PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jens Rizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walet Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rizer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 20-2-Life - Servin a Deuce . Walet Franks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rizer
vs
Franks

171 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Rizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walet Franks!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizer scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Franks is predictable there
and Rizer counters with a head kick.
A lazy left from Franks finds it's target.
Franks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Franks scores with a four punch combination!
Rizer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walet Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rizer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rizer manages to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a double jab
and Rizer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rizer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Rizer closes the distance and clinches.

Rizer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks looks to throw a body kick

and Rizer counters by moving into the clinch.
Franks takes a shot to the head.
Rizer scores with a shot to the side of Franks's head.
Rizer stalling in the clinch.
Franks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rizer.
Rizer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rizer.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizer with a knee to the head.
Rizer lands a right hand.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franks misses with a body shot

and Rizer moves into the clinch.
Rizer prevents Franks from breaking the clinch.
Franks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rizer just leaning against Franks, taking a breather.
Rizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franks tries to break free but Rizer pushes him back against the cage.
Rizer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franks throws a shot from downtown. Rizer moves away and avoids it.
Franks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franks misses with a double jab
and Rizer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franks lands with a hook. Rizer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rizer backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Franks is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Rizer clinches up against the cage.
Rizer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Franks up against the cage.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks thuds a left hand into Rizer's body.
Franks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rizer.
A nice combination there by Rizer.
Franks takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Franks.
Franks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rizer avoids a kick to the body.

Rizer moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizer pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizer avoids the body shot from Franks.
Rizer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Franks if he has to take too many more of those.
Rizer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Franks misses with a hook. Rizer ducked under it nicely.
Rizer throws out a loose jab but Franks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks throws a combination that misses
and Rizer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franks throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Franks both land. Nice combination.
Rizer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franks throws a leg kick
and Rizer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franks fails to land with a series of punches.
Franks throws a combination that misses

and Rizer counters by clinching up.
Rizer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizer.
Rizer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rizer scores with a hook to the body.
Franks looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Franks.
Franks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Rizer rushes Franks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizer lands a body punch.
Rizer lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizer taking a breather.
Rizer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Rizer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rizer darts in and clinches Franks up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rizer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rizer cracks Franks with a nice body shot.
Rizer stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jens Rizer.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
Franks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rizer circles away quickly and effectively.
Franks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rizer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Franks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franks thows a body shot but no joy.
Franks misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franks misses with a body kick.
Franks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franks throws a leg kick but Rizer checks it.
Rizer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franks misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizer scores with a nice strike.
Franks tries to bum rush Rizer with a series of wild strikes but Rizer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franks scores with a sloppy right hand. Rizer should have avoided that one.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Rizer does it's job there.

Rizer clinches with his opponent.
Rizer presses Franks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Rizer manages to break the clinch.
Rizer connects with a single shot there.
Franks throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Franks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rizer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Franks blocks a head kick by Rizer.
A lazy body kick from Franks
and Rizer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rizer lands a really nice looking cross but Franks seems unphased.

Rizer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franks takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Walet Franks has been cut.
Rizer has Franks pressed against the cage.
Rizer lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Franks throws a combination that misses

and Rizer counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizer.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rizer breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Franks misses with a looping left.

Rizer drives through and clinches with Franks against the cage.
Rizer avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Rizer.
Rizer stalling.
Rizer cracks Franks with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Rizer.
Franks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rizer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rizer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rizer cracks Franks with a nice body shot.
Rizer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rizer stalls.

Rizer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rizer clinches with his opponent.

Rizer breaks the clinch.
Rizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizer throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franks swinging wildly here.
Franks avoids the head kick by Rizer.
Jens Rizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with a hook.

Rizer drives through and clinches with Franks against the cage.
Rizer presses Franks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rizer working Franks over with knees to the body.
Jens Rizer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rizer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizer lands a hook that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizer obliges.
Rizer lands a nice shot to the body.

Rizer breaks the clinch.
Rizer blocks a low kick nicely.
Franks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franks misses with a shot to the body
and Rizer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franks throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Rizer moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rizer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Rizer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walet Franks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Franks throws a lazy body kick

and Rizer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizer.
Rizer stalling.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizer has double underhooks.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizer has double underhooks.
Rizer scores with a hook to the body.
Franks is trying to break free.

Rizer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franks throws a series of punches but Rizer avoids them all with ease.
Franks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rizer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
Rizer misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rizer looks to land a left hand but Franks moved out of range nicely.
Rizer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizer.
Franks lands with a nice combination. Rizer backs away looking to recover.
Rizer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rizer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizer.
Franks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizer counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Franks misses
and Rizer counters with a big head kick but Franks shrugs it off.
Franks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizer manages to avoid it.
Franks gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Rizer to counter with a crisp jab.

Rizer clinches up against the cage.
Franks blocks the elbow strike.
Rizer lands a good knee to the midsection. Franks won't want to take too many of those.
Franks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizer is leaning against Franks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Rizer breaks the clinch.
Franks misses with a few strikes there.
Franks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rizer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizer tries to land knees in the clinch but Franks avoids the damage to the body.
Rizer lands a body punch.
Rizer lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rizer.
Rizer leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rizer.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rizer breaks from the clinch.
Franks connects with a looping right hand.

Rizer clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizer effectively controlling the action here.
Rizer lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rizer.

Rizer manages to break the clinch.
Jens Rizer is winning the standup battle so far.
Franks swinging wildly here.
Rizer scores with a jab to the head.
Franks slips a jab from Rizer.
Rizer feints a jab promting Franks to slip. Rizer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks jabs Rizer right on the nose. Rizer blinks but takes it well.
Rizer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Franks thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Franks throws a low kick, looking for Rizer's leg but Rizer calmly moves out of range.
Franks misses with a combination
enabling Rizer to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizer blocks a head kick by Franks.
Franks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walet Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franks misses with a double jab.
Franks looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizer is just out of range.
Franks tries a head kick but it misses.
Franks throws a body kick the misses

and Rizer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Rizer to work.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Rizer keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizer leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jens Rizer.
Rizer tries to clinch but Franks moves out of range.
Rizer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franks lands with a nice combination. Rizer backs away looking to recover.

Rizer has closed the distance and engaged Franks in a clinch.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Rizer lands a right hand.
Rizer presses Franks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rizer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizer.
Franks tries to throw a body punch but Rizer avoids it by throwing Franks back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Rizer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizer 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Rizer!