PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Francis (ranked 5191 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beream Tankersal (ranked 4607 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Francis
vs
Tankersal

216 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beream Tankersal!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with the combination.

Tankersal rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Francis wants a takedown.
Tankersal lands a shoulder strike.

Francis successfully pulls guard.
Francis is striking off his back. Tankersal thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Tankersal is keen to just control but Francis is a slippery customer.
Francis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tankersal stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Tankersal clinches up against the cage.

Tankersal has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Francis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Francis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tankersal has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Francis's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tankersal lands strikes to the head.
Francis tries to escape but Tankersal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tankersal scores with punches to the body.

Francis is rocked!
I really don't envy Francis right now.
Oh Francis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tankersal has got one arm under Francis's chin. This could be trouble... Francis trying to control the other hand but Tankersal gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Francis has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Beream Tankersal!