PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Francis (ranked 3453 p4p, 3515 weight class) and Luis Siseiso (ranked 353 p4p, 364 weight class). Francis comes to the cage accompanied by Chambea. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Francis
vs
Siseiso

182 cm
24
180
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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UNSTOPPABLE NUTRITION
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Siseiso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siseiso lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Francis misses.
Siseiso defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Siseiso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Siseiso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Francis throws a series of punches but Siseiso moves out of range.
Siseiso throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Francis misses with the combination.
Siseiso dodges the punch combination from Francis.
Siseiso fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Siseiso.
Siseiso dodges the punch combination from Francis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siseiso.
Siseiso misses the jab.
It looked like Francis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Siseiso lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siseiso counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Francis as Siseiso shoots in.
Jonny Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Siseiso.
Siseiso scores with a three punch combo!
Francis misses with a hook.
Siseiso avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Siseiso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siseiso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis throws a head kick that half lands.
Siseiso throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siseiso.
Siseiso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siseiso scores with a leg kick.

Siseiso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Siseiso is controlling the position.

Francis pulls Siseiso into guard.
Siseiso trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Francis working a defensive guard here.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Siseiso tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siseiso with a nice head shot there.
Siseiso cracks Francis with a solid left hand.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
Siseiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Siseiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Siseiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Siseiso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Siseiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Siseiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Siseiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siseiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Francis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Siseiso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Siseiso from controlling successfully.
Siseiso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Siseiso looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siseiso circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luis Siseiso will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Siseiso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francis's sensitive parts.
Francis throws a right and a left that Siseiso avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siseiso. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siseiso moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.
Siseiso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
As Siseiso tries to get set, Francis tries to push him back and clinch up but Siseiso manages to avoid the attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Francis. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Siseiso tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Siseiso throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Siseiso throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Francis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jonny Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis lands with a right hand.
Jonny Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Siseiso works over Francis's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siseiso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siseiso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siseiso tries for a takedown but Francis manages to get underhooks.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis gets underhooks to prevent Siseiso's takedown attempt.
Jonny Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Siseiso.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siseiso backwards.

Francis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Siseiso regains guard immediately.
We've been hearing that Francis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Siseiso looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Francis is defending well. Siseiso quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Francis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Siseiso celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Siseiso!
Luis Siseiso took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Jonny Francis was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back stronger than ever. And I'll come for you motherfucker.'.