PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franklin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Da Ruckus. Koyo has chosen "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Franklin
vs
Koyo

195 cm
30
303 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
16 - 3 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koyo misses with a leg kick
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Koyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Koyo settles back down.
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Koyo avoids them all with ease.
John Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koyo moves out of range as Franklin throws a body kick.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyo.
A low kick from Koyo misses
and Franklin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Koyo counters with an outside leg kick.
Franklin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koyo counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Koyo slips under a jab.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1-2. Franklin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koyo misses with a body shot
and Franklin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Koyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Franklin avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
Franklin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franklin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Franklin throws an overhand right that lands on Koyo's shoulder, as Koyo tries to avoid the shot.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koyo slips a jab from Franklin.
Franklin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koyo tries a low kick but Franklin avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franklin.
Koyo lands a jab to the nose.
Franklin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Koyo counters with a low kick, right behind Franklin 's knee.
Franklin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koyo tries to land a front kick but Franklin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franklin checks a leg kick nicely.
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Koyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Koyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Franklin missing with a left hand there. Koyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Franklin misses.
Koyo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Franklin stalks Koyo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koyo's face. Koyo staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin misses with an uppercut
and Koyo counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Franklin 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.

Franklin throws a leg kick
and Koyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franklin throws a leg kick
and Koyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franklin throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Koyo counter with a right hand.

Koyo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koyo trying to pass the guard but Franklin defending well.
Franklin manages to get to full guard.
Koyo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Koyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koyo postures up in Franklin's guard and throws a big left but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Franklin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koyo manages to get himself to full guard.
Franklin throwing strikes from guard but Koyo blocks nicely.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koyo working a defensive guard here.
Franklin stopping the sweep attempt from Koyo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franklin pushing down on Koyo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Koyo is looking to improve his position.
Franklin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koyo trying to control here.
Franklin is looking to take a break and control but Koyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franklin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koyo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is thwarting Koyo's attempts to control the position.
Franklin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franklin working over Koyo with some ground and pound. Koyo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koyo tries to get to full guard but Franklin has control of the leg.
Franklin 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.
Franklin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koyo!
Koyo wants to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Koyo blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo tries to reverse the position but Franklin maintains control.
Franklin dominating with strikes here.
Franklin prevents Koyo from getting the reversal.
Franklin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Franklin is landing with some decent strikes but Koyo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koyo is looking to escape.
Franklin with a couple of short strikes.
Koyo taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Franklin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Franklin landing punches.
Koyo is breathing heavily.

Franklin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Koyo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Koyo and Franklin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Franklin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Franklin misses with a leg kick
and Koyo counters with a low kick, right behind Franklin 's knee.
Franklin throws out a loose jab but Koyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franklin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Koyo.
Koyo lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin lands a glancing blow to the side of Koyo's head.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koyo as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franklin.
Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Koyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koyo is defended easily by Franklin.
Koyo throws a sloppy body shot
and Franklin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koyo thinking.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Koyo moved out of range nicely.
Franklin throws a lazy head kick
and Koyo counters with a low kick, right behind Franklin 's knee.
Musashimaru Koyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Koyo counters with a good low kick that Franklin was not able to check.
Franklin lands a jab to the nose.
Franklin throws a leg kick
and Koyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Franklin.
Koyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Koyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Franklin.
Koyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koyo thumps Franklin with a low kick.
Franklin looks to throw the jab but Koyo is out of range.
Koyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Franklin thows a leg kick but Koyo checks it
and Koyo counters with a good low kick that Franklin was not able to check.
Koyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franklin.
Koyo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koyo misses with a body shot.
Koyo feints and then cracks Franklin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franklin down.
Koyo misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koyo throws a sloppy head kick
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Franklin!