PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Farooqi (ranked 6025 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armanti Franklin (ranked 6317 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Farooqi
vs
Franklin

173 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Farooqi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Armanti Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. Farooqi moves away and avoids it.

Farooqi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franklin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Farooqi is in Franklin's guard.
Farooqi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face as Farooqi controls the position.
Farooqi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Farooqi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Farooqi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Franklin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdul Farooqi!