PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Frankham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cliff
vs
Frankham

190 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sven Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Frankham!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Frankham takes the fight into the clinch.
Cliff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cliff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frankham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cliff wants to break free but Frankham has control.
Cliff tries to land a knee to the head but Frankham blocks with his arms.
Frankham lands an elbow that stopped Cliff in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sven Cliff has been cut.
Cliff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Eli Frankham has been cut.
Cliff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frankham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frankham blocks an elbow strike.
Cliff could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frankham tries to land knees in the clinch but Cliff avoids the damage to the body.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Frankham controls his hands.
Frankham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frankham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frankham leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frankham lands an elbow just above Cliff 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankham working Cliff over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frankham lands an elbow just above Cliff 's eye.

Frankham manages to break the clinch.
Frankham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cliff throws a hook to the side of Frankham's head but Frankham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frankham staying out of range there.
Sven Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cliff.
Frankham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frankham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cliff wants to clinch up but Frankham keeps it at a distance.

Frankham lands a left and a right that send Cliff crashing to the mat, dazed. Frankham thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Cliff is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Frankham does no damage.

Frankham has managed to clinch.

Frankham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff fails with an attempt to clinch.

Frankham clinches up against the cage.
Cliff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankham lands an elbow just above Cliff 's eye.

Frankham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cliff wants to clinch up but Frankham keeps it at a distance.
Frankham throws out a counter right but Cliff avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Frankham.
Frankham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Frankham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frankham controlling the action here for a moment.
Frankham lands a body punch.
Cliff takes a shot to the head.
Cliff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cliff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frankham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frankham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cliff's defenses.

Sven Cliff's cut is getting worse.

Frankham breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frankham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Frankham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cliff shoots in for a double leg but Frankham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Frankham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cliff, pushing him back against the cage.

Frankham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frankham clinches with his opponent.
Frankham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cliff throws an elbow but misses.
Cliff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frankham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frankham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cliff throws a knee to the head but misses.

Frankham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Frankham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Frankham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cliff tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff throws a sloppy head kick and Frankham moves out of range easily.
Frankham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cliff is breathing heavily.

Frankham rushes Cliff and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frankham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frankham moves into the clinch.

Frankham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frankham scores with a nice body kick.
Frankham lands a jab to the nose.

Frankham lands a left and a right that send Cliff crashing to the mat, dazed. Frankham thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Frankham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff throws a push kick but Frankham slaps the foot to one side.

Frankham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cliff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Frankham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cliff tries to keep at a distance but Frankham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frankham lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frankham has Cliff pressed against the cage.
Frankham lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Frankham dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frankham keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frankham.

Frankham pushes Cliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Frankham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.

Frankham manages to break the clinch.
Cliff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frankham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Frankham moves into the clinch.

Frankham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frankham moves into the clinch.
Cliff is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Frankham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cliff misses with a knee to the head.
Frankham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frankham.

Frankham breaks the clinch.

Frankham rushes Cliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Frankham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankham working Cliff over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Frankham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Frankham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cliff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Frankham breaks the clinch.
Frankham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cliff tries to clinch but Frankham is having none of it.
Frankham jabs at Cliff's body.

Frankham pushes Cliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Frankham stalling in the clinch.
Cliff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frankham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frankham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cliff up against the cage.
Frankham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cliff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frankham lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankham blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frankham blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Frankham stalling against the cage.
Frankham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cliff tries to land knees in the clinch but Frankham avoids the damage to the body.
Frankham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cliff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frankham's brow.
Frankham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cliff backwards.

Frankham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cliff throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Frankham to counter with a crisp jab.

Frankham has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frankham.

Frankham breaks the clinch.
Frankham lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Cliff out cold! Cliff is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eli Frankham!
Eli Frankham was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.