PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shay Bangwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bangwell's entrance music is Bon Jovi - Its my Life. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bangwell
vs
Franklin

192 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shay Bangwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Pat Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangwell misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Franklin clinches with his opponent.
Franklin tries to circle away but Bangwell has him pinned against the ropes.
Bangwell keeps control of Franklin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin is working for takedown but Bangwell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Franklin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bangwell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shay Bangwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Franklin drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bangwell won't allow Franklin to get back to his feet.
Bangwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Franklin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bangwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bangwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bangwell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bangwell throwing strikes but missing.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bangwell is controlling him.
Bangwell throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bangwell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bangwell throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but instead Bangwell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bangwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bangwell throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Bangwell won't let him.
Franklin looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bangwell is working an open guard so Franklin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bangwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Bangwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the ropes. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franklin avoids it really well and circles away.
Bangwell looks for a takedown but Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Bangwell avoids them all with ease.
Bangwell throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Franklin gets caught flat footed, as Bangwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Franklin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bangwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bangwell!
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!
Franklin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bangwell tries to reverse the position but Franklin maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pat Franklin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Franklin misses with a head kick.
Bangwell lands a head kick!

It looks like Pat Franklin has been cut.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin can't break the clinch.
Franklin is pressed up against the ropes. Bangwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franklin down to the mat. Franklin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin tries to bum rush Bangwell with a series of wild strikes but Bangwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bangwell sprawls well. He's pushed Franklin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shay Bangwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bangwell's waist but Bangwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franklin off to one side.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Bangwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franklin avoids it really well and circles away.
Franklin stuffs the takedown attempt from Bangwell. Bangwell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shay Bangwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
Bangwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bangwell is looking to clinch.
Bangwell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franklin.
Bangwell throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin slaps away a takedown attempt from Bangwell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bangwell wants to clinch but Franklin slips to the side
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bangwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bangwell fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bangwell misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Franklin closes the distance and clinches.

Franklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bangwell blocks a head kick by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bangwell fails with a takedown attempt.

Franklin clinches.
Bangwell is trying to pull guard but Franklin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Franklin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bangwell pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Bangwell.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangwell counters with a series of strikes. Franklin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bangwell scoring well with a low kick there.
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Franklin both land. Nice combination.
Bangwell has a takedown stuffed.
Bangwell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin swinging wildly here.
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bangwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Bangwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bangwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Franklin looks to land a combination. Bangwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bangwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Franklin circles away.
Bangwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pat Franklin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pat Franklin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bangwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Franklin's guard.
Bangwell throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bangwell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bangwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bangwell 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.
Bangwell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangwell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Franklin gets to his feet. Bangwell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bangwell.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franklin.
Bangwell shoots for a takedown but Franklin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bangwell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bangwell somewhat.
Franklin tests Bangwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Franklin misses with the combination.

Franklin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bangwell to the mat! Bangwell manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franklin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangwell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shay Bangwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Franklin rushes Bangwell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bangwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Franklin ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Franklin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bangwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Franklin is trying to keep Bangwell in close.

Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bangwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bangwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bangwell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franklin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bangwell has managed to get both his arms back between Franklin's legs - danger averted.
Franklin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bangwell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bangwell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pat Franklin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Franklin holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to stand and escape but Bangwell is having none of it.
Bangwell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
Bangwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bangwell lands a couple of elbows.
Bangwell is working Franklin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Bangwell isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bangwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shay Bangwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangwell throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Franklin.
I've got Franklin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Franklin!