PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sprinkles
vs
Francisco

194 cm
22
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprinkles takes a swing at Francisco's ribcage but misses.
Sprinkles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sprinkles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprinkles thows a body shot but no joy.
Sprinkles digs a good hook to Francisco's body.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sprinkles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Francisco to the ground. Sprinkles is now in Francisco's guard.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Sprinkles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sprinkles tries to free his leg and advance position but Francisco is retaining full guard.
Sprinkles is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sprinkles sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Coconut Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a chopping leg kick but Francisco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Sprinkles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sprinkles is working Francisco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Francisco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sprinkles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Francisco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sprinkles tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francisco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sprinkles takes a little break here. Francisco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Sprinkles crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles tries to move to mount but Francisco blocks the move with his legs.
Sprinkles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Francisco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Francisco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sprinkles connects with a decent elbow.
Francisco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco dodges the ground and pound from Sprinkles.

Sprinkles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Francisco is not content to let Sprinkles control the position.
Sprinkles in side control, throwing shots but Francisco defends.

Sprinkles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Francisco has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sprinkles slows the pace down.
Sprinkles advances to mount.
Sprinkles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
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!

Sprinkles is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Francisco is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Coconut Sprinkles!