PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rynkowski's choice of entrance music: Papa Roach - Last Resort. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Franklin
vs
Rynkowski

183 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Supreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rynkowski gets the takedown into side control.

Franklin throws Rynkowski to one side and escapes!

Franklin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Franklin is trying to keep Rynkowski in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rynkowski stopping the sweep attempt from Franklin.
Rynkowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Franklin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rynkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski stops Franklin from standing up.
Rynkowski works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Rynkowski stands up over Franklin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rynkowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rynkowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rynkowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rynkowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but Rynkowski is having none of it.
Franklin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rynkowski drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rynkowski seems to have locked his on tight now - Franklin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rynkowski, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sebastian Rynkowski!
Sebastian Rynkowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.