PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spilt Milk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nath Franklin (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.

Milk
vs
Franklin

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spilt Milk!
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, Nath Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milk drops his hands momentarily and Franklin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Milk with a nice cross.
Franklin connects with a right hand. Milk shakes it off.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milk manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Milk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Milk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Nath Franklin has been cut.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franklin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Milk to score with a decent uppercut.
Franklin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Milk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franklin scrambles back to his feet.
Spilt Milk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin throws the left hand but Milk avoids the punch easily.
Milk fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Milk avoids them all with ease.
Milk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Milk tests Franklin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Milk.
Nice straight punches there by Milk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Milk.
Milk tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Franklin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milk with a nice cross.
Milk misses with a straight right.
Franklin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Franklin has Milk up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milk.
Milk avoiding damage.
Milk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milk throws a punch but it's blocked by Franklin.
Milk throws an elbow that misses.
Milk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milk swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin blocks an uppercut.
Milk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
Milk blocking some punches.
Franklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milk backwards.
Milk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milk misses with the head strike.
Franklin works on Milk's body with a couple of short punches.
Milk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milk.
Milk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Milk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milk looking to slow down the pace here.
Milk has a couple of punches blocked by Franklin.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Milk won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Milk throws a punch but it's blocked by Franklin.
Milk misses with some punches.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Milk can't find room to land a body shot as Franklin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
A head punch on the inside from Milk fails to land.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Milk stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milk.
A short left from Franklin.
Milk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Milk.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milk misses with the head strike.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Milk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milk swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milk misses with some punches.
Milk working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Franklin.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Milk backwards.
Milk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin gets through Milk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milk jumps guard but Franklin stands there with Milk around his waist. Milk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milk misses with a body punch.
Milk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franklin digs a right hand underneath Milk's ribcage. Milk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Spilt Milk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nath Franklin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Milk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franklin lands with a hook. Milk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franklin ducks right into an uppercut from Milk.
Milk misses with an uppercut. Franklin saw that one coming.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milk manages to avoid it.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Milk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Franklin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Milk misses with a punch on the inside.
Milk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franklin blocks an uppercut.
Milk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Franklin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Milk fails to land.
Milk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Milk misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Milk backwards.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Nath Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milk fails to pull guard.
Franklin works on Milk's body with a couple of short punches.
Milk misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin blocking some punches.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Milk has a couple of punches blocked by Franklin.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milk backwards.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as Milk controls the action.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milks head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milk is trying to pull guard but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spilt Milk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
A head punch on the inside from Milk fails to land.
Milk looking to slow down the pace here.

Milk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Milk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but instead Milk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franklin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Milk controlling him for the moment.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Milk passes into half guard.
Franklin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Franklin is kicking away at Milk from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Milk grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Franklin trying to push Milk off... Franklin taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Spilt Milk!