DRC's Fight Night PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klick Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Clobberin Time. 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.

Franco
vs
Ash

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klick Ash!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco blocks a head kick by Ash.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ash manages to avoid it.
Ash scores with a push kick.
Ash shoots in for a double leg but Franco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Franco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Klick Ash has been cut.
Ash closes the distance and clinches up with Franco, looking for a takedown. Ash pushes Franco against the cage but Franco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Franco lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Franco finds it's target.
Ash needs to keep his hands up - Franco had a free shot at his head there.

Ash is rocked!
Franco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ash is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ash.
Ash seems to have recovered his senses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ash.
Keith Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klick Ash.
Ash looks gassed!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ash.
Franco misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Ash has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ash is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ash has his back to the cage.
Ash tries to pull guard but Franco holds him up against the cage and eventually Ash drops back down to his feet.
Franco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ash tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ash jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Franco walks away with a smile on his face. Ash gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franco slaps away a takedown attempt from Ash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ash avoids the head kick by Franco.
Ash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Franco does it's job there.
Horrible takedown by Ash or perhaps it was just good defense by Franco which made him look bad.

Franco drops Ash with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ash looks back up at him and smiles so Franco waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Franco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a shot from downtown. Ash moves away and avoids it.

Franco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Franco advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Franco.
Franco controlling from mount.

Franco is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Franco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Keith Franco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antanas Kazlau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antanas Kazlau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kazlau
vs
Power

200 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[MMABR] SOLID Nutritional - Tokyo's Best!!

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antanas Kazlau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Power!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazlau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.

Kazlau feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kazlau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Power looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazlau is one step ahead there.
Kazlau throwing strikes from guard but Power blocks nicely.
Kazlau really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kazlau being controlled here momentarily.

Kazlau stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Kazlau scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kazlau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Power is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power parries the strikes from Kazlau easily there. Kazlau is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Power to escape.
Kazlau working away.
Power taking a bit of punishment here - Kazlau scoring with strikes.
Power is trying to control Kazlau's posture but Kazlau avoids it.
Power gets back to half guard.
Power is pressing down on Kazlau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Power pulls Kazlau in close to his closed guard and prevents Kazlau from doing any damage or advancing position.
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazlau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazlau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power working a defensive guard here.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazlau being controlled here momentarily.
Kazlau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to sweep here but Kazlau controlling him for the moment.
Kazlau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power is pulling down on Kazlau's head. It's preventing any offense from Kazlau, at least for the moment.
Kazlau throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazlau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kazlau postures up.
Kazlau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Power looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kazlau puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Power trying to hold on to Kazlau's head to control him but Kazlau postures up.
Power flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Power is trying to control but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Power tries to clinch but Kazlau is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power misses with a takedown attempt

and Kazlau counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Power!
Power looks gassed!
Power is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kazlau breaks from Power's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antanas Kazlau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kazlau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Power misses with a takedown attempt

and Kazlau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Power has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazlau is working away from the top position though.

Power looking for subs from the bottom but Kazlau mounts him!
Power manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kazlau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Kazlau connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Power is breathing heavily.
Power trying to control but Kazlau postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazlau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kazlau lands a nice short elbow.
Power trying to control from the bottom.
Power is concentrating on defense, preventing Kazlau from advancing position.
Kazlau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kazlau throwing shots but Power is blocking nicely.
Kazlau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kazlau throwing shots but Power is blocking nicely.
Kazlau is thwarting Power's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Power with a poor takedown

and Kazlau counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazlau is working Power over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kazlau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Power striking off his back but it's not causing Kazlau any problems.
Kazlau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Power controls Kazlau momentarily but Kazlau frees himself.
Kazlau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to strike off his back.
Power is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Power looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kazlau scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazlau counters with a straight right hand.

Kazlau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Power did well to prevent Kazlau getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power works his way to full guard. Good work.

Power has his foot on Kazlau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kazlau works his way back into a safe position though.
Kazlau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazlau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Power throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Power wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kazlau landing some decent shots from guard.
Kazlau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Power works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antanas Kazlau dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Power shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kazlau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kazlau bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kazlau working away.
Kazlau throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Power works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Power is pressing down on Kazlau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Power isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kazlau stacks Power on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kazlau!
Power can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kazlau easily slips into full mount!
Power is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazlau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Power tries to lock up and control but Kazlau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Power is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kazlau landing shots from mount.
Kazlau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kazlau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Power's face.
Kazlau looking to finish Power with some ground and pound. This is bad for Power!
Power prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kazlau avoids the attempt from Power to control.
Kazlau fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Power is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control but Kazlau is having none of it.
Power is working to get back to half guard.
Kazlau lands a big elbow.
Power bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kazlau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kazlau tries to get out of the position.
Power's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Power is pushing down on Kazlau's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kazlau is fighting to maintain full guard but Power has managed to sneak the leg through.
Power lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Power wants to advance to full mount but Kazlau doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Power trying to control but Kazlau is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antanas Kazlau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazlau 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antanas Kazlau!