PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fraquineti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Franklins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklins has chosen 100 Black Coffins by Rick Ross as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richie Franklins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fraquineti
vs
Franklins

171 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Fraquineti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richie Franklins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraquineti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franklins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fraquineti scrambles back to his feet.

Fraquineti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fraquineti working the body and head with strikes.
Fraquineti scores with a couple of short elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Franklins is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklins trying to control but Fraquineti flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Franklins is really stuck here.
Franklins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fraquineti off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Fraquineti has managed to slip his arm under Franklins's chin. This could be all over... yep, Franklins is tapping out! Submission win for Fraquineti.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Fraquineti!