hold on but Franklin postures up.
Franklin working Troy over with strikes here.
Franklin landing strikes, looking to finish!

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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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