PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paublo Fransisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rassberry Juice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Juice
vs
Fransisco

185 cm
23
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rassberry Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paublo Fransisco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransisco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fransisco connects with a looping right hand.
Fransisco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fransisco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fransisco!

Fransisco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juice takes a shot to the head.
Fransisco stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fransisco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juice tries to work over Fransisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fransisco has him pressed against the cage.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Fransisco blocks it.
Juice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fransisco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fransisco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fransisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juice backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fransisco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fransisco lands with a light punch inside.
Juice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fransisco is trying to break the clinch but Juice is controlling him.
Juice tries to score a body lock takedown but Fransisco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Fransisco.
Juice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fransisco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rassberry Juice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fransisco gets underhooks to prevent Juice's takedown attempt.
Juice is looking to break free of the clinch but Fransisco has double underhooks.
A short right from Fransisco.
Juice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juice goes for a takedown attempt but Fransisco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juice is breathing heavily.
Juice slips a jab and a cross from Fransisco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fransisco throws a nice looking combination but Juice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fransisco misses with the combination.
Fransisco misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco throws a series of punches but Juice avoids them all with ease.
Fransisco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juice circles away quickly and effectively.
Juice dips to his left and cracks Fransisco with an uppercut!
Fransisco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juice.
Fransisco fails to land with a series of punches.

Juice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fransisco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fransisco seems a little lost for a moment, as Juice dominates the positioning.

Juice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco is looking for a sweep.
Fransisco wants to control but Juice postures up.

Juice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Juice works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Juice remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paublo Fransisco dominated that round.
That's time! Juice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Juice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fransisco to score with a decent uppercut.
Fransisco throws a right and a left that Juice avoids nicely.
Fransisco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juice circles away quickly and effectively.
Juice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paublo Fransisco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juice dodges the punch combination from Fransisco.
Fransisco scores with a one two! Juice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fransisco takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Juice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fransisco, pushing him back against the cage.
Fransisco stops a takedown attempt from Juice.
Fransisco is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Fransisco.
Juice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fransisco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Juice takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Juice tries for a takedown but Fransisco manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rassberry Juice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fransisco tries to break the clinch but Juice is controlling the position.
Juice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fransisco prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Fransisco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fransisco gets underhooks to prevent Juice's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco is stalling here.
Fransisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Juice won't allow it.
Juice scores with a shot to the side of Fransisco's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juice as Fransisco tries to tie him up.
Juice leaning against his opponent.
Juice working aggressively here.
Juice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fransisco is keeping busy.

Fransisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fransisco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juice circles away quickly and effectively.

Juice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fransisco's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fransisco holds on and takes a little breather.
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fransisco swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice stopping the sweep attempt from Fransisco.
Juice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fransisco is pulling down on Juice's head to control his posture.
Juice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juice wants to control from the top but Fransisco keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fransisco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Juice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Juice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juice stopping the sweep attempt from Fransisco.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but Fransisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fransisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paublo Fransisco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Juice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Juice with the ground and pound but Fransisco regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fransisco is looking for a sweep. Juice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Juice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fransisco has managed to free his arm - good work.

Juice seems to be looking for submissions.
Juice trying to control from half guard but Fransisco is working away.
Juice is looking to stall here but Fransisco recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice throws a strike but Fransisco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juice is trying to control the position but Fransisco postures up.
Fransisco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Fransisco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Juice is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two 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.

Juice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fransisco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fransisco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Juice is looking for a triangle but Fransisco pushes his legs off easily.
Fransisco tries to free his leg and advance position but Juice is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fransisco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juice has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fransisco has passed into side control.
Juice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fransisco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Fransisco stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juice is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Juice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juice takes one on the button.
Paublo Fransisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juice slips a jab and a cross from Fransisco.
Fransisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paublo Fransisco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fransisco stuffs the takedown.
Fransisco throws a right hand that Juice ducks under and follows up with a left that Juice also avoids with ease.
Paublo Fransisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fransisco lands with a straight right. Juice didn't see that one coming.
Rassberry Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fransisco scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Paublo Fransisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fransisco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paublo Fransisco!