PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Frankies (ranked 2276 p4p, 5155 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 299 p4p, 534 weight class). Frankies kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steady as she goes. Mada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fighter Mode kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Frankies
vs
Mada

175 cm
24
177
10 - 8 - 0

190 cm
34
180
12 - 38 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 10 - 8 - 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 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frankies pushes Mada up against the cage in a clinch.

Frankies is trying to trip Mada. He has hold of a leg but Mada is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Frankies persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Frankies seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Frankies advances position into side control!
Frankies advances nicely into full mount.
Frankies controlling the pace for now.
Frankies lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mada regains half guard.
Frankies keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankies's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mada throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Frankies is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frankies prevents Mada from improving his position.
Frankies is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Further stalling from Frankies.
Mada has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Sydney. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Frankies prevents Mada from improving his position.
Frankies passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mada!
Frankies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankies looking to finish Mada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mada!
Frankies takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mada is trying to escape the mount.
Frankies controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mada is looking to get to half guard.
Frankies unloading with bombs!
Frankies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankies seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mada for as long as he can get away with.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Frankies is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frankies landing strikes from the mount.
Mada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frankies takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Frankies dominated that round.
That's time! Frankies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frankies dives in and scores a takedown into Mada's guard.
Frankies looking to pass the guard.
Frankies controlling from the top position.
Frankies works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Edgar Frankies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frankies is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankies working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mada is looking for a sweep. Frankies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frankies takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frankies passes to side control.
Frankies controls the position.
Frankies in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mada trying to remain calm as Frankies controls from the top position.
Frankies has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frankies lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mada down.
Frankies is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mada will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankies lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Frankies working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Mada is rocked!

Frankies in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mada is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edgar Frankies!
A very excited looking Edgar Frankies made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gajah Mada was interviewed post fight and said 'World please forgive Me'.