PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kung Chen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Franklin
vs
Chen

171 cm
24
142 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
149 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franklin throws the left hand but Chen avoids the punch easily.
Chen sizes up Franklin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chen scores with a decent looking hook.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Chen looks to land a right hand but Franklin moved out of range.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
That kick from Franklin tenderised Chen's leg. Chen is trying to keep his angry face on.

Franklin moves into the clinch.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Chen improves position.
Chen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Chen.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Chen, against the cage.
Chen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the cage.
Franklin is trying to stall.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franklin misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin looking to stall.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen lands a damaging elbow.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Chen missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Chen.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Chen.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chen up against the cage.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chen throws an elbow but misses.
Chen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chen looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Chen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Chen lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Officer Franklin has been cut.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
Chen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chen lands an elbow inside.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Chen misses with a knee strike.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Chen.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chen up against the cage.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chen throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Franklin tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chen 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 body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin stalling the fight.
Franklin pushes Chen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franklin is looking to control Chen's arms but Chen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kung Chen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Officer Franklin's cut.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Chen is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Franklin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chen.

Chen darts in and clinches Franklin up against the cage.
Chen landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chen.
Franklin looking to stall.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Chen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chen.
Kung Chen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franklin avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Chen wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
Franklin gets through Chen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Chen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Chen working aggressively here.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Franklin throws a big uppercut that drops Chen! More strikes from Franklin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chen lies dazed against the cage as Franklin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Officer Franklin!
Officer Franklin is the new featherweight champion!
Officer Franklin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.