PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paublo Fransisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransisco comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - Ledge. Mohorovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots by Sepultura. On his way into the cage it seems that Paublo Fransisco has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paublo Fransisco seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Fransisco
vs
Mohorovic

196 cm
24
222 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
28
213 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paublo Fransisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fransisco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mohorovic misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Mohorovic.
Fransisco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fransisco lands a lovely overhand right.
Paublo Fransisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fransisco throws a right hand that misses

and Mohorovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fransisco won't be happy with that.
Mohorovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fransisco dodges the ground and pound from Mohorovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fransisco prevents Mohorovic from moving into mount.
Mohorovic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mohorovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mohorovic wants to control but Fransisco is keeping him busy.
Fransisco stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco is not content to let Mohorovic control the position.
The strikes coming from Mohorovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fransisco struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mohorovic wants to control but Fransisco is keeping him busy.
Mohorovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Mohorovic misses with the ground and pound.
Fransisco on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mohorovic lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Fransisco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohorovic in side control, throwing shots but Fransisco defends.
Fransisco can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohorovic is looking to take a break and control but Fransisco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fransisco regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mohorovic is looking for a kimura but Fransisco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mohorovic to get the leverage.
Fransisco wants to improve his position but Mohorovic is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohorovic lands a nice short elbow.
Mohorovic winds up and cracks Fransisco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Mohorovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fransisco is just riding it out for now. Mohorovic eventually gives up the hold.
Mohorovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fransisco's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic prevents Fransisco from standing back up.
Fransisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohorovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fransisco trying to control from the bottom.
Mohorovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mohorovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fransisco is trying to stand.
Mohorovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohorovic passes to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohorovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elio Mohorovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Mohorovic. Fransisco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohorovic misses with a hook.
Fransisco throws a series of punches but Mohorovic avoids them all with ease.
Fransisco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fransisco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohorovic throws a hook but Fransisco blocks it.
Fransisco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fransisco wants it to stay on the feet.
Mohorovic slips under a jab from Fransisco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohorovic shoots in for a takedown but Fransisco shows good takedown defense.
Mohorovic avoids the body shot from Fransisco.
Mohorovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mohorovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fransisco stuffs the takedown.
Paublo Fransisco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elio Mohorovic.
Fransisco slips under a jab from Mohorovic.
Mohorovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Fransisco is just out of range.
Fransisco looks to land a right hand but Mohorovic moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic ducks under a wild hook from Fransisco.
Fransisco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paublo Fransisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohorovic scores with a jab to the body.
Mohorovic misses with a hook.
Fransisco throws a hook but Mohorovic avoids it easily.
Mohorovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fransisco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fransisco misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohorovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fransisco on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco swings for the body but Mohorovic moves out of range.
Fransisco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fransisco misses with a looping left.
Fransisco misses with the combination.
Mohorovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fransisco as he avoids it easily.
Fransisco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mohorovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Mohorovic there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohorovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco connects with a nice looking jab.
Fransisco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mohorovic's head.
Fransisco misses with an uppercut
and Mohorovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fransisco throws a shot from downtown. Mohorovic moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Fransisco. No joy for Mohorovic on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mohorovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elio Mohorovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fransisco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fransisco.
Mohorovic throws a hook to the side of Fransisco's head but Fransisco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fransisco misses with a looping left.
Mohorovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohorovic looks to land a right hand but Fransisco moved out of range.
Mohorovic slips a jab from Fransisco.
Fransisco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mohorovic.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco keeping moving, preventing Mohorovic from controlling successfully.

Mohorovic has gone for a leg lock! Fransisco slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mohorovic's guard.
Fransisco wants to stand but Mohorovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mohorovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mohorovic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fransisco stacks Mohorovic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fransisco!
Mohorovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fransisco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mohorovic holding on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fransisco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mohorovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Paublo Fransisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohorovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mohorovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mohorovic.
Mohorovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fransisco manages to get himself to full guard.
Mohorovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elio Mohorovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mohorovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elio Mohorovic!
A very excited looking Elio Mohorovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.