PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tempest Frank (ranked 2771 p4p, 25384 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 91 p4p, 238 weight class). Shango has chosen Blood 4 Blood by VOODOO MURDERERS as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frank
vs
Shango

206 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
300
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Monkey Business

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tempest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shango throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
Frank misses with a body shot.
Frank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shango to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Frank misses.
Shango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Papa Shango has been cut.
Shango darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Shango misses.
Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shango moves away.

Shango moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shango's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shango misses with a punch on the inside.
Shango tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice knee to the body.
Shango looks winded!
Shango avoiding damage as Frank throws knees to the body.
Frank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frank.
Frank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shango blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank pushes Shango back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank lands a right hand.
Frank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shangos head.
Frank lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank scores with a hook to the body.
Shango managing to block the knees to the body from Frank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shango.
Frank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frank scores with a knee to the head.
Shango wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frank landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Frank.
Frank missing with knees to the body.
Frank landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Frank on the inside.
Frank is working Shango over against the cage.
Frank connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shango's face.
Shango avoiding damage as Frank throws knees to the body.
Frank connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shango's face.

Shango is rocked!
Frank lands a left hand.
Shango is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Frank has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Shango - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Frank, and another! Shango is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tempest Frank!