PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Days (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Days
vs
Franks

188 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Days!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Franks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from Days misses
and Franks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Days scores with a kick to the body.
Days lands a body shot.
Days throws a leg kick
and Franks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Days misses with a leg kick
and Franks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Days throws a leg kick
and Franks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Days lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Days finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Franks looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Days.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Days pushes him off.
Franks wants to clinch up but Days keeps it at a distance.
Days comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Days. That's going to slow Franks down.
Days lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Days there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Days throws a sloppy head kick

and Franks counters by clinching up.
Days wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Days can't break the clinch.
Franks trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Days's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Days's brow.
Days tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Days's brow.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.

Days pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Days wants to clinch.
Days throws a quick inside leg kick.
Days lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Days lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franks takes a step back to recover.
Days throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Days scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Days moves into the clinch.
Days is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Days escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Days lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Days. That's going to slow Franks down.
Days throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Days is looking to clinch.
Days throws a head kick that misses.
Days throws a body kick the misses

and Franks counters by clinching up.
Days avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Days is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franks throws an elbow but misses.
Days managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Franks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Days is defending well for now.
Days wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
Franks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Days.
Days working hard to break the clinch.
Days wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Days has managed to clinch.
Franks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Days missing with knees to the body.
Days is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Days is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Franks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Days is defending well for now.
Days blocks the elbow strike.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Days blocks with his arms.
Days can't break the clinch.

That's four 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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Days blocks it.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Days's efforts to push away.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Days avoids the damage to the body.
Days is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Days leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks throws an elbow but it misses.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Days blocks with his arms.
Days is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Days can't break the clinch.
Days tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Days wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Days tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Days blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Days's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Days blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Days dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Franks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Days misses with a leg kick

and Franks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franks obliges.
Days blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
Days working hard to break the clinch.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Days avoids it.
Days blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Days wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Days tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Days is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Days is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Days wants to break free but Franks has control.

Days escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks tries to clinch but Days is having none of it.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Days darts in trying to clinch

and Franks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Days's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Days blocks an elbow strike.
Days is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks has Days pressed against the cage, preventing Days from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franks.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Days avoids it.
Franks lands a nice knee to the body.
Days wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Franks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franks misses with a knee to the head.

Days escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks blocks a head kick by Days.
A nice inside leg kick there by Days. That's going to slow Franks down.
Eddie Days seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Days fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Days throws a sloppy head kick

and Franks counters by moving into the clinch.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Days avoids it.
Days is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Days wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks trying to land knees to the body.
Days is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Days is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Days's efforts to push away.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Days wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Days is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Days misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franks.
Franks missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Days is blocking nicely.
Days tries a knee to the head but Franks blocks it.
Days tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Days is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks keeps control of Days as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Days is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
Days is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.

Days manages to break the clinch.
Days thuds his shin into the meat of Franks's side.
Days scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Days. Days obviously looking to wear him down.
Days throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Days throws a nice outside leg kick.
Days throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franks takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Days fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Days.
Days delivers a nice body kick.
Franks walks into a left hand.
Days wants to clinch but Franks slips to the side

and Franks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franks.
Days has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Days avoids the elbow strike from Franks, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franks obliges.
Days connects with a knee to the head.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Days avoids a wild elbow strike from Franks.
Days looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Days avoids the elbow strike from Franks, against the cage.
Days working hard to break the clinch.
Days presses Franks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Days 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!

Days avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Days looks to throw a body kick

and Franks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Days is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Days wants to break free but Franks has control.
Days is trying to break free.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Days blocks it.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Days blocks with his arms.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Days tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.

Days manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Days.

Days forces Franks back against the cage and clinches.
Days avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Days's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Days wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Days's efforts to push away.
Days is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Days managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Days wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Days has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Days can't break the clinch.
Days wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
Franks throws an elbow that misses.
Days lands a nice uppercut.
Days looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Days tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Days's efforts to push away.
Franks misses with a knee strike.

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 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Days leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Days wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Days working hard to break the clinch.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
Days is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Days is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Days tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Days is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Days is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Days blocks it.
Days is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Days is defending well for now.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Days blocks it with crossed arms.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks keeps control of Days as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Days's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Days throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Days throws a leg kick

and Franks counters by clinching up.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Days leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Days leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Days's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franks is looking to clinch.
Days cracks Franks with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Franks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Days - the referee stops the clock and Franks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Days. Franks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alan Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Days connects with a leg kick. Franks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Days thumps Franks with a low kick.
Eddie Days is winning the standup battle so far.
Franks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Days changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Days.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Days.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Days lands with a kick to the ribs.
Days throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Days misses

and Franks counters by moving into the clinch.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Days blocks with his arms.

Days escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Days.
Franks blocks the body kick.
Days throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Days there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eddie Days is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Days lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Days.
Days fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franks.
Days fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Days showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Days, 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... Eddie Days!