PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Abul (ranked 3268 p4p, 2096 weight class) and Edgar Frankies (ranked 0 p4p, 273 weight class). Abul's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stone The Crows. Frankies is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Steady as she goes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abul
vs
Frankies

184 cm
21
172
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
177
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Abul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies throws a body punch but Abul moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Abul. No joy for Frankies on that attempt.
Abul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frankies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abul scores with a jab.
Frankies fails with a takedown attempt.

Abul darts in and clinches Frankies up against the cage.
Frankies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Frankies gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Abul doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Frankies advances position into side control!
Abul is trying to improve his position.
Abul's coaches at Hyperbolic Time Chamber have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Abul throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Abul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frankies on the ground.
Frankies advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankies in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Frankies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frankies unloading with bombs!
Abul flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Frankies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankies's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Abul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abul is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Frankies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abul is looking to escape.
Frankies raining down shots from the mount!
Abul throwing hammer fists to the chest of Frankies. What's that going to do exactly?
Frankies prevents Abul from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Frankies.
Abul is squirming around, avoiding Frankies's attempts to control the action.
Frankies in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Abul is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankies lands a big elbow - Abul is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Abul is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgar Frankies!
Edgar Frankies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.