PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fei Chi Song
vs
Franklin

172 cm
27
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fei Chi Song shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fei Chi Song was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fei Chi Song throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Franklin manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Franklin, under a barage of strikes from Fei Chi Song.
Franklin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franklin.
Franklin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
Franklin with the ground and pound but Fei Chi Song uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Franklin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franklin distracts Fei Chi Song with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fei Chi Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franklin defends it easily.

Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fei Chi Song has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Fei Chi Song's legs - danger averted.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin stands and throws Fei Chi Song's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fei Chi Song taking a bit of punishment here - Franklin scoring with strikes.
Franklin landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Franklin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fei Chi Song prevents Franklin from moving into mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fei Chi Song takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fei Chi Song tries to improve position but can't.
Fei Chi Song is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position but Fei Chi Song is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fei Chi Song!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Chi Song taking shots to the head.
Franklin lands a big shot there that rocks Fei Chi Song but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Fei Chi Song is rocked!

It looks like Zhou Fei Chi Song has been cut.
Franklin scoring with strikes but Fei Chi Song is staying in there.
Oh Fei Chi Song is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Fei Chi Song! More shots from Franklin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Franklin! Ben Franklin retains his featherweight title!