PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crimson Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis comes to the cage accompanied by Toxicity. Steve Francis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Francis
vs
Lee

182 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crimson Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Francis with that takedown attempt.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Francis swivels and escapes.
Steve Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with a takedown

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Francis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Francis manages to end up in side control.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Francis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Francis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Francis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Francis lands some shots froms side control.
Francis is chipping away with strikes.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francis is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Francis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Francis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Francis working the head and body with strikes.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Francis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Lee is rocked!
Francis scores with punches from side control.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Francis finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis cracks Lee with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Francis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lee is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Francis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Francis!