PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Petersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Franks
vs
Petersson

190 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Petersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersson misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks doesn't manage to clinch there - Petersson circles away.

Franks rushes Petersson and presses him up against the cage.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Petersson looks gassed!
Franks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Franks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersson's brow.
Franks lands an elbow inside.
Petersson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franks lands an elbow just above Petersson 's eye.
Franks lands an elbow that stopped Petersson in his tracks for a moment.
Franks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Franks crunches a lovely knee into Petersson's ribcage.
Franks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petersson.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petersson wants to break free but Franks has control.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Petersson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petersson avoids it.
Petersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petersson blocks the elbow strike.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson working hard to break the clinch.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petersson tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks misses with a knee to the head.
Franks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Petersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Petersson tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Franks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Petersson blocks with his arms.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Franks misses with an elbow over the top.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Franks throws an elbow that misses.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franks throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Franks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab lands there for Petersson.
Tim Petersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersson.
Franks slips under a jab from Petersson.
Franks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petersson is breathing heavily.

Franks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Franks.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Franks connects with a knee to the head.
Franks landing knees to the head.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks trying to land knees to the body.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petersson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petersson working hard to break the clinch.
Petersson tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks throws an elbow that misses.
Petersson wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petersson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Petersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alan Franks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Franks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
Franks lands a nice knee to the body.
Franks lands a nice elbow.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks working Petersson over with knees to the body.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Petersson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersson's brow.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Petersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petersson avoids it.
Petersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Franks.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petersson avoids the elbow strike from Franks, against the cage.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Franks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Petersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Franks.
Some wild striking there from Petersson.
Franks slips under a jab from Petersson.
Franks is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petersson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson misses with a double jab.
Petersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson is having none of it.
Franks dodges the punch combination from Petersson.
Petersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Petersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two 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.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Petersson throws a series of punches but Franks moves out of range.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Petersson misses with a wild combination.
Franks is looking to clinch but Petersson is avoiding it.
Petersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Franks.

Franks moves into the clinch successfully.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Franks.
Franks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersson's face.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petersson is defending well for now.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franks throws an elbow but it misses.
Petersson blocks the elbow strike.
Tim Petersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersson's face.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks misses with an elbow strike.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alan Franks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

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