PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boing Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born Slippy. Sparbot has chosen Boeing 777 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Franco
vs
Sparbot

185 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Boing Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Franco throws a sloppy body shot
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparbot is out of range and Franco settles back down.
A combination from Sparbot does no damage.
Sparbot throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Sparbot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sparbot.
Sparbot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franco as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Franco slips a jab from Sparbot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sparbot checks a leg kick.
Sparbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sparbot cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparbot wants to clinch.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco feints and then cracks Sparbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparbot down.
Sparbot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco is looking to slow Sparbot down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco slips under a jab from Sparbot.
Franco tried to score with a low kick but Sparbot checks it.
Sparbot misses with a looping left.

Sparbot clinches up with Franco and pushes him back against the cage.
Sparbot misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sparbot has double underhooks.
Sparbot misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco has had enough of the clinch but Sparbot keeps him there for the moment.

Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sparbot moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boing Sparbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparbot misses with a body shot.
Franco tries a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco lands with a straight right. Sparbot didn't see that one coming.
Sparbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Sparbot throws a head kick that misses.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot connects with a body shot.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franco takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot wants to clinch.
Sparbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franco.
That kick from Franco tenderised Sparbot's leg. Sparbot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparbot needs to keep his hands up - Franco had a free shot at his head there.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Sparbot is looking to clinch.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franco!
Sparbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Franco thumps Sparbot with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sparbot scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparbot. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot throws an off balance right hand
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Sparbot was not able to check.
Franco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparbot to score with a decent uppercut.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Sparbot's knee but Sparbot avoids it well.
Sparbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparbot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Sparbot settles back down.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Sparbot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Begbie Franco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Franco keeps Sparbot at a distance using the push kick.
Sparbot takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparbot.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot moves out of range as Franco throws a body kick.
Sparbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sparbot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sparbot down.
Good leg kick by Franco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sparbot throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Sparbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot throws a body punch but Franco moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparbot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Franco misses with a hook. Sparbot ducked under it nicely.
Franco throws a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sparbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sparbot if he has to take too many more of those.
Franco tries a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.
Begbie Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparbot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sparbot throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Sparbot or perhaps it was just good defense by Franco which made him look bad.
Sparbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sparbot misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparbot. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
Franco scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franco thuds his shin into the meat of Sparbot's side.
Sparbot misses with a looping left.
Sparbot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sparbot blocks a head kick by Franco.
Sparbot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sparbot throws a right hand that misses
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Franco finds it's way through Sparbot's defenses.
Sparbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Sparbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Franco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sparbot checks it well.
Sparbot throws a chopping leg kick but Franco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparbot slips under a jab.
Sparbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco tries to land a front kick but Sparbot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franco throws a hook but Sparbot avoids it easily.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparbot.
Sparbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparbot throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Sparbot misses with an uppercut.
Sparbot shoots for a takedown but Franco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sparbot thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparbot lands a lovely overhand right.
Franco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sparbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franco.
Franco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparbot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparbot cracks Franco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Franco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparbot is out of range and Franco settles back down.
Sparbot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franco. Franco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Begbie Franco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sparbot closes the distance and clinches.
Sparbot digs a right hand underneath Franco's ribcage. Franco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
Sparbot blocks a body shot from Franco.
Sparbot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparbot throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot blocks an uppercut.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparbot.
Sparbot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Sparbot is controlling the position.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparbot.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparbot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.

Franco breaks from the clinch.
Sparbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparbot throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot scores with a punch to the head.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sparbot.
Sparbot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparbot tries to clinch up.
Franco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot lands with a good body shot.
Sparbot scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparbot misses with a double jab
and Sparbot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparbot lands with a hook. Franco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sparbot. Sparbot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Franco.

Sparbot closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Franco.
Sparbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sparbot fails to land.
Franco scores with a nice hook to the head.

Franco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a body kick.
Sparbot throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco catches Sparbot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sparbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparbot blocks a leg kick.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Franco duly obliges.
Franco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparbot. That did some damage!
Begbie Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco lands a nice hook to Sparbot's body. Sparbot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparbot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franco throws out the jab.
Franco misses with a body shot.
Franco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sparbot misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparbot moves forwards but Franco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boing Sparbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Sparbot is out of range.
Sparbot looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Franco.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparbot.
Franco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franco throws the kick towards the body but Sparbot avoids it.
Sparbot missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparbot misses with a hook
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparbot moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparbot stuns Franco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparbot thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Begbie Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco thanked the fans post fight for their support.