PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Frank (ranked 24297 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Speights (ranked 7027 p4p, 0 weight class). Darryl Frank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Frank
vs
Speights

189 cm
25
151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darryl Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Speights!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frank instigates a clinch.
Speights looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Speights pulls guard.
Frank prevents Speights from getting back to his feet.
Frank distracts Speights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frank landing some decent shots from guard.
Frank has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank landing with the ground and pound.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speights can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Frank controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank is working Speights over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Speights has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speights is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Frank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frank works over Speights with some ground and pound from guard.
Frank throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speights's head.
Frank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Frank postures up and lands a big shot to Speights's brow.
Frank sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Frank postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frank connects with a couple of short punches.
Frank is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Speights trying to control the position.
Frank lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank is working Speights over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frank lands a couple of digs.
Frank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frank lands a couple of elbows.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speights works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frank distracts Speights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frank lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speights has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.
Frank cracks Speights with a solid left hand.
Frank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Frank is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frank lands a couple of digs.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Frank dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frank has closed the distance and engaged Speights in a clinch.

Frank lands a takedown into guard.
Frank works over Speights with some ground and pound from guard.
Frank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Frank landing some decent shots from guard.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Speights being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Speights trying to keep a closed guard but Frank is proving a slippery customer.
Speights is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frank stands up over Speights, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frank lands a couple of elbows.
Frank controlling from the top position.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frank is working Speights over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Frank thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frank lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank cracks Speights with a solid left hand.
Frank is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frank is in close to Speights's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frank postures up and lands a big shot to Speights's brow.
Frank lands a couple of elbows.
Speights utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank distracts Speights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Speights is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Frank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Speights has momentary wrist control but Frank slips an elbow through the middle.
Speights is wriggling around but Frank manages to pass to half guard.
Frank is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frank connects with a nice short shot to Speights's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frank winds up and cracks Speights with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frank seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frank connects with a nice short shot to Speights's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Frank dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Speights misses with a takedown attempt

and Frank counters by moving into the clinch.

Frank decides to pull guard.
Frank will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Frank lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Frank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Speights is trying to keep Frank in close.
Darryl Frank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Speights takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speights's head.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Frank working some strikes from top position.
Frank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Speights looking for subs off his back but Frank has passed one foot through into half guard.

Frank is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frank lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank slips a nice elbow through Speights's hands, connecting with Speights's forehead.
Frank scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frank drops an elbow to the side of Speights's head.
Speights has hold of Frank's hands but Frank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frank drops an elbow to the side of Speights's head.
Frank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speights can do to turn this around?
Speights is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frank scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands with a punch from half guard.
Frank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frank working over Speights with some ground and pound. Speights looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Speights is trying to get back to full guard.
Speights is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Frank there.

Frank is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Frank.
Frank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Frank.
Speights is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frank winds up and cracks Speights with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jay Speights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darryl Frank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Speights has hold of Frank's hands but Frank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frank has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Frank!