PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. Franco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born Slippy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sis
vs
Franco

178 cm
26
177 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
35
190 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco misses with a body punch
and Sis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Franco's knee momentarily.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sis thumps Franco with a low kick.

Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sis tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Sis back against the cage.
Franco working aggressively here.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Franco manages to break the clinch.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sis throws out the jab.
Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Franco connects with a crisp jab.
Sis throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Franco slips under a jab.
Sis throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Franco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franco loads up on a big right hand but Sis slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Sis blocks the leg kick.
Sis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franco's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis avoids the head kick by Franco.
Sis looks for the body kick but Franco saw that one coming.
Sis sizes up Franco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco thuds his right hand into Sis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sis tries to score with a low kick but Franco moves his leg out of the way.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sis in his tracks.
Sis loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears Sis was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from Sis misses its intended target.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.

Sis shoots in and gets a takedown into Franco's guard.
Sis passes into half guard.

Sis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Franco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sis.
Franco wants to control but Sis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sis.
Sis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sis is looking to advance position but Franco won't allow it.
Franco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franco has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sis has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is not content to let Sis control the position.
Franco told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Franco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sis wants to control but Franco is keeping busy.
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 Nem Sis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Franco jabs at Sis's body.
Sis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Sis throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sis.
Sis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
Franco jabs Sis right on the nose. Sis blinks but takes it well.
Sis throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sis misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco lands with a right hand.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Sis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sis can pounce on him.
Franco lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is looking to chop away at Sis's legs.
Franco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Franco.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Sis throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.

Sis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sis throwing shots but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco trying to control but Sis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis controlling the action here.
Franco is staying active underneath Sis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sis controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sis looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franco! But no joy.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sis in his tracks.
Sis walks into a straight right hand from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Sis.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franco moves out of range as Sis throws a body kick.
Sis blocks a head kick by Franco.
Sis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Franco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Sis connects with a single shot there.
Franco digs a good body shot into Sis's ribs.
Sis lands a body shot.
Franco takes a swing at Sis's ribcage but misses.
Sis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Sis feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sis on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Sis throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Franco clinches up with Sis and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Franco.
Sis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Sis controls the action.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sis prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Sis.
Sis blocks a body shot from Franco.
Sis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Sis counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Franco.
Sis throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick from Sis.
Franco tries a quick counter leg kick but Sis is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Sis.
Sis throws a chopping leg kick but Franco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Sis swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.

Sis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Sis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sis trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco working a defensive guard here.
Franco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sis.
Sis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franco defends it nicely.
Franco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Franco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco lands with a straight right. Sis didn't see that one coming.
Franco connects with a body shot that sends Sis's belly button to the back.
Sis clobbers Franco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Franco.
A jab from Franco misses.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sis.
Sis misses with an uppercut.
Franco tries a low kick but Sis avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sis doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sis.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sis scores with a shot to the body.
Sis throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sis slips a jab from Franco.
Sis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
Sis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Franco counters with a low kick, right behind Sis 's knee.
Sis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis moves out of range of the body kick from Franco.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franco tries to work over Sis's front leg with a kick but Sis checks it.
Franco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sis.
Franco takes one to the chin there.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franco clobbers Sis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Franco scores with a push kick.
Sis throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Sis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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