PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eshael Loheis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by BASS. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Franco
vs
Loheis

190 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eshael Loheis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loheis loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Loheis lands with a nice body punch.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Loheis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loheis trying to control the action but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco wants to get back to his feet.
Loheis cracks Franco with a big elbow.
Franco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Franco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Loheis cracks Franco with a big elbow.
Franco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Loheis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Loheis lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Loheis is controlling him well.
Loheis landing strikes.
Loheis lands some shots froms side control.
Franco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Loheis has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Loheis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Franco, who protects the arm well.
Franco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Loheis working the ground and pound.

Franco is rocked!
Loheis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Franco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loheis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Loheis in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Franco looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Loheis turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eshael Loheis!