PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Frans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keny Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frans comes to the cage accompanied by I dont wanna wait. Davide Frans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keny Boxer's chin.

Frans
vs
Boxer

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davide Frans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keny Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Frans.
Boxer cracks Frans with a good jab.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Frans.

Frans drives through with a takedown into Boxer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frans passes into half guard.
Frans sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frans wants to free his trapped foot but Boxer is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frans stalling.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frans.
Frans controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Davide Frans.

Frans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frans is looking to take a break and control but Boxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Frans is looking to advance position but Boxer won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frans controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Davide Frans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Frans 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Frans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Keny Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer misses with the combination.

Boxer tries to keep at a distance but Frans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boxer prevents the takedown attempt.
Boxer is trying to force a seperation but Frans has the dominant position.
Frans keeps control of Boxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Frans manages to break the clinch.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer looks gassed!
Frans thuds his shin into the meat of Boxer's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davide Frans dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boxer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Frans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frans content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frans uses his free foot to push down on Boxer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boxer.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Frans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frans landing shots from mount.
Frans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boxer wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frans controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Frans is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Frans grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Boxer takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Frans cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davide Frans!