PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cute Fluffy Bunny has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Franks
vs
Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Franks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looks gassed!

Franks decides to stand back up.

Franks clinches up against the cage.
Franks lands a damaging elbow.

Franks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Franks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Franks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Cute Fluffy Bunny is working an open guard so Franks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Franks clinches up against the cage.

Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Franks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cute Fluffy Bunny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franks is looking to clinch.
Franks wants to clinch up but Cute Fluffy Bunny keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Franks forces Cute Fluffy Bunny back against the cage and clinches.

Franks manages to break the clinch.
Franks wants to clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny moves in looking to clinch but Franks pushes him off.

Franks moves into the clinch.

Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franks tries to clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.
Franks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny slaps away a takedown attempt from Franks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cute Fluffy Bunny dives in and grabs Franks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franks pushes down on Cute Fluffy Bunny's head and hops out.
Franks doesn't manage to clinch there - Cute Fluffy Bunny circles away.
Franks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cute Fluffy Bunny swivels and escapes.
Franks works Cute Fluffy Bunny's body with a nice hook.
Franks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Franks instigates a clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.

Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a looping left.

Franks has closed the distance and engaged Cute Fluffy Bunny in a clinch.

Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franks swings for the body but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.

Franks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cute Fluffy Bunny, pushing him back against the cage.

Franks manages to break the clinch.
Diego Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Franks clinches with his opponent.
Franks avoiding damage.
Franks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franks blocks a body shot from Cute Fluffy Bunny.

Franks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cute Fluffy Bunny pinned against the cage. Cute Fluffy Bunny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Franks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cute Fluffy Bunny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franks.
Franks shoots in but no luck this time.
Diego Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cute Fluffy Bunny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cute Fluffy Bunny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cute Fluffy Bunny circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Franks darts in and clinches Cute Fluffy Bunny up against the cage.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cute Fluffy Bunny is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks working Cute Fluffy Bunny over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks lands an elbow just above Cute Fluffy Bunny 's eye.

Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Franks has managed to clinch.
Franks lands an elbow inside that Cute Fluffy Bunny shrugs off.

Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Franks with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny pushes him off.
Franks scores with a head kick.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a leg kick

and Franks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franks leaning against his opponent.
Cute Fluffy Bunny stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cute Fluffy Bunny. Franks does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franks moves into range and clinches up with Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Franks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Franks manages to break the clinch.

Franks closes the distance and clinches.

Franks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cute Fluffy Bunny's waist but Cute Fluffy Bunny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franks off to one side.
Franks swats away the attempt to clinch by Cute Fluffy Bunny.

Franks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cute Fluffy Bunny, pushing him back against the cage.

Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny keeps the fight on the outside.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails with an attempt to clinch.

Franks moves into the clinch successfully.
Franks connects with a knee to the head.

Franks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cute Fluffy Bunny circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters by clinching up.

Franks manages to break the clinch.
Franks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Franks throws a head kick that half lands.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to bum rush Franks with a series of wild strikes but Franks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a takedown attempt
and Franks counters with a big head kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny shrugs it off.
Cute Fluffy Bunny falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a leg kick
and Franks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cute Fluffy Bunny is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a two punch combo.
Franks throws a sloppy head kick and Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny shoots for a takedown but Franks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Franks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cute Fluffy Bunny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Franks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cute Fluffy Bunny is looking to clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looks to land a combination but Franks avoids it well.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny pushes him off.

Franks rushes Cute Fluffy Bunny and presses him up against the cage.

Franks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cute Fluffy Bunny uses from the top position.
Franks has Cute Fluffy Bunny pulled in close to control his posture.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to pass the guard but Franks is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a strike but Franks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franks stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Franks gets a clinch.
Franks scores with a knee to the head.

Franks decides to pull guard.
Franks has Cute Fluffy Bunny pulled in close to control his posture.

Cute Fluffy Bunny has gone for a leg lock! Franks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cute Fluffy Bunny's guard.
Franks slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to control but Franks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franks slows the pace down in half guard.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to control but Franks is keeping busy.
Franks sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franks stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cute Fluffy Bunny to get to his feet.
Franks is looking to clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny is avoiding it.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Franks darts in and clinches Cute Fluffy Bunny up against the cage.
Franks lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franks breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franks is defended easily by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franks is defended easily by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Franks misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cute Fluffy Bunny counter with a right hand.
Diego Franks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franks lands a head kick. Cute Fluffy Bunny smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Franks fakes the leg kick and cracks Cute Fluffy Bunny in the body.
Franks has his takedown stuffed

and Cute Fluffy Bunny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cute Fluffy Bunny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Franks walks away with a smile on his face. Cute Fluffy Bunny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Franks!