PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Masvidal (ranked 3029 p4p, 5973 weight class) and Peter Franger (ranked 395 p4p, 578 weight class). Masvidal comes to the cage accompanied by "I Can Feel It". Peter Franger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masvidal
vs
Franger

180 cm
21
170
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Franger!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Masvidal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franger prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franger is keeping busy.
Franger lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
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!
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masvidal blocks the elbow strike.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Franger has the dominant position.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Franger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Franger leaning against his opponent.
Franger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franger lands a knee to the body.
Masvidal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masvidal can't break the clinch.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.
Franger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franger managing to block the knees to the body from Masvidal.
Franger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but Franger won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
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!
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Franger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franger avoids it.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Franger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Masvidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Franger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masvidal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Masvidal forces Franger back against the cage and clinches.
Masvidal is trying to maintain a safe position but Franger gets an underhook and turns Masvidal into the cage.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Peter Franger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franger prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Masvidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Franger has double underhooks.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Franger is controlling the position.
Franger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Franger has him pinned against the cage.
Franger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal letting Franger take a breather here.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Franger.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free but Franger has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Franger.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franger to keep the fight standing.
Franger throws an elbow but it misses.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Franger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franger avoiding damage as Masvidal throws knees to the body.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger missing with knees to the body.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franger wants to stall.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Franger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Franger as Masvidal shoots in.
Franger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at GET HYPED that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Masvidal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masvidal throws a right hand that Franger ducks under and follows up with a left that Franger also avoids with ease.
Masvidal backing away here, and Franger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franger defending well as Masvidal loads up on a big left hand.

Franger darts in and clinches Masvidal up against the cage.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franger to keep the fight standing.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Masvidal blocks an elbow strike.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Franger won't allow it.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
Franger misses with an elbow over the top.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but Franger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Franger.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franger throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Franger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger throws an elbow but it misses.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franger avoids it.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Franger won't allow it.
Franger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franger has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franger pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Franger has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Masvidal is trying to break free.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal jumps guard but Franger stands there with Masvidal around his waist. Masvidal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Masvidal blocks the elbow strike.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Franger has the dominant position.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franger missing with knees to the body.
Franger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Masvidal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masvidal blocks an elbow strike.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Jorge Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Franger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franger prevents a body shot from Masvidal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Franger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Franger!
The defeated Jorge Masvidal had this to say: 'I thought eating Double Quarter Pounders with Big Mac sauce wasn't that bad, but I guess it was.'.