PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Franks (ranked 8204 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jury Jurovic (ranked 5803 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ted Franks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Franks
vs
Jurovic

151 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Franks!
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, Jury Jurovic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franks misses with a head kick.
Jurovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franks scoring well with a low kick there.
Franks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Jurovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jurovic lands in his opponent's guard.
Jurovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franks really is a fat lump.
Jurovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jurovic stands up from Franks's guard - Jurovic perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jurovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Jurovic is controlling him.
Franks tries to break free but Jurovic pushes him back against the cage.

Franks manages to pull guard.
Franks is looking to stand up but Jurovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Jurovic postures up and lands a big shot to Franks's brow.
Jurovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Jurovic stands up and waves to Franks to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jurovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jurovic lands in his opponent's guard.
Franks trying to control the position.
Jurovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jurovic stands up over Franks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurovic landing with the ground and pound.
Jurovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Franks is working an open guard so Jurovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jurovic misses with a head kick.
Franks slips a straight right by Jurovic.
Franks tries to counter with a takedown but Jurovic is quick to defend against it.

Jurovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Franks's guard.
Franks working a defensive guard but Jurovic passes into half guard.
Franks tries to kick Jurovic off in order to stand up. Jurovic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Franks is trying to buck Jurovic off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Franks's face as Jurovic controls the position.
Jurovic advances nicely into full mount.
Jurovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Franks wants to get back to his feet.
Franks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Franks is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jurovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jurovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jurovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Jurovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jurovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jurovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Franks uses from the top position.
Franks distracts Jurovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jurovic has Franks pulled in close to control his posture.
Franks throwing strikes from guard but Jurovic blocks nicely.
Franks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jurovic on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurovic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jurovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Jurovic has his foot on Franks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franks works his way back into a safe position though.
Jurovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks lands a couple of elbows.
Jurovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Franks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Franks is in close to Jurovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franks throwing strikes but missing.
Jury Jurovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jurovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franks manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.

Jurovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jurovic checks a leg kick.
Franks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJurovic.

Jurovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Franks on his heels. He'll look to pass Franks's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jurovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jurovic working some strikes from top position.
Jurovic is pushing down on Franks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franks is fighting to maintain full guard but Jurovic has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franks!

Jurovic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Franks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Franks tries to control but Jurovic manages to take his back.

Jurovic is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Franks taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Jurovic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jury Jurovic!