PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigue Francouer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Georgia- Field Mob, Ludacris Ft. Jamie Fox. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gun
vs
Francouer

180 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigue Francouer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francouer looks to clinch
and Gun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francouer tries to clinch
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gun avoids the head kick by Francouer.

Gun shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Francouer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gun working the ground and pound.
Gun lands some shots froms side control.
Gun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gun controlling from side mount.
Francouer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gun cracks Francouer with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun working the ground and pound.
Gun taking a breather here.
Francouer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gun working the body and head with strikes.
Gun controls the position from side control.
Gun advances nicely into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a heavy elbow.
Gun looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gun landing strikes from the mount.
Francouer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Francouer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gun looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gun controlling the pace for now.
Francouer wants to get back to his feet.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Gun.
Gun throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Francouer to the mat! Francouer manages to get full guard.
Gun controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gun advances position into side control!
Francouer is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francouer taking a bit of punishment here - Gun scoring with strikes.
Francouer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gun is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gun looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Francouer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Francouer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gun cracks Francouer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gun scoring with strikes but Francouer is staying in there.
Gun looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francouer is in a horrible position here. Gun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gun controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gun with shots to the head and body - Francouer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tommy Gun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gun content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gun dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Francouer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francouer can do to turn this around?
Gun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Francouer some visible discomfort.
Francouer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gun drops an elbow to the side of Francouer's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gun connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
Gun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Francouer pushes Gun off looking to stand but Gun dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Francouer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Francouer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Francouer is trying to escape the mount.
Gun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gun lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gun breaks from Francouer's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Francouer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Francouer is still in real trouble! Can Gun finish him?
Gun is landing with some decent strikes but Francouer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gun controlling the pace for now.
Francouer seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Francouer is rocked!
Gun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gun lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tommy Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun avoids the attempt from Francouer to control.
Francouer is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Gun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Francouer is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Gun.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tommy Gun!

Tommy Gun wins by unanimous decision!