PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Handson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Frank has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Handson's chin.

Handson
vs
Frank

180 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Handson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Frank!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank scores with a nice strike.
Frank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Handson is able to avoid easily.

Handson gets a clinch.
Frank tries to break the clinch but Handson is controlling the position.

Handson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Handson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Handson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frank!

Handson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Handson is breathing heavily.
Handson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Handson looking to finish with strikes here!
Handson punching from mount but Frank doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Handson throws some wild stikes that Frank manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Handson goes for an armbar but Frank turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Frank.
Handson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Handson tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Handson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Handson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
Handson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Handson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handson has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.

Handson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Handson wants to sweep here but Frank controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank stops Handson from standing up.
Frank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank chips away with some ground and pound.
Handson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frank lands a couple of digs.
Frank throwing strikes but missing.
Frank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Handson's guard.
Frank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Frank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank works over Handson with some ground and pound from guard.
Frank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frank throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handson trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank stops Handson from standing up.
Frank would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Handson is trying to keep Frank in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Handson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Handson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frank. Frank obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Frank lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Frank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jason Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank lands a right hook to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank feints and then cracks Handson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handson down.
Frank delivers a nice body kick.
Frank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handson.
Frank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handson.
Handson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frank fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Handson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Frank misses.
Handson blocks a jab.
Jason Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.

Handson clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to break the clinch but Handson has him pressed against the ropes.
Handson stalling against the ropes.
Frank has had enough of the clinch but Handson keeps him there for the moment.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Frank misses.
No joy there for Frank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frank connects with a high kick.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.

Handson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handson throwing strikes from guard but Frank blocks nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Handson advances position into side control!
Handson tries to advance to mount but Frank denies him.
Handson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frank some visible discomfort.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Handson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Frank!
Handson controlling the pace for now.
Frank tries to buck Handson off but he can't manage it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Handson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Frank has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Handson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handson tries to control but Frank wriggling away.
Handson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Frank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frank takes a swing at Handson's ribcage but misses.
Handson shoots in for a takedown but Frank shows good takedown defense.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank slaps away a takedown attempt from Handson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frank duly obliges.
Frank throws a series of punches but Handson moves out of range.
Frank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Handson has time to react.
Frank lands with a slapping head kick.
Frank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands with a nice combination. Handson backs away looking to recover.
Handson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Handson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frank takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Handson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Handson moves into full mount! Frank won't be happy about that!
Handson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frank wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Handson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Handson working for a guillotine from mount but Frank is in no mood to give up.

Handson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Frank to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Frank shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank avoids a series of strikes thrown by Handson.
Frank is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Handson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Frank is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Handson controlling from mount.

Handson is working for a guillotine from mount but Frank frees his head quite easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Handson misses with a head shot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Frank is squirming around, avoiding Handson's attempts to control the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Handson looking to secure an arm triangle but Frank defends it well.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frank is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Handson content just to control the position here.

Handson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Frank is on top in guard.
Handson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank postures up in Handson's guard and throws a big left but Handson blocks it.
Handson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frank.
Handson pulls Frank in close to his closed guard and prevents Frank from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frank is looking to work some ground and pound but Handson has wrist control.
Frank working some strikes from top position.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frank tries to stand but Handson is controlling from the bottom.
Handson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Handson trying to mount his opponent but Frank defends it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Handson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Frank to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but Handson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Frank.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Jake Handson!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jake Handson!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jake Handson!

Jake Handson wins by unanimous decision!