|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joerfi Valmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darian Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
184 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joerfi Valmarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darian Frank!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Frank finds it's target.
A left lands for Frank.
Nice straight punches there by Frank. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frank.
Frank lands a nice hook to Valmarsson's body. Valmarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frank clobbers Valmarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frank moves into the clinch.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valmarsson backwards.
Frank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valmarsson has Frank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valmarsson has been working on his balance at Team Elite ($50), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Frank.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
Valmarsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Frank manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joerfi Valmarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valmarsson or not.
Frank scores with a shot to the side of Valmarsson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice shot to the body.
Valmarsson tries for a takedown but Frank manages to get underhooks.
Frank is working Valmarsson over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frank lands an uppercut.
A short right from Frank.
Valmarsson is rocked!
We've been informed that Frank has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Oh Valmarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Valmarsson.
Frank working aggressively here.
Valmarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valmarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Frank gets underhooks to prevent Valmarsson's takedown attempt.
Valmarsson fails to pull guard.
Frank is working Valmarsson over against the cage.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valmarsson backwards.
Valmarsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Valmarsson! Frank dives in looking to finish! Valmarsson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darian Frank!
A very excited looking Darian Frank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
