PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LaDarius Frank (ranked 3715 p4p, 6408 weight class) and Allan Sailorman (ranked 458 p4p, 660 weight class). Frank comes to the cage accompanied by Quincy Jones - Theme from Sanford & Son. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Frank
vs
Sailorman

182 cm
21
179
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
179
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDarius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allan Sailorman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailorman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frank is able to avoid easily.
Sailorman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Sailorman just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank blocks a leg kick.
Sailorman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sailorman misses with a body kick.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sailorman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sailorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sailorman misses the shot to the body.
Sailorman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Sailorman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
We've been hearing reports that Frank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sailorman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sailorman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sailorman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sailorman scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDarius Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailorman tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.

Frank pulls guard effortlessly.

Frank escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sailorman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sailorman sitting in guard here, content to control.

Frank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sailorman is one step ahead there.
Sailorman controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sailorman is looking to land body kicks.
Sailorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Sailorman pushes him off.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sailorman.
Frank shoots in for a takedown but Sailorman shows good takedown defense.
Sailorman connects with an inside leg kick.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sailorman lands with an overhand left.
Sailorman just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frank blocks a head kick by Sailorman.
Sailorman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Frank clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sailorman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sailorman struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sailorman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sailorman walks away with a smile on his face. Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A lazy left from Sailorman finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank is looking to clinch but Sailorman is avoiding it.
Sailorman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sailorman misses with a body shot.
Frank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sailorman keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Frank shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frank showed some decent athleticism there.
Sailorman trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sailorman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sailorman throws a head kick that half lands.
Sailorman works Frank's body with a nice hook.
Sailorman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sailorman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailorman throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Sailorman.
Sailorman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tests Sailorman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LaDarius Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sailorman gets tackled into the cage by Frank. Frank maintains the clinch.
Sailorman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to pull guard but Sailorman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frank tries to pull guard but Sailorman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDarius Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailorman pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Sailorman has him pressed against the cage.
Sailorman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sailorman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sailorman slows down the pace here.
Sailorman throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Sailorman has him pressed against the cage.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Sailorman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frank tries to pull guard but Sailorman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sailorman just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailorman tries a knee to the head but Frank blocks it.
Sailorman slowing the pace effectively.
Frank being controlled against the cage.

Frank pulls guard successfully.

Frank throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sailorman uses it to pass to side control.
Sailorman is staying tight to Frank's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sailorman advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sailorman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank is in all sorts of trouble here.

Sailorman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Frank tries to clinch up but Sailorman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sailorman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frank at a distance.
Frank shoots in and drives through. Sailorman sprawls well.
Sailorman swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailorman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allan Sailorman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sailorman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sailorman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Sailorman.
Sailorman lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sailorman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sailorman ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sailorman! But no joy.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Sailorman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailorman. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank wants to clinch up but Sailorman keeps it at a distance.
Frank is looking to clinch but Sailorman is avoiding it.

Frank clinches up against the cage.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Sailorman.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sailorman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sailorman smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Sailorman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sailorman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Sailorman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailorman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sailorman pushes Frank away with a front kick.
Sailorman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Sailorman breaks away and moves out of range.
Sailorman looks for the body kick but Frank saw that one coming.
Frank wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sailorman connects with an inside leg kick.
Frank slips a jab from Sailorman.
Frank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sailorman's waist but Sailorman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frank off to one side.
Nice shot by Frank.
Nice sprawl there from Sailorman as Frank shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailorman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailorman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frank rather than just go for the knockout.
Sailorman with a nice calf kick.
Frank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sailorman misses with a low kick.
Frank tries to counter by clinching up but Sailorman breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailorman tries to score with a low kick but Frank moves his leg out of the way.
Sailorman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sailorman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frank doesn't seem bothered though.
Frank lands a jab to the head.
Sailorman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Sailorman.
Sailorman pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sailorman misses with a knee to the head.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sailorman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LaDarius Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frank jumps guard but Sailorman stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sailorman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaDarius Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailorman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frank's defenses.

It looks like LaDarius Frank has been cut.
Allan Sailorman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frank blocks an elbow strike.
Frank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sailorman walks away with a smile on his face. Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sailorman misses with a body punch

and Frank counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank fails to pull guard.
Frank fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Frank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sailorman uses from the top position.
Sailorman advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sailorman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Frank!
Sailorman controlling the pace for now.
Frank is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailorman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frank is squirming around, avoiding Sailorman's attempts to control the action.
Frank has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sailorman keeps control of the position easily here as Frank tries to buck him off.
Sailorman is continuing to stall.
Allan Sailorman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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.
Sailorman doesn't have the hooks in and Frank manages to turn into his guard.
Frank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frank won't allow Sailorman to sweep him here.
Sailorman pulls Frank in close to his closed guard and prevents Frank from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frank won't allow Sailorman to sweep him here.
Frank in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Sailorman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sailorman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Sailorman!
After winning the bout, Allan Sailorman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.