PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Frankies (ranked 1733 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Joshi Dell (ranked 233 p4p, 243 weight class). Frankies's entrance music is Steady as she goes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frankies
vs
Dell

175 cm
21
177
6 - 4 - 0

179 cm
30
169
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Dell misses.
Dell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dell scores with a jab. Frankies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frankies blocks a jab.
Frankies shoots and misses
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Frankies with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Frankies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Dell.

Dell gets caught napping as Frankies dives in and scores a takedown. Dell manages to retain guard.
Frankies cracks Dell with a solid left hand.
Frankies landing some decent shots from guard.
Frankies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dell's guard.
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!
Dell gets back to full guard.
Dell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Dell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Frankies has his hands clasped together but Dell extends and breaks Frankies's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshi Dell!
Joshi Dell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.