PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 1463 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 168 p4p, 236 weight class). Oren has chosen La Caution - Thé à la Menthe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Francis
vs
Oren

205 cm
25
235
6 - 2 - 0

205 cm
32
272
14 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oren. Oren obviously looking to wear him down.
Oren just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Francis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Francis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oren misses with a looping right.
Oren throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Tarik Oren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oren throws a lazy uppercut

and Francis counters with a head kick that drops Oren to the mat! Oren scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Francis has Oren up against the cage in a clinch.
Oren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Oren on the inside.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oren fails to land.
Oren struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis controls his hands.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Oren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Francis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis tries to work over Oren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Oren.
Oren scores with a hook to the body.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Oren.
Oren tries to throw a body punch but Francis avoids it by throwing Oren back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Oren.
Oren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis scores with a hook to the body.
Oren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oren works on Francis's body with a couple of short punches.
Oren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Oren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oren lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oren!
Francis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A good leg kick by Oren.
Francis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oren lands a head kick. Francis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Oren tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oren misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Francis's head coaches at Gunplay MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oren delivers a nice body kick.
Oren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Oren bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Francis! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Francis is rocked!
Oren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Francis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francis controls Oren momentarily but Oren frees himself.
Francis seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Francis has his hands on Oren's head, controlling the position.
Francis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Francis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oren tries to roll over but Francis keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren moves into full guard.
Francis slips nicely into half guard.
Oren is trying to get back to full guard.
Francis not doing much here.
Oren trying to control from the bottom.
Francis is pressing down on Oren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oren is holding on for now.
Francis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Francis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oren with a nice calf kick.
Oren lands the left hand.
Francis checks a low kick from Oren.
Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarik Oren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oren tries to score with a low kick but Francis moves his leg out of the way.
Oren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis tried to counter with a leg kick but Oren avoided it.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oren.
Francis wants to clinch up but Oren keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis avoids the head kick by Oren.
Oren lands a head shot.
Oren throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
Francis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oren throws a lazy head kick
and Francis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oren lands with a kick to the temple. Francis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oren thumps Francis with a low kick.
Oren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oren throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oren. That's going to slow Francis down.
Oren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Oren misses.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oren throws a body kick that misses.
Oren feints and then cracks Francis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francis down.
Francis checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Oren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Francis avoids the head kick by Oren.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Oren is just out of range.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Oren.
Francis ducks right into an uppercut from Oren.
Oren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Jayson Francis's cut is getting worse.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oren throws out a powerful jab.
Francis is looking to slow Oren down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Francis checks a leg kick.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oren.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Oren.
It appears Francis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oren looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oren can pounce on him.
Francis slips under a jab from Oren.
Francis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oren.
Oren misses with a body kick.
Francis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Oren manages to avoid it.
Oren misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Oren misses.
Oren throws a head kick but Francis moves out of range.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oren moves away.
Francis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oren scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oren connects with a leg kick.
Oren misses with a hook.
Francis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oren slips under a jab from Francis.
Oren misses with a left hand
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Francis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Francis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Francis checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oren blocks a head kick by Francis.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Francis throws a head kick but Oren moves out of range.

Oren throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Francis stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Oren follows into mount!

Francis is rocked!
Francis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oren looking to control but Francis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oren has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shut Up & Train!. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Francis has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Oren's lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Francis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Francis controls Oren momentarily but Oren frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis pulls Oren in close to prevent any damage.
Francis is trying to keep Oren in close.
Oren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Francis's guard.
Oren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis pulls Oren in close to prevent any damage.
Francis looking to control.
Francis keeping full guard, as Oren tries to pass.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oren trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Francis trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oren looks for the body kick but Francis saw that one coming.
Francis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francis was well out of range. Poor timing from Oren.
Francis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Francis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Francis scores with a jab.
Francis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francis slips under a jab.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oren was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Oren throws a combination that misses
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oren thumps Francis with a low kick.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oren.
Jayson Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Oren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oren scores with a head kick.
Oren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oren checks the leg kick.
Oren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oren connects with a body shot that sends Francis's belly button to the back.
Francis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Francis connects with a crisp jab.
Oren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Oren lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as Francis blocks the leg kick.
Francis blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Oren misses
and Oren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
A good leg kick by Oren.
Oren with a hook.

Jayson Francis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Francis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Francis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oren scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Oren scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oren lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Oren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Oren!
Tarik Oren decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.