PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Frank (ranked 1763 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 235 p4p, 191 weight class). Frank comes to the cage accompanied by Trapper x Foogiano . On his way into the cage it seems that Darius Frank has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Darius Frank seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Frank
vs
Bangin

183 cm
28
178
11 - 8 - 0

184 cm
38
170
33 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Frank clinches.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Frank's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangin.

Bangin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Frank misses
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin lunges at Frank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frank's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin thumps Frank with a low kick.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frank.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank misses with a hook
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Frank.
Frank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Frank throws a leg kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bangin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frank to score with a decent uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bangin slips a straight right by Frank.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frank.
Frank misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Frank misses.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses the jab.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Frank avoids it with no problem.
Frank throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
Frank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bangin avoids it really well and circles away.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bangin, as that shot connected.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Bangin defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Bangin misses.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frank walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Frank off balance momentarily.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin takes one to the side of the head.
Frank throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bangin 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 Frank has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frank and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Frank connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Frank sends Bangin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Frank is motioning to the referee to let Bangin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Frank swings widly with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a body kick that stops Frank in his tracks momentarily.
Darius Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frank is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bangin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank fails with the takedown
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frank's knee momentarily.
Frank walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin moves out of range as Frank strikes.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Frank closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank works on Bangin's body with a couple of short punches.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bangin or not.
Frank prevents a body shot from Bangin.
Bangin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank prevents a body shot from Bangin.
Frank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bangin smiles and moves away.
Izzy Bangin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bangin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Bangin is looking to slow Frank down with leg kicks.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank lands a jab.
Frank scores with a nice head shot.
Frank tries to clinch up but Bangin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bangin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Frank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Frank.
Bangin slips a straight right by Frank.
Bangin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bangin lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.

Frank cracks Bangin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bangin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frank finish him?

Bangin is rocked!
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darius Frank will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Frank blocks it well.
Frank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangin feints and then cracks Frank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frank down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangin doesn't seem bothered though.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank scores with a nice strike.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Frank avoids it with no problem.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank connects with the punch.
Frank lands the left hand.
Frank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangin momentarily.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Frank is looking to counter with head kicks.
Frank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bangin jabs Frank right on the nose. Frank blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin stuns Frank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bangin. No joy for Frank on that attempt.
Bangin misses with a body shot.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
Frank throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bangin, as that shot connected.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Bangin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frank is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin takes one on the button.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Frank is out of range.
Frank fails with the takedown
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Frank scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Bangin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Frank fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bangin.
Frank jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Bangin lands a jab to Frank's midsection.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Bangin.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Frank misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Izzy Bangin.
I think Bangin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
A victorious Izzy Bangin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.