PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eck Easy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Franklin
vs
Easy

167 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eck Easy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a lazy body kick
and Easy counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Easy closes the distance and clinches.

Easy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franklin cracks Easy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Easy is avoiding it.
Easy swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Easy moves out of range of the strikes.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Easy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Franklin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Franklin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Easy counters with a head kick. That will keep Franklin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ben Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Easy throws a head kick that half lands.
Easy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franklin missing with knees to the body.
Easy throws an elbow that misses.
Easy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Easy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin.
Easy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Easy goes for a takedown attempt but Franklin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Easy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Easy misses with a head kick.
Easy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Easy to score with a decent uppercut.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Easy was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Easy.
Franklin wants to clinch
and Easy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franklin tries to clinch but Easy is having none of it.
Franklin tries to clinch there but Easy circles away.
Easy checks a leg kick.
Easy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franklin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franklin 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 Easy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Easy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Easy moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easy swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Franklin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Easy looks gassed!

Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franklin trying to stall but Easy improves his position.
Franklin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Easy.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Easy misses with a knee to the head.
Easy wants a takedown.
Ben Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eck Easy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franklin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franklin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easy.
Easy lands a knee to the head.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Easy takes an elbow to the temple.
Franklin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easy wants to break free but Franklin has control.
Franklin gets underhooks to prevent Easy's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin stalling the fight.
Easy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Franklin scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eck Easy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Franklin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Easy.
Easy throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.

Franklin has Easy up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklin stalls.
Knees to the body from Franklin.
Easy missing with knees to the body.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.

Easy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easy wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Franklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Easy on the ground.
Easy is breathing heavily.
Franklin looking for a sweep. Not yet Franklin, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Easy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Easy postures up.
Easy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Easy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Easy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Easy throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Easy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to move into half guard but instead Easy has managed to sweep!
Easy is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Easy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Easy throws a big elbow that misses.
Easy wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Franklin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Easy.
Franklin has control of Easy's left arm, preventing Easy from doing any damage.
Easy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Easy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Easy wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Easy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Franklin misses with a low kick.

Easy gets tackled into the cage by Franklin. Franklin maintains the clinch.
Franklin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easy.
Easy misses with a knee to the head.
Easy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franklin prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Easy blocks an elbow strike.
Easy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franklin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ben Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eck Easy.
Franklin throws a body punch but Easy moves out of range.
Easy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franklin is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Franklin both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot by Franklin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Franklin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin throws a leg kick but Easy checks it.
Easy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses
and Easy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Easy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.

Easy moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin misses with a body punch.

Easy breaks from the clinch.
Easy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Easy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Easy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franklin throws a head kick but Easy moves out of range.
Eck Easy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Easy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Easy moves out of range easily.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Easy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franklin throws a lazy right hand but Easy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Easy throws a head kick that Franklin semi-blocks.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Easy's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franklin.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses
and Easy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Easy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Easy blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Easy.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin misses with a hook
and Easy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Easy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Easy misses with a head kick.
Ben Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Easy has managed to clinch.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easy avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Easy breaks from the clinch.
Easy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Easy moves into the clinch.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Easy is keeping busy.

Easy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Easy moves into the clinch.
Easy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin avoiding damage as Easy throws knees to the body.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Easy or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easy tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Easy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Franklin is stalling here.
Franklin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A knee to the head by Franklin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Easy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easy landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easy is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franklin looking to throw knees to the head but Easy is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eck Easy.
I think Easy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eck Easy!