PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carly Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarmiento kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodies. Franchise has chosen Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Carly Sarmiento has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sarmiento
vs
Franchise

178 cm
23
157 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carly Sarmiento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise takes a swing at Sarmiento's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Franchise has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sarmiento tries to clinch but Franchise is having none of it.
Franchise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarmiento moves away.
Sarmiento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franchise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sarmiento cracks Franchise with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franchise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Sarmiento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Sarmiento. Those never looked like landing.
Sarmiento looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sarmiento misses with the combination.
Sarmiento connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarmiento looks to land a combination but Franchise avoids it well.
Franchise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarmiento was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franchise loads up on a big right hand but Sarmiento slips the punch.
Sarmiento throws a big counter combination but Franchise scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarmiento is just out of range.
Franchise lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Sarmiento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
Sarmiento blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sarmiento. Those never looked like landing.
Sarmiento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franchise.

Sarmiento has managed to clinch.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarmiento avoids the body shot from Franchise.
Sarmiento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franchise circles away quickly and effectively.
Franchise lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Franchise on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franchise throws a hook but Sarmiento avoids it easily.
Sarmiento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franchise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarmiento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarmiento throws a right hand that Franchise ducks under and follows up with a left that Franchise also avoids with ease.
Franchise just misses with a punch to the body.
As Franchise tries to get set, Sarmiento tries to push him back and clinch up but Franchise manages to avoid the attempt.
Franchise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sarmiento rather than just go for the knockout.
Franchise misses with a series of wild punches.
Franchise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarmiento swings for the body but Franchise moves out of range.
Carly Sarmiento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarmiento.

Sarmiento clinches with his opponent.

Sarmiento breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchise. Sarmiento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarmiento swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Sarmiento drives through and clinches with Franchise against the cage.
Sarmiento swings wildly with an uppercut but Franchise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarmiento can't break the clinch.

Sarmiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Sarmiento.
Sarmiento throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Franchise.
Franchise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarmiento.
Franchise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarmiento.
A punch combination from Franchise misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento misses with a two punch combination.
As Sarmiento backs off Franchise throws a huge counter combo but Sarmiento manages to avoid it all.
Sarmiento throws a series of strikes that have Franchise backpedaling.
Franchise on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franchise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sarmiento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franchise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sarmiento scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franchise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarmiento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
Sarmiento smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarmiento misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franchise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarmiento.
Sarmiento jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Sarmiento.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchise. Sarmiento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franchise tries to land a front kick but Sarmiento steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sarmiento moves in looking to clinch but Franchise pushes him off.
Franchise misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Sarmiento misses.
Franchise misses with a looping left.
Sarmiento drops down looking for a counter takedown but Franchise sprawls and moves away.
Franchise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarmiento.
Some wild striking there from Franchise.
Franchise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarmiento circles away quickly and effectively.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.

Sarmiento clinches up against the cage.

Sarmiento successfully pulls guard.
Sarmiento can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franchise controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarmiento wants to stand and escape but Franchise is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carly Sarmiento dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sarmiento misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franchise! But no joy.
Sarmiento avoids the body shot from Franchise.
Franchise lands a jab to the nose.
Carly Sarmiento is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarmiento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Sarmiento. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Franchise is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sarmiento.
A combination from Franchise does no damage.
As Franchise looks to move away, Sarmiento throws a big counter combo but Franchise just gets out of the way.
Franchise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franchise throws a lazy right hand but Sarmiento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sarmiento drives through and clinches with Franchise against the cage.
Sarmiento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarmiento jumps guard but Franchise turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sarmiento is trying to break free.
Sarmiento tries to break the clinch but Franchise is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarmiento.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
Sarmiento has had enough of the clinch but Franchise keeps him there for the moment.
Franchise taking a breather.
Sarmiento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franchise smiles and moves away.
Franchise throws a hook but Sarmiento blocks it.
Sarmiento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franchise can do to turn this around?
Sarmiento slips a jab from Franchise.
Franchise with a hook.
Sarmiento tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Franchise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franchise throws a body punch but Sarmiento moves out of range.
Sarmiento appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franchise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarmiento.
No joy there for Franchise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise misses the jab.
Sarmiento scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but Franchise is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Sarmiento's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sarmiento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franchise has him pressed against the cage.

Sarmiento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franchise scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarmiento works over Franchise's head and body with a nice combination.
Franchise ducks right into an uppercut from Sarmiento.
Sarmiento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franchise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sarmiento avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Franchise looks to move away, Sarmiento throws a big counter combo but Franchise just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarmiento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franchise! But no joy.
Franchise fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise misses with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franchise in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sarmiento tries to clinch but Franchise is having none of it.
Sarmiento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franchise. Franchise obviously looking to wear him down.
Franchise misses with a wild combination.
Franchise clobbers Sarmiento with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarmiento scores with a body shot.
Sarmiento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarmiento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarmiento tries to clinch but Franchise moves out of range.
Sarmiento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franchise is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sarmiento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Franchise throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franchise throws out the jab.
Franchise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franchise throws a right hand that Sarmiento ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarmiento also avoids with ease.
Franchise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarmiento circles away quickly and effectively.
Sarmiento throws a shot to the body.
Sarmiento slips under a jab from Franchise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarmiento paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sarmiento ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Sarmiento moves into the clinch.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franchise takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Franchise missing with a left hand there. Sarmiento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carly Sarmiento dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Franchise throws a nice looking combination but Sarmiento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarmiento looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Sarmiento.
Franchise tries to bum rush Sarmiento with a series of wild strikes but Sarmiento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sarmiento clinches up against the cage.
Franchise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franchise tries to land a knee to the head but Sarmiento blocks with his arms.
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarmiento can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franchise has him pressed against the cage.
Sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
Sarmiento tries to circle away but Franchise has him pinned against the cage.
Sarmiento is trying to push Franchise away but Franchise has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarmiento.
Sarmiento has had enough of the clinch but Franchise keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sarmiento as Franchise tries to tie him up.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch.
Franchise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franchise fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise misses with a double jab.
A combination from Sarmiento does no damage.
Carly Sarmiento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franchise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarmiento displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franchise gets tackled into the cage by Sarmiento. Sarmiento maintains the clinch.
Sarmiento is looking to break free of the clinch but Franchise has double underhooks.

Sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Franchise.
Sarmiento keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarmiento lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarmiento misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franchise lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.

Franchise tries to keep at a distance but Sarmiento has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sarmiento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarmiento fails to pull guard.
Sarmiento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Franchise - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarmiento is looking to break free of the clinch but Franchise has double underhooks.
Carly Sarmiento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarmiento tries to circle away but Franchise has him pinned against the cage.
Sarmiento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franchise prevents Sarmiento from breaking the clinch.
Sarmiento tries to circle away but Franchise has him pinned against the cage.
Sarmiento lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franchise stalling in the clinch.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franchise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarmiento.
Franchise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Sarmiento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franchise has Sarmiento pressed against the cage, preventing Sarmiento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarmiento fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sarmiento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevie Franchise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarmiento throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franchise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carly Sarmiento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarmiento, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carly Sarmiento!
Post fight, an emotional Carly Sarmiento said 'thank God for the sweet taste of winning!'.