PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kesse Nesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nesse
vs
Franklin

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kesse Nesse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. Nesse tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nesse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nesse looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Franklin stuns Nesse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Nesse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Franklin forces Nesse back against the cage and clinches.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body.
Nesse is working for takedown but Franklin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Franklin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesse Nesse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Franklin.
Franklin wants a takedown but no success here.

Franklin is trying to trip Nesse. He has hold of a leg but Nesse is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Franklin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Franklin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Franklin gets to his feet - Nesse follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franklin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nesse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franklin just leaning against Nesse, taking a breather.
Nesse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Franklin pulls Nesse into guard.
Franklin wants to hit a switch here but Nesse passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Franklin there!
Franklin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nesse tries to control but Franklin wriggling away.
Franklin is trying to stand.
Franklin is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Franklin is in all sorts of trouble here.

Franklin bucks up and throws Nesse to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Nesse moves out of range easily.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nesse as he avoids it easily.
Nesse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nesse counters with a nice double leg into side control. Franklin won't be happy with that.
Franklin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nesse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Franklin regains half guard.
Nesse thows a huge punch but Franklin dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping control of the position.
Franklin wants to improve his position but Nesse is controlling well.
Franklin wants to control but Nesse is keeping busy.
Franklin landing small, sideways elbows.
Franklin moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Franklin pushes Nesse off and gets back to his feet.
Nesse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Franklin.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Franklin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nesse is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nesse flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Franklin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nesse and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Franklin slips an arm under Nesse chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Franklin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Franklin is squeezing on Nesse like an anaconda would it's prey. Nesse fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Franklin!