PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 676 p4p, 31 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 184 p4p, 7 weight class). Frankels comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dawn....Summer Solstice... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Kerr
vs
Bob Frankels

185 cm
29
269 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

200 cm
33
275 lbs
33 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Kerr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
Kerr is leaning against Frankels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frankels misses with the head strike.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Frankels blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Frankels lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Frankels - that landed with a thud.
Frankels misses with a body punch.
Frankels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
Frankels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankels blocking some punches.
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Frankels scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankels.
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankels blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels blocking some punches.
Kerr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Kerr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Frankels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankels lands a left hand.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frankels tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Frankels.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerr.
Frankels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerr blocking some punches.
Kerr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frankels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankels lands a body shot.
Frankels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Frankels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels has a couple of punches blocked by Kerr.
I was talking to Kerr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kerr gets through Frankels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerr lands a right hand.
Kerr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frankels.
Kerr blocking some punches.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
Frankels lands a left hand.
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankels takes a shot to the head.
Kerr throws a punch but it's blocked by Frankels.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
Kerr lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Frankels.
Frankels working aggressively here.
Kerr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frankels misses with the head strike.
Frankels cracks Kerr with a nice body shot.
Frankels working aggressively here.
Kerr lands a hook that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Kerr tries to work over Frankels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kerr as the two fighters clinch.
Kerr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerr is leaning against Frankels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frankels looks winded!
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
Kerr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Good body shot from Kerr.
Kerr lands a right hand.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Rocket Bob Frankels's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankels blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Kerr on the inside.
Kerr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankels.
Kerr lands with a right to the head.
Kerr throws a head punch that misses.
Kerr scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerr.
Kerr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Kerr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerr blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Kerr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerr lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Kerr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kerr cracks Frankels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Frankels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kerr throwing a counter right hand but Frankels manages to avoid it.
Kerr throws an overhand right that lands on Frankels's shoulder, as Frankels tries to avoid the shot.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
Frankels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kerr cracks Frankels with an uppercut from hell and Frankels crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kerr's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Frankels is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frankels's head.
Frankels is still in real trouble! Can Kerr finish him?
Kerr trying to control but Frankels is working from the bottom.
Frankels seems to have recovered his senses.
Frankels wants to control the position but Kerr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr trying to control from half guard but Frankels is working away.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels manages to get to full guard.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kerr stopping the sweep attempt from Frankels.
Frankels controls Kerr momentarily but Kerr frees himself.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Frankels keeps moving.
Kerr cracks Frankels with a solid left hand.

The cut above Rocket Bob Frankels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frankels keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frankels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Kerr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocket Bob Frankels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.