PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Frankies (ranked 1858 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 250 p4p, 464 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frankies might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steady as she goes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mada's choice of entrance music: Fighter Mode. Gajah Mada will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Frankies
vs
Mada

175 cm
23
177
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
34
180
12 - 36 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Seventh Circle Clothing

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frankies rushes Mada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mada misses with the head strike.
Frankies blocks a body shot from Mada.
Mada stalling in the clinch but Frankies improves position.

Frankies pulls guard successfully.
Frankies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mada's guard.

Mada wants to control but Frankies passes easily into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankies working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Frankies with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankies has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frankies is thwarting Mada's attempts to control the position.
Frankies keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankies moves nicely into side control.
Mada is trying to escape the position but Frankies is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mada trying to control but Frankies flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Frankies is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mada is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Frankies has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mada's body.

Mada fending off the submission attempt from Frankies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankies controls the action.

Frankies is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Mada has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Frankies has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Mada taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Frankies doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edgar Frankies!
A victorious Edgar Frankies thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Gajah Mada stepped up to the mic, saying 'World please forgive Me'.