PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Franklin (ranked 25067 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Yujirou The Ogre (ranked 560 p4p, 471 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Franklin
vs
The Ogre

167 cm
27
205
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
205
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yujirou The Ogre!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
The Ogre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
Franklin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Ogre defends it nicely.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ogre as he jumps to the side.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Ogre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Franklin looks for a takedown but The Ogre sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Ogre throws a big shot that misses.
The Ogre misses the jab.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Ogre avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Ogre pinned against the cage. The Ogre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Franklin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Ogre, pushing him back against the cage.

Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from The Ogre does no damage.
Franklin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ogre as he jumps to the side.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - The Ogre circles away.
Franklin needs to keep his hands up - The Ogre had a free shot at his head there.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from The Ogre misses.
Yujirou The Ogre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Ogre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franklin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Ogre's waist but The Ogre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franklin off to one side.

Franklin has closed the distance and engaged The Ogre in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin is pushing The Ogre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin stalling.
Franklin has The Ogre pressed against the cage, preventing The Ogre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Ogre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Ogre's efforts to push away.
The Ogre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franklin tries to pull guard but The Ogre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.
The Ogre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard but The Ogre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.
The Ogre dodges an elbow strike from Franklin.

Franklin manages to break the clinch.
The Ogre swinging wildly here.

The Ogre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The Ogre pushes Franklin off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ogre throws a hook but Franklin blocks it.

Franklin gets a double leg takedown into The Ogre's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
The Ogre looking for a sweep. Not yet The Ogre, not yet.
The Ogre managing to control the position.
The Ogre keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
The Ogre seems keen to control Franklin's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yujirou The Ogre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Franklin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franklin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Ogre smiles and moves away.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be getting the better of the standup.

The Ogre tries to keep at a distance but Franklin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franklin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Franklin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin prevents The Ogre from breaking the clinch.

Franklin pulls The Ogre into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing The Ogre from controlling successfully.
The Ogre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Ogre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Ogre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Ogre throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The Ogre stands and steps away. Franklin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and The Ogre moves out of range easily.
Franklin tries to clinch up but The Ogre circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - The Ogre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Ogre.
Franklin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from The Ogre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
The Ogre has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin has The Ogre pressed against the cage, preventing The Ogre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but The Ogre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ogre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Ogre walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but The Ogre pushes him off.
The Ogre stuffs the takedown.
The Ogre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Ogre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin slips a jab from The Ogre.
The Ogre scores with a nice head shot.
The Ogre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from The Ogre.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Ogre defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Ogre misses its intended target.
Franklin drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Ogre sprawls and moves away.

Franklin closes the distance and pushes The Ogre back into the cage.

Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Ogre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Ogre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklin.
Franklin throws a series of punches but The Ogre avoids them all with ease.
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!
Franklin tries to clinch but The Ogre is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from The Ogre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Ogre.
The Ogre misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from The Ogre misses.
The Ogre swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
A jab from The Ogre misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yujirou The Ogre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Franklin looking for a takedown.

Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ogre but The Ogre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Ogre throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franklin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ogre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Ogre throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Ogre throws out the jab.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Ogre avoids it really well and circles away.
The Ogre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from The Ogre misses.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - The Ogre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. The Ogre sprawls well.
The Ogre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
The Ogre works over Franklin's head and body with a nice combination.

The Ogre throws a left that rocks Franklin and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! The Ogre dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Franklin regain composure!

Franklin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as The Ogre stalls from top position.
Oh Franklin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The Ogre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Franklin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! The Ogre gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Franklin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yujirou The Ogre!