PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Villa has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. Poncho Villa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Franklin
vs
Villa

195 cm
30
303 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

208 cm
29
300 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Villa's front leg but catches the back leg as Villa tries to avoid it.
Franklin misses with a head kick.
Villa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franklin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Villa blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Franklin lands with a good body shot.
Franklin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Villa tries to land a leg kick but Franklin saw it coming and moves away.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
John Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a chopping leg kick but Villa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Franklin scores with the left hand. Villa knows he should have avoided that one.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Villa. That snapped Franklin's head back.

It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
Franklin thumps Villa with a low kick.
Villa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Franklin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa misses with a straight right.
Villa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franklin slips under a jab from Villa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Villa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Villa settles back down.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Franklin looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa checks a low kick from Franklin.
Villa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Franklin checks it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a leg kick that misses.
Villa throws a hook to the side of Franklin's head but Franklin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.
Villa moves out of range of the leg kick from Franklin.
Franklin throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin jabs Villa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Villa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villa.
Villa tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Franklin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Villa misses with a hook to the body
and Franklin counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Franklin to acknowledge the strikes.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Franklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa takes one to the side of the head.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Villa looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Villa checks a leg kick nicely.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa moves out of range as Franklin strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Villa.
Franklin checks a low kick from Villa.
Franklin throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Poncho Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Villa is predictable there
and Franklin counters with a head kick.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Villa misses.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Villa's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Villa misses.

Villa moves into the clinch successfully.

Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Villa tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Franklin finds it's way round the side to connect with Villa's head.

Franklin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villa tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa pulls Franklin in to control the position.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin landing with the ground and pound.
Villa has momentary wrist control but Franklin slips an elbow through the middle.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Franklin is working Villa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Franklin postures up in Villa's guard and throws a big left but Villa blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Villa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franklin is one step ahead there.

Franklin has gone for a leg lock! Villa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Franklin's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Villa tries to pass.
Franklin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Franklin throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Franklin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Franklin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franklin checks a leg kick.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
Franklin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Villa throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but Franklin slips the punch.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa throws a poor cross that misses
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

John Franklin's cut is getting worse.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Villa finds it's target.
Villa scores with a jab.

John Franklin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Villa wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Poncho Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Villa.

Jeez, John Franklin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Poncho Villa!