PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edetta Kul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edetta Kul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kul
vs
Franklin

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edetta Kul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kul shoots in and bounces Franklin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Kul from controlling successfully.

Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin wants to improve his position but instead Kul has moved into half guard.
Kul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
Kul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kul is taking a breather. Franklin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kul prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Kul passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kul landing punches.
Franklin can't escape the position.
Kul with a couple of short strikes.
Kul avoids the attempt from Franklin to control.
Franklin looks gassed!
Kul lands a nice shot to the head.
Franklin is desperately trying to improve his position but Kul has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kul with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Kul.
Kul controlling from the full mount.
Kul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Franklin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin is in a horrible position here. Kul smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kul scoring with strikes but Franklin is staying in there.
Kul landing shots from mount.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can Kul finish him?
Kul working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Franklin taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Kul connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Franklin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kul stopping the sweep attempt from Franklin.
Franklin trying to control the position.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kul trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kul has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Franklin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kul is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Franklin pulls down on the head and he's put Kul to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Franklin!