PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akim Lamouna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamouna comes to the cage accompanied by chrissy zebby - my ancestors . Akim Lamouna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lamouna
vs
Franco

195 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akim Lamouna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Franco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamouna tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamouna wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
Lamouna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamouna misses with a takedown attempt
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Franco.
Akim Lamouna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamouna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamouna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franco counters with a nice body shot.
Lamouna tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Franco 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamouna needs to keep his hands up - Franco had a free shot at his head there.
Lamouna tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamouna tries to clinch there but Franco circles away.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamouna tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Lamouna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamouna.
Lamouna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco throws a series of punches but Lamouna moves out of range.
Lamouna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamouna throws a combination that misses
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamouna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco lands with a hook. Lamouna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamouna.

Lamouna drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
Franco is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamouna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamouna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot in the inside from Lamouna.
Lamouna misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Lamouna.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamouna has Franco pressed against the cage, preventing Franco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco tries to break free but Lamouna pushes him back against the cage.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lamouna has him pressed against the cage.
Franco is trying to push Lamouna away but Lamouna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamouna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamouna misses with a punch to the body.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Lamouna has him pressed against the cage.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Lamouna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franco looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Lamouna.
Lamouna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Arturo Franco has been cut.
Lamouna effectively controlling the action here.
Lamouna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lamouna as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.

Lamouna has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Franco uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lamouna is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Franco has his hands clasped together but Lamouna extends and breaks Franco's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lamouna.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akim Lamouna!
Akim Lamouna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.