PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Longinidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stelios Longinidis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Longinidis
vs
Franks

180 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stelios Longinidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Franks !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longinidis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Longinidis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franks misses with a hook to the body
and Longinidis counters with an inside leg kick.
Franks moves out of range of the body kick.
Longinidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longinidis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Franks clinches up with Longinidis and pushes him back against the cage.

Longinidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks throws a body shot but no joy.
Longinidis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Longinidis. Those never looked like landing.
Willie Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks misses with a straight right.
Longinidis misses with a double jab.
Franks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Franks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longinidis counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longinidis throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franks misses with a double jab
and Longinidis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Willie Franks has been cut.
Longinidis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longinidis counters with a two punch combo.
Franks misses with an uppercut.
Franks blocks a head kick by Longinidis.

Longinidis tries to keep at a distance but Franks has taken the fight into the clinch.

Longinidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Franks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Longinidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Franks misses.

Franks has Longinidis up against the cage in a clinch.
Longinidis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Franks 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Longinidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks misses with a body shot.
Longinidis throws a big counter combination but Franks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Longinidis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franks throws a body shot but no joy.
Longinidis throws a body shot but no joy.
Franks throws a lazy right hand but Longinidis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franks misses with an uppercut
and Longinidis counters with a left right combination that sends Franks crashing to the mat - Longinidis wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Franks out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stelios Longinidis!
In his post fight interview, Stelios Longinidis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Willie Franks had this to say: 'Next fight will be different '.