PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between matheus borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Franklyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Franklyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

borges
vs
Franklyn

225 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

201 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, matheus borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Franklyn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but borges circles away.
Nice sprawl there from borges as Franklyn shoots in.

borges moves into range and clinches up with Franklyn.
Franklyn letting borges take a breather here.
borges is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklyn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
borges tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
borges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
borges is struggling to control the position.
borges is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklyn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matheus borges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklyn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. borges avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklyn can't break the clinch.
Franklyn tries to break the clinch but borges is controlling the position.
Franklyn tries to break the clinch but borges is controlling the position.
borges tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

borges manages to break the clinch.
Franklyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but borges circles away.
Franklyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. borges tries to avoid it but Franklyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag borges to the ground. borges escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
borges stuffs the takedown.
Franklyn tries to clinch up

and borges counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
borges changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franklyn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
borges is breathing heavily.
Franklyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and borges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franklyn can't break the clinch.
Franklyn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franklyn trying to land knees to the body.
borges can't break the clinch.
Franklyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
borges prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franklyn throws an elbow but misses.
Franklyn taking a breather.
borges trying to land knees to the body.
Franklyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but borges pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franklyn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but borges blocks it with crossed arms.
borges keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

borges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
borges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
borges tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Franklyn counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
borges prevents Franklyn from breaking the clinch.

borges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklyn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
borges tries to clinch up.
Franklyn tries to clinch but borges moves out of range.
borges stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklyn. Franklyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklyn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and borges counters with a big head kick but Franklyn shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from borges as Franklyn shoots in.
borges circles away from the clinch attempt

and borges decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Franklyn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

borges stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Franklyn with a lazy takedown attempt

so borges counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
borges trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franklyn's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

borges decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklyn fails to land the takedown.
borges moves in looking to clinch but Franklyn pushes him off.
Franklyn closes the distance but borges moves to the side

and borges counters by moving into the clinch.
borges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklyn is keeping busy.
Franklyn tries for a takedown. No joy.

Franklyn pulls guard effortlessly.
borges has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franklyn is proving hard to escape from.
Franklyn wants to stand up but borges is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franklyn is working an open guard so borges takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Franklyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
borges circles away from the clinch attempt
and borges counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franklyn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franklyn misses with a takedown attempt - borges sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
borges shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklyn clinches but borges breaks the clinch

and borges counters by moving into the clinch.
Franklyn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from borges.
borges really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
borges prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matheus borges dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Franklyn wants to clinch

and borges counters with a single leg into guard. Franklyn didn't expect that.

borges gets to his feet - Franklyn follows without any prompting.
Franklyn closes the distance but borges moves to the side
and borges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklyn shoots in but no luck this time.
Franklyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
borges misses with a few strikes there.
Franklyn tries to clinch there but borges circles away.

Franklyn moves into range and clinches up with borges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but borges pulls him back up using the underhooks.
matheus borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Franklyn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, borges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklyn's brow.
borges stops a takedown attempt from Franklyn.
borges can't get the takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franklyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklyn trying to land knees to the body.
borges gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Franklyn.
Franklyn prevents the takedown attempt.
borges pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Franklyn as the two fighters clinch.
Franklyn can't break the clinch.
Franklyn avoids the elbow strike from borges, against the cage.
borges is pressed up against the cage. Franklyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag borges down to the mat. borges avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Franklyn rushes borges and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Franklyn.
borges stops a takedown attempt from Franklyn.
borges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
borges is trying to drag Franklyn to the mat but Franklyn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
borges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn looking for a takedown.
borges is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franklyn wants to get back to striking at distance but borges won't allow it.
borges prevents a takedown attempt there.

borges manages to break the clinch.
Rob Franklyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklyn has a takedown stuffed.
Franklyn tries to clinch there but borges circles away.
borges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franklyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around borges's waist but borges gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franklyn off to one side.
Franklyn circles away from the clinch attempt

and Franklyn counters by clinching up.
borges is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklyn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
borges stops a takedown attempt from Franklyn.
borges looking for a takedown.

Franklyn jumps guard and drags borges to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
borges is looking to stand up but Franklyn won't let him.

borges decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Franklyn, up you get!
Horrible takedown by Franklyn or perhaps it was just good defense by borges which made him look bad.
borges tries to clinch but Franklyn is having none of it.
Franklyn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and borges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franklyn tries to break the clinch but borges is controlling the position.
borges wants a takedown but no success here.
borges managing to block the knees to the body from Franklyn.
Franklyn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as borges walks away with a smile on his face. Franklyn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
borges circles away from the clinch attempt

and borges moves into the clinch.
borges prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franklyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
borges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
borges displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Franklyn shoots in but no luck this time.
Franklyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklyn shoots in but borges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Franklyn with that takedown attempt.

borges rushes Franklyn and presses him up against the cage.
borges tries for a takedown but Franklyn manages to get underhooks.
Franklyn is working for takedown but borges is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Franklyn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
borges wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matheus borges dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

borges has taken the fight to the clinch.
borges can't get the takedown.
borges is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franklyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but borges pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Franklyn.

Franklyn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklyn has a closed guard, preventing borges from standing up.
Franklyn wants to stand up but borges is controlling him.
borges is looking to stand up but Franklyn won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklyn wants to get back to his feet but borges is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
borges wants to stand but Franklyn is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Franklyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
matheus borges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but borges circles away.
matheus borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Franklyn.

borges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklyn, pushing him back against the cage.

borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franklyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts borges as he jumps to the side.
Franklyn tries to clinch but fails miserably

and borges holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

borges gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

borges gets to his feet - Franklyn follows without any prompting.
Franklyn clinches but borges breaks the clinch

and borges counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by borges.
Franklyn is pressed up against the cage. borges has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franklyn down to the mat. Franklyn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franklyn wants to clinch

and borges counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Franklyn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

borges stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
borges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Franklyn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with borges, pushing him back against the cage.
borges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franklyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but borges pulls his leg out and moves away.
borges tries to clinch but Franklyn moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but borges swivels and escapes.

borges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franklyn, pushing him back against the cage.
borges drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franklyn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Franklyn.
borges gets underhooks to prevent Franklyn's takedown attempt.
borges connects with a nasty looking knee right to Franklyn's face.
borges gets underhooks to prevent Franklyn's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from borges.
A short right from Franklyn.
Franklyn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklyn taking a breather.
Franklyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but borges pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but borges pulls his leg out and moves away.
Franklyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts borges as he jumps to the side.
borges stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
borges shoots in and drives through. Franklyn sprawls well.
Franklyn looks for a takedown but borges sprawls well.

Franklyn has managed to clinch.

borges breaks the clinch.
Franklyn looks for a takedown but borges sprawls well.
borges stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklyn. Franklyn gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklyn darts in trying to clinch

and borges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
matheus borges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well borges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... matheus borges!