PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yan Cropop (ranked 24384 p4p, 667 weight class) and Sean Franco (ranked 4524 p4p, 487 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cropop
vs
Franco

168 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yan Cropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Franco!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cropop clinches with his opponent.
Cropop looking for a takedown.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yan Cropop has been cut.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cropop is breathing heavily.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franco landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Cropop is blocking nicely.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Cropop controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cropop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cropop's defenses.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cropop's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Cropop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cropop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Cropop shrugs off.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Cropop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Cropop won't want to take too many of those.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco jerks Cropop's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cropop drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Franco goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Franco because Cropop was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Sean Franco!