PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keivon Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keivon Francis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fury
vs
Francis

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Keivon Francis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Francis as he jumps to the side.
Fury tries to clinch there but Francis circles away.
Francis misses with an attempted mid kick.

Fury drives through with a takedown into Francis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Fury has gone for a leg lock! Francis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fury's guard.

Fury has his foot on Francis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Francis works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fury is proving hard to escape from.

Fury looking for a guillotine here but Francis defends easily.

Fury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Francis defends it easily.
Fury controls Francis momentarily but Francis frees himself.
Francis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fury has his foot on Francis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Francis works his way back into a safe position though.
Fury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fury moves nicely into side control.

Fury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis looks gassed!

Fury is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Francis looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fury gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Francis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fury lets go of the hold and Francis can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kane Fury!