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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choi has chosen MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Long Man Choi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Man Choi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis throws a leg kick but Choi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Francis shoots for a double leg takedown but Choi sprawls well. He's pushed Francis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choi drops Francis with a beautiful combination! Francis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Choi is looking for the KO!
Francis is rocked!
Francis is breathing heavily.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Choi misses.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
Choi misses with the combination.
Choi misses with a series of wild punches.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Francis circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis seems to have got his legs back now.
Long Man Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Francis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Francis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Choi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi tries to hold on but Francis postures up.
Choi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis unloads with some shots from mount but Choi bucks and avoids them well.
Francis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Choi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Choi wants to control but Francis is having none of it.
Choi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francis controlling the position easily from mount.
Francis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Choi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Choi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Francis avoids the attempt from Choi to control.
Choi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Francis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Choi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Francis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Francis trying to control but Choi is having none of it.
Choi can't escape the position.
Francis avoids the attempt from Choi to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Choi is looking to get to half guard.
Choi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Choi tries to hold on but Francis pushes him away.
Choi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Francis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Francis controlling from mount.
Choi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Man Choi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choi.
Choi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francis pushes down on Choi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Francis lands a nice short elbow.
Francis wants to take a breather but Choi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi trying to control but Francis postures up.
Francis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
Francis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
Francis is looking to take a break and control but Choi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Choi is trying to stand back up but Francis is controlling him
Choi is looking to improve his position.
Francis is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Choi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Choi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Francis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Francis wants to work for an arm triangle but Choi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Choi is trying to stand back up but Francis is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis wants to control but Choi is keeping him busy.
Francis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choi's head.
Choi is trying to maintain the position but Francis is very close to passing his half guard.
Choi is staying active underneath Francis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Choi is trying to stand.
Choi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Francis manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis prevents Choi from getting the reversal.
Francis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Choi is squirming around, avoiding Francis's attempts to control the action.
Francis looking to ground and pound but Choi is blocking nicely.
Choi is squirming around, avoiding Francis's attempts to control the action.
Francis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Choi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Choi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Francis looking to ground and pound but Choi is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Francis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Choi throws a right and a left that Francis avoids nicely.
Francis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choi throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Francis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Choi sprawls well initially but Francis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Francis stands up out of the half guard.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Choi is fending him off so far but Francis persists. Nope, Choi circles away and we're back to standing.
Choi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi throws a series of punches but Francis avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Francis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Choi circles away.
Choi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Francis controls the position from side control.
Francis working the ground and pound but Choi is defending the strikes.
Francis in side control, throwing shots but Choi defends.
Francis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Francis trying to control the action but Choi is working from the bottom.
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.
Francis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Choi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Check out the look on Francis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Choi struggling a bit here.
Choi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Francis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Francis scoring with punches from side control.
Choi is looking to regain half guard here but Francis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to control but Francis postures up.
Francis has hold of Choi's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Choi seems comfortable defending it but Francis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Choi is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Choi is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Francis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Francis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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