PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Won (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Won
vs
Nation

225 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hen Won!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Nation!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Won lands with a kick to the temple. Nation shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Nation shoots in and bounces Won off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nation trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nation wants to control from the top but Won keeps moving.
Nation postures up in Won's guard and throws a big left but Won blocks it.
Nation postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Won working a defensive guard here.
Nation sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Won is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Nation stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Won gets caught flat footed, as Nation shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nation cracks Won with a solid left hand.
Won keeping full guard, as Nation tries to pass.
Won keeping moving, preventing Nation from controlling successfully.
Nation pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Won is keeping the position for now.
Won looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nation is one step ahead there.

Nation stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won wants to clinch up but Nation keeps it at a distance.
Won throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Won wants to clinch.
Won doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nation counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Won wants to get back to striking at distance but Nation won't allow it.

Nation wants the takedown. Won is fighting it off but Nation persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Won's guard against the cage.
Nation looks gassed!
Won can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nation controls the pace.
Nation trying to control but Won is working from the bottom.

Won has an active guard here but Nation has managed to pass into half guard.

Nation stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nation counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nation looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Nation decides to stand and escape the position.
Won misses with a takedown attempt

and Nation moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hen Won. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nation drags the fight down to the ground.
Won stopping the sweep attempt from Nation.
Won stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nation swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nation looking for a sweep. Not yet Nation, not yet.
Won pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nation is keeping the position for now.

Won drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Won jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won trying to control but Nation is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Won tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nation counters by clinching up.
Won is working for takedown but Nation is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nation can't break the clinch.
Won drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nation gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Won has had enough of the clinch but Nation keeps him there for the moment.
Won is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Won tries to pull guard but Nation holds him up against the cage and eventually Won drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Nation dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Won blocks a low kick nicely.
Nation avoids a kick to the body.
Won with a poor takedown

and Nation counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nation.
Won is working for takedown but Nation is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nation lands a shot to the body.
Won stalling in the clinch but Nation improves position.

Nation gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Won regains guard.
Nation stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Won swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nation stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Nation closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Won wants to control the action here but instead Nation manages to pass to full mount!

Won defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nation.
Won is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation looking to control and managing it successfully.
Won takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nation controlling the pace for now.
Nation with good strikes from the mount here!
Nation controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won reaches up to try and control the position but Nation seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Won rolls and tries to escape and now Nation has his back!
Nation has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nation scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nation is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Won up.

Won is rocked!
Nation lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Won is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I would not like to be Won right now.
Won seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nation. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Won showing good submission defense here.
Nation really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Won.

Nation is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Won is defending well though. Nation let's go of the attempt for now.

Nation working for a choke but Won is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Won is looking to control Nation's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Won avoid being mounted?
Won makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Won.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nation won't allow Won to sweep him here.
Won really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Won keeping full guard, as Nation tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Nation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Won fails with the takedown

and Nation counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nation forces his way into half guard.
Nation working the head and body with strikes.

Nation stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Won misses with a takedown attempt

and Nation counters with a shoot takedown. Won fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nation stops Won from standing up.
Won not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nation looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Won can't keep his opponent in guard - Nation advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Won tries to get to full guard but Nation has control of the leg.
Nation takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Won is trying to control but can't.
Nation lands strikes from half guard.
Won trying to control but Nation postures up.

Nation escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Won fails with the takedown

and Nation decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Won's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hen Won. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won keeping full guard, as Nation tries to pass.
Nation content to stall in guard here.

Nation gets to his feet. Won looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nation misses with a kick to the body
and Won counters with a head kick.

Nation looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Won is trying to maintain the position but Nation is very close to passing his half guard.
Won is trying to stand back up but Nation is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation is keen to just control but Won is a slippery customer.
Won is trying to stand up here but Nation is controlling him well.
Nation wants to free his trapped foot but Won is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nation is looking to pass Won's guard but actually Won recovers to full guard.
Nation slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nation throws a lazy body kick
and Won counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Nation clinches with his opponent.

Nation pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nation can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nation working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Won doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Won manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nation has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Won off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Won shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nation counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Won shoots and misses

and Nation counters with a takedown into side control.
Nation takes a little break here. Won wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Nation comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nation winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Nation!