PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franks has chosen Bad Touch as his entrance music. James Franks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nietzsche
vs
Franks

173 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

170 cm
25
159 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Just Fight

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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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich Nietzsche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nietzsche looks to land a body kick but Franks moved away.
Nietzsche takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nietzsche throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nietzsche throws a looping overhand right but Franks ducks down to avoid it.
Nietzsche misses with a leg kick

and Franks counters by moving into the clinch.
Nietzsche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nietzsche has a couple of punches blocked by Franks.
Nietzsche is looking for a takedown.
Franks misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franks.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Nietzsche keeps him there for the moment.
Nietzsche lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nietzsche lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nietzsche lands with a right to the head.
Nietzsche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nietzsche softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nietzsche's defenses.
Franks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nietzsche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franks controlling the action here for a moment.

Nietzsche escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nietzsche fails to land the takedown.
Nietzsche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franks throws a head kick but Nietzsche moves out of range.
Nietzsche takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Franks clinches.
Franks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nietzsche backwards.
Franks avoiding damage as Nietzsche throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to break free but Nietzsche pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nietzsche.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nietzsche misses with a punch on the inside.
Franks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franks struggles to land a body shot inside as Nietzsche controls his hands.

Nietzsche breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Nietzsche.
Donk. Franks catches Nietzsche right on the button with a cross.
Franks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Franks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nietzsche throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Franks tries a head kick but it misses.
Nietzsche throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nietzsche's head.
Franks punishes Nietzsche's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche misses with a low kick.
Franks throws a body kick that misses.
Franks slips a jab from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franks.
Franks moves away from the strike by Nietzsche.
Franks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nietzsche circles away quickly and effectively.
Nietzsche looks to land a body kick but Franks moved away.
Franks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nietzsche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Franks throws a body kick that misses.
Franks misses with a body shot.
Franks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nietzsche lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche blocks a low kick nicely.
Franks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Nietzsche.
James Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franks 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.
Franks throws a lazy head kick
letting Nietzsche counter with a right hand.
Nietzsche moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Franks.

Nietzsche clinches with his opponent.
Nietzsche misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Franks.
Nietzsche is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nietzsche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks is looking to control Nietzsche's arms but Nietzsche gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franks has his back to the cage.
Nietzsche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Nietzsche has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Franks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nietzsche.
Nietzsche lands a right hand.
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 Friedrich Nietzsche will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nietzsche shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Franks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Franks is rocked!
Nietzsche controls from within his opponent's guard.
Franks is still in real trouble! Can Nietzsche finish him?

Nietzsche drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nietzsche as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Franks screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nietzsche! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Friedrich Nietzsche!
Our winner, Friedrich Nietzsche, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.