PBP Commentary

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

Franklin
vs
Taltta

196 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakoppi Taltta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taltta dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Taltta throws a one two combo.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taltta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taltta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taltta circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franklin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Taltta.

It looks like Rich Franklin has been cut.
Taltta works over Franklin's head and body with a nice combination.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taltta's corner calls for a 1-2. Taltta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taltta connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Franklin to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Taltta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaakoppi Taltta!