PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Kant (ranked 4045 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Tempest Frank (ranked 426 p4p, 181 weight class). Kant comes to the cage accompanied by Sons of Plunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kant
vs
Frank

197 cm
27
242
4 - 4 - 0

206 cm
27
265
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Genghis Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tempest Frank!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kant throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Kant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kant postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Kant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kant throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Gulag Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kant distracts Frank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kant throws a big right hand that misses.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frank's guard.
Kant throws a strike but Frank avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kant postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Frank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frank sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Frank is trying to control Kant's posture but Kant avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kant working the ground and pound but Frank is defending the strikes.
Kant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frank to see if he's OK.
Kant working the ground and pound but Frank is defending the strikes.
Kant throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kant throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kant throws an elbow but Frank slips to the side and avoids it well.

Kant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kant lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kant crashes against the mat.
Frank is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Frank dodges the ground and pound from Kant.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kant.
Frank parries the strikes from Kant easily there. Kant is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frank to escape.
Frank avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kant.

Kant is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
Kant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kant landing strikes.
Kant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frank is avoiding damage well.
Frank defending against the ground and pound.
Kant tries to score with some ground and pound. Frank controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kant is putting a hurting on Frank here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kant misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kant throws a strike aimed at the side of Frank's head but Frank avoids it well.
Kant working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kant.
The strikes coming from Kant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frank is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Kant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frank cracks Kant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank cracks Kant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Genghis Kant has been cut.
Kant looks up at the clock. Bad move! Frank lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kant. Frank pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank!
Tempest Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.