PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Worboys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urethra Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Worboys
vs
Franklin

168 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Worboys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urethra Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worboys shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franklin defends it nicely.
Worboys tries to clinch
enabling Franklin to counter with a crisp jab.
Worboys takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worboys looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Franklin is fending him off so far but Worboys persists. Nope, Franklin circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Franklin. No joy for Worboys on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Worboys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Worboys with that takedown attempt.
Daniel Worboys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin scores with a sloppy right hand. Worboys should have avoided that one.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Worboys avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Franklin.
Worboys shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Worboys is breathing heavily.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worboys avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Worboys.
Worboys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin feints a jab promting Worboys to slip. Franklin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Worboys slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Franklin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin tries a low kick but Worboys avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin tries to bum rush Worboys with a series of wild strikes but Worboys uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Worboys lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franklin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franklin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franklin!
Franklin misses with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Worboys. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Franklin throws a series of strikes that have Worboys backpedaling.
A left and a right from Franklin both land. Nice combination.
Franklin cracks a nice hook into Worboys's ribs.
Franklin throws a head kick but Worboys moves out of range.
Worboys doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worboys doesn't seem bothered though.
Franklin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urethra Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Franklin catches Worboys right on the button with a cross.
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Worboys takes one to the chin there.
Franklin lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Worboys checks a leg kick.
Worboys is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worboys in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Franklin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin thuds his right hand into Worboys's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Worboys shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franklin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin lands with a nice combination. Worboys backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urethra Franklin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Worboys shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Franklin connects with a right hand. Worboys shakes it off.
Franklin throws a shot to the body.
Franklin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worboys throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin looks to land a combination. Worboys sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franklin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Worboys fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Worboys slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniel Worboys is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Franklin.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Franklin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Franklin cracks Worboys with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Franklin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Franklin lands with a nice combination. Worboys backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin jabs at Worboys's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Worboys might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws a wild body kick that Worboys sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franklin connects with a single shot there.
Worboys takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franklin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worboys doesn't seem bothered though.
Franklin works over Worboys's head and body with a nice combination.
Worboys looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Franklin throws a combination. Worboys tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worboys's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franklin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worboys scrambles back to his feet.
Worboys shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franklin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Worboys thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Worboys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worboys shoots in for a double leg but Franklin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Urethra Franklin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worboys swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worboys has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worboys looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Worboys blocks the leg kick.
Worboys shoots in looking for a takedown. Franklin tries to sprawl out of it but Worboys keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franklin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franklin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worboys slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
Good standup being displayed there by Franklin as he connects with a hook.
Franklin cracks Worboys with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urethra Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Franklin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Worboys closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franklin circles away.
Franklin throws a right and a left that Worboys avoids nicely.
Franklin lands a lovely overhand right.
Worboys tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Worboys fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Worboys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worboys has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklin scores with a jab to the head.
Franklin closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worboys takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Franklin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Franklin lands a nice looking body shot.
Franklin connects with a body shot.
Franklin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franklin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Franklin.
Franklin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worboys drops his hands momentarily and Franklin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Franklin throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Worboys or perhaps it was just good defense by Franklin which made him look bad.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body. Worboys takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franklin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worboys under the eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Franklin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Franklin as he connects with a hook.
Worboys misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Worboys.
Franklin lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Franklin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Worboys doesn't seem phased though.
Franklin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worboys at a distance.
Franklin jabs Worboys to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Franklin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Franklin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worboys has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Worboys tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Franklin. No joy for Worboys on that attempt.
Franklin moves out of range of the body kick.
Franklin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worboys is looking to clinch.
Worboys has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urethra Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Franklin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

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