PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 1971 p4p, 1725 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 271 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Franc
vs
Diego

184 cm
24
184
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
195
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego looks to land a combination but Le Franc avoids it well.
Le Franc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Diego finds it's target.
Le Franc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws out a loose jab but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Franc fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Diego thows a leg kick but Le Franc checks it
and Le Franc counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Le Franc defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Franc moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Le Franc digs a good hook to Diego's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Franc. Le Franc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego misses the jab.
Le Franc is looking to counter punch.
Diego slips a jab from Le Franc.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Franc.

Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Diego holds him up against the cage and eventually Le Franc drops back down to his feet.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Diego.
Le Franc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Franc working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Le Franc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Le Franc throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego wants to break free but Le Franc has control.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Le Franc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Diego forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diego taking a breather.
Le Franc throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Diego.
Le Franc working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Le Franc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Franc can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Le Franc misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Le Franc is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diego to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Le Franc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guy Le Franc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Diego throws a hook but Le Franc avoids it easily.
Diego jabs Le Franc right on the nose. Le Franc blinks but takes it well.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Franc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Franc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Franc slips a jab from Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to work over Le Franc's front leg with a kick but Le Franc checks it.
Diego misses with a body shot
and Le Franc counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Diego.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Franc is just out of range.
Le Franc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego defending well as Le Franc loads up on a big left hand.
Le Franc's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Le Franc throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Le Franc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Le Franc is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Franc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Franc's head.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Franc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego checks a leg kick.
Le Franc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Franc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Franc.
Diego catches Le Franc with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Franc slips a straight right by Diego.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Diego moves away from the strike by Le Franc.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Franc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Franc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Franc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Le Franc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Franc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Franc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Franc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Le Franc moves away and avoids it.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
Le Franc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Le Franc moved out of range.
Diego misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le Franc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Franc scrambles back to his feet.
Le Franc throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Franc moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego punishes Le Franc's body with a nice straight punch.

Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diego cracks Le Franc with a nice body shot.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Le Franc misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Franc doesn't seem phased though.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Franc's head backwards.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Diego is looking to slow Le Franc down with leg kicks.
Diego throws a hook but Le Franc blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Le Franc counter with a right hand.
Le Franc throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Diego is rocked!
Le Franc dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Franc finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a good low kick that Diego was not able to check.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Diego is predictable there
and Le Franc counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Le Franc!