PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerm Frankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Frankin's choice of entrance music: Svennebanan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Link
vs
Frankin

181 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

199 cm
18
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Link!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kerm Frankin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Link throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Link as Frankin shoots in.

Frankin closes the distance and clinches.

Frankin jumps guard and drags Link to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frankin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Link manages to get himself to full guard.
Link is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Link is wriggling around but Frankin manages to pass to half guard.
Frankin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Frankin looks gassed!
Link knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frankin on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Link!
Link keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Link is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Link throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
A lull in the action here.
Frankin controlling well, preventing Link from escaping the position.
Frankin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frankin biding his time, controlling Link.
Link looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two 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.
Frankin landing with strikes.
Frankin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Link's body.
Link is trying to get back to his feet but Frankin has full control of the position and if anything, Link has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Frankin is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Link is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kerm Frankin!