PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franck Pompi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soothsayer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pompi's choice of entrance music: French National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rose
vs
Pompi

180 cm
25
188 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

181 cm
23
193 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Pompi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose looks to throw the jab but Pompi is out of range.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Pompi saw that one coming.
Pompi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Pompi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Pompi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rose is just riding it out for now. Pompi eventually gives up the hold.

Pompi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.

Pompi seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pompi is trying for a kimura here. Rose looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pompi wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franck Pompi!
Franck Pompi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.