PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erikson Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Francis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erikson Fry's chin.

Francis
vs
Fry

185 cm
25
221 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Francis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erikson Fry!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Fry clinches with his opponent.
Fry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry blocks an uppercut.
Fry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fry lands a damaging elbow.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis stalling in the clinch but Fry improves position.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fry lands a knee to the head.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Fry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fry misses with a knee strike.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fry.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Fry misses with a knee strike.
Fry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Fry looks winded!
Fry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Francis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.

Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fry tries to clinch up

and Francis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fry! Francis lets Fry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Fry is rocked!
Fry darts in trying to clinch
and Fry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fry is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?

Fry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fry seems to have recovered his senses.
Fry scores a nice knee to the body.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a left hand.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Fry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fry.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.

Francis breaks from the clinch.
Francis misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry tries to clinch up.
Fry tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Fry darts in trying to clinch
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Francis cracks Fry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Francis finish him?

Fry is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fry is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Francis fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fry to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fry looks to clinch but Francis throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fry taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roman Francis!
Roman Francis is the new light heavyweight champion!
Roman Francis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.