PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 2807 p4p, 319 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 2601 p4p, 301 weight class). Franchise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. Stevie Franchise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Franchise
vs
Stark

178 cm
31
165 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

176 cm
30
167 lbs
10 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Franchise slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Franchise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Franchise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Stark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franchise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stark is in Franchise's guard.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franchise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark prevents Franchise from getting back to his feet.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franchise keeps working.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stark in particular looking to stall.
Stark works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stark looking to control but Franchise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franchise in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark controlling his opponent.
Stark landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark tries to control but Franchise wriggling away.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark throwing strikes here but Franchise is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Franchise is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Stark goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Franchise turns into him and now he's in Stark's guard.
Franchise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark working a defensive guard but Franchise passes into half guard.
Stark holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Franchise decides to stand up.
Franchise drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchise. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.

Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Franchise quickly recovers to half guard.
Franchise is looking to escape.
Franchise is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Franchise wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Franchise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franchise wants to get back to his feet.
Stark wants to advance to full mount but Franchise doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Franchise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stark passes Franchise's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Franchise is defending well.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Franchise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily.
Stark fails with the takedown.
A jab lands there for Franchise.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
Stark shoots in and drives through. Franchise sprawls well.
Franchise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Stark misses
and Franchise counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark misses with a hook to the body
and Franchise counters with a nice uppercut.
Franchise throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Franchise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franchise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franchise looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Stark misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Franchise was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franchise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franchise lands a head shot.

Stark takes the fight into the clinch.

Stark jumps guard.

Stark is working an open guard so Franchise takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Franchise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
As Stark looks to move away, Franchise throws a big counter combo but Stark just gets out of the way.
Jab from Stark.
Franchise misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Franchise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Franchise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Franchise is looking for a counter combo.
Franchise lands a body shot.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Franchise counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franchise lands a right hook to the body.

Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franchise did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Franchise is looking to escape.
Stark passes to full mount!
Stark landing shots from mount.
Stark lands with some strikes.

Stark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Franchise to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Franchise shrugs it off.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Franchise is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stark looking to finish Franchise with some ground and pound. This is bad for Franchise!
Stark looking to finish with strikes here!
Stark looking to control but Franchise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Stark is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Franchise is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Franchise flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Stark anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Franchise and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Stark slips an arm under Franchise chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Stark has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Stark is squeezing on Franchise like an anaconda would it's prey. Franchise fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Brandon Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.