PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zing Zing Francini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamad Salem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Zing Francini
vs
Salem

178 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zing Zing Francini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamad Salem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Francini moves into the clinch.

Francini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salem shoots for a double leg takedown but Francini sprawls well. He's pushed Salem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Francini misses the target.
Salem slips under a jab from Francini.
Salem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francini.
Nice straight punches there by Francini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Francini.
Salem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Francini swivels and escapes.
Francini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zing Zing Francini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamad Salem.
Francini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salem gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Francini.

Salem is rocked!
Francini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salem is still on wobbly legs! Can Francini finish him?
Francini weaves into range and cracks Salem right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Salem goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Francini is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zing Zing Francini!