PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Resort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Resort
vs
Francis

160 cm
19
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

164 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Francis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis tries to clinch but Resort moves away

and Resort moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort lands a knee to the head.
Francis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Francis looking to throw knees to the head but Resort is blocking nicely.
Francis misses with an elbow strike.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis looking to slow down the pace here.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Resort stalling.
Francis throws an elbow but it misses.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis tries to break free but Resort pushes him back against the ropes.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Resort has Francis pressed against the ropes, preventing Francis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Resort.
Resort prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.

Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Resort momentarily.
Francis punishes Resort's body with a nice straight punch.
Resort keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Resort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resort keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Francis misses

and Resort counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Francis.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort lands a knee to the head.
Resort crunches a lovely knee into Francis's ribcage.
Francis looks gassed!
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Francis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Francis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Resort putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Resort obliges.
Francis misses with a knee to the head.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort scores with a knee to the head.
Resort utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Resort lands a knee to the head.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Resort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Resort landing knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Francis avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis with a knee to the head.
Resort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Francis wants to break free but Resort has control.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Resort lands a knee to the body.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resort slowing the pace effectively.
Resort lands a knee to the head.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Resort has him pressed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Resort obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Last Resort dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Resort has taken the fight to the clinch.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort has Francis pressed against the ropes, preventing Francis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francis is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Resort rushes Francis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Francis avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Francis is trying to force a seperation but Resort has the dominant position.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis wants to break free but Resort has control.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Resort keeps control of Francis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Resort displaying some good clinch control by pressing Francis up against the ropes.
Francis tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Francis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Francis is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francis looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Resort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort scores a nice knee to the body.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort misses with a knee strike.

Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a two punch combo.
Resort tries to clinch but Francis moves out of range.
Francis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Resort.
A good leg kick by Resort.
Francis misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Resort.

Resort has taken the fight to the clinch.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Resort is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis is looking to control Resort's arms but Resort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Francis has his back to the ropes.
Resort crunches a lovely knee into Francis's ribcage.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resort lands a good knee to the midsection. Francis won't want to take too many of those.
Resort lands a good knee to the midsection. Francis won't want to take too many of those.
Resort landing knees to the body.
Francis avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Francis tries a knee to the head but Resort blocks it.
Francis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resort is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Francis avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Last Resort dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Resort.
Francis moves in looking to clinch but Resort pushes him off.
Resort throws a leg kick which misses Francis's front leg but catches the back leg as Francis tries to avoid it.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis wants to clinch.

Resort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Francis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Francis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort scores with a knee to the head.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?

Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Resort.

Resort has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Francis throws an elbow but it misses.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glenn Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Francis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Francis is trying to break free.
Francis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Francis avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Francis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Resort.
A knee to the head by Resort.
Resort lands a knee to the body.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Resort tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Francis.
Resort lands a good knee to the midsection. Francis won't want to take too many of those.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but Resort blocks with his arms.
Last Resort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Last Resort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Resort has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Last Resort!
Last Resort decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.