PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Frank (ranked 6053 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bass (ranked 8398 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Frank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Frank
vs
Bass

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
16
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Vincent Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Bass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bass misses the target.
Frank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frank is looking to clinch but Bass is avoiding it.
Bass tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.
As Bass tries to get set, Frank tries to push him back and clinch up but Bass manages to avoid the attempt.
Bass dodges the punch combination from Frank.
Frank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frank swings for the body but Bass moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bass closes the distance and clinches.
Bass misses with a punch on the inside.
Frank wants to take the fight to the mat but Bass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bass lands with a right to the head.
Bass working aggressively here.
Bass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bass has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass looks to clinch

and Frank decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bass's guard.
Bass working a defensive guard but Frank manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Frank in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Frank working the ground and pound but Bass is defending the strikes.
Bass throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Frank tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frank has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bass tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bass misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Frank stands up.
Frank tries to clinch but Bass is having none of it.
Bass is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to clinch up but Frank keeps it at a distance.
Bass moves in looking to clinch but Frank pushes him off.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bass clinches with his opponent.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Frank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bass throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank is controlling Bass's posture.
Frank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bass taking some punishment here, with Frank in his half guard.

Bass looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bass is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Frank has latched onto it... Big trouble! Frank pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bass is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Frank!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Frank!