PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Scarpelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarpelli comes to the cage accompanied by Use your fist and not your mouth. Rich Franklin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Scarpelli's chin.

Scarpelli
vs
Franklin

183 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Scarpelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Scarpelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rich Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Scarpelli avoids them all with ease.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scarpelli's sensitive parts.
Franklin throws a right hand that Scarpelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarpelli also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Franklin.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Scarpelli avoids it well.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarpelli circles away.
Franklin lands with a nice combination. Scarpelli backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Franklin scores with a four punch combination!
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Scarpelli pushes him off.
Franklin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scarpelli will feel that in the morning.
A nice combination there by Franklin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin digs a good hook to Scarpelli's body.
Scarpelli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Franklin tries to bum rush Scarpelli with a series of wild strikes but Scarpelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Scarpelli down.
Scarpelli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scarpelli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin swinging wildly here.
Scarpelli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Scarpelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scarpelli ducks right into an uppercut from Franklin.
Scarpelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin throws a one two combo.
Franklin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Franklin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Scarpelli is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarpelli dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Oh Scarpelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franklin cracks Scarpelli with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Scarpelli falls to his knees and Franklin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Franklin!