PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bays
vs
Franklin

192 cm
24
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Bays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Franklin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws out a leg kick but Bays moves out of range and Franklin only half commits.

Franklin drops Bays with a right and a left! Franklin comes rushing in but Bays regains his composure and manages to keep Franklin in guard.

Bays is rocked!

It looks like Kyle Bays has been cut.

Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oh Bays is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin throwing strikes from guard but Bays blocks nicely.
Franklin lands a couple of digs.
Bays seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bays is looking to stand up but Franklin isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bays uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin throws a low kick but Bays moves out of range easily.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bays.
Franklin swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bays looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Franklin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bays.
Bays trying to control from half guard but Franklin is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bays working Franklin over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bays is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franklin!
Bays scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Franklin'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.
Bays cracks Franklin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bays won't let Franklin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Franklin is in a horrible position here. Bays smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bays working Franklin over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bays lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Franklin bucks Bays off and manages to get back to his feet!
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Bays closes the distance and clinches up with Franklin, looking for a takedown. Bays pushes Franklin against the cage but Franklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bays circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin looks gassed!
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Franklin throws a hook but Bays avoids it easily.

Bays shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Franklin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Franklin kicks Bays off and gets to his feet.
Franklin with a poor takedown

and Bays counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bays.
Bays lands a couple of elbows.
Bays wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bays keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Bays from controlling successfully.
Franklin is trying to keep Bays in close.
Bays tries to free his leg and advance position but Franklin is retaining full guard.
Franklin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bays trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bays has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Bays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Franklin kicks Bays off and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Bays scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franklin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bays asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bays wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franklin keeps working.
Bays in side control lands a decent elbow.
Franklin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bays connects with a decent elbow.
Bays lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Franklin down.

Franklin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bays.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bays shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franklin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Bays's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bays slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.

Bays shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Franklin is trying to defend but Bays finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bays lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bays landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Franklin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bays lands with a punch from half guard.
Franklin is looking to escape.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Franklin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bays scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bays lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bays trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin won't allow Bays to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Bays there.
Bays winds up and cracks Franklin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Franklin pushes Bays off and gets back to his feet.
Kyle Bays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Bays avoids nicely.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin throws a leg kick that misses.

Bays drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but Bays is having none of it.
Bays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bays keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Bays is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bays is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bays wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Bays lands a couple of elbows.
Kyle Bays overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bays distracts Franklin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bays prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Bays makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Bays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bays working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bays keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Bays prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Bays stays in close to Franklin's body and controls the position.
Bays works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Franklin wants to stand but Bays is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bays stands up over Franklin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bays lands a couple of digs.
Bays connects with a couple of short punches.
Bays pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
Bays missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bays lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franklin wants to stand up but Bays is controlling him.
Bays chips away with some ground and pound.
Bays works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Bays postures up and lands a big shot to Franklin's brow.
Franklin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bays is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bays is in close to Franklin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franklin wants to stand but Bays is controlling the position.
Bays with a nice head shot there.
Bays passes Franklin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bays lands with a punch from half guard.
Franklin tries to kick Bays off but Bays keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bays working Franklin over with strikes.
Bays tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bays working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bays is looking to take a break and control but Franklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bays working over Franklin with some ground and pound. Franklin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bays seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Franklin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bays lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bays dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Bays's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Franklin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Franklin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Bays fails to land the takedown.
Bays dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Bays avoids it well.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin throws a right hand that Bays ducks under and follows up with a left that Bays also avoids with ease.

Bays throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Franklin was covering up waiting for the punch and Bays finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Franklin wants to stand up but Bays is controlling him.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Bays passes into half guard.
Franklin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bays trying to mount his opponent but Franklin defends it.
Bays looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to stand up here but Bays is controlling him well.
Bays looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bays lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bays lands a nice short elbow.
Bays is looking to take a break and control but Franklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franklin taking some punishment here, with Bays in his half guard.
Bays looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Franklin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bays lands with a punch from half guard.
Bays is nestled in close to Franklin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bays working the head and body with strikes.
Franklin tries to kick Bays off in order to stand up. Bays Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bays scores with a couple of short elbows.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bays works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bays connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Franklin some visible discomfort.
Franklin is trying to get back to his feet.
Bays lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Franklin down.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Bays drags him back down.
Franklin taking a bit of punishment here - Bays scoring with strikes.
Bays scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bays working the head with strikes.
Bays working the ground and pound from side control.
Bays is chipping away with strikes.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bays scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Franklin to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bays lands a decent elbow from side control.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Franklin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bays working the head and body with strikes.
Franklin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Eddie Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin taking a bit of punishment here - Bays scoring with strikes.
Bays is putting a hurting on Franklin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Franklin is looking for a sweep.
Bays working the ground and pound.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin taking a bit of punishment here - Bays scoring with strikes.
Bays working the body and head with strikes.
Franklin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Bays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bays, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Bays!