PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Frankes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frankes
vs
Man

194 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Frankes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frankes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Frankes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Frankes counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Frankes to acknowledge the strikes.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man misses with a double jab
and Frankes counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frankes tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Frankes shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Frankes or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoff Frankes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankes wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frankes moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man misses with a combination
and Frankes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frankes counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Frankes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Frankes misses.
Frankes throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Frankes misses with a two punch combination.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frankes counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frankes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man misses with a combination
and Frankes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a combination
and Frankes counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frankes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frankes throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankes tries to clinch up.
Frankes fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Frankes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frankes counters with a two punch combo.
Man misses with a double jab
and Frankes counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Frankes throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Frankes or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Geoff Frankes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frankes counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geoff Frankes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frankes counters with a head kick.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Frankes counters with a one-two to the body.
Man misses with a combination
and Frankes counters with a stiff right hand.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Frankes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frankes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Man is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Man is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Man is breathing heavily.
Frankes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankes tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Man is trying to stand up.
Frankes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Man tries to buck Frankes off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frankes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

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.

Frankes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Frankes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Geoff Frankes!