PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sanders (ranked 2136 p4p, 3623 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanders
vs
Franco

188 cm
29
220
6 - 4 - 1

188 cm
30
202
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ollie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Sanders was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franco looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Franco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a good low kick that Franco was not able to check.

Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Franco, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Franco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Franco can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Sanders clinches.
Sanders has Franco pressed against the cage, preventing Franco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.

Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Franco prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Sanders is leaning against Franco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Sanders.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanders.
A body shot lands from Sanders.
Sanders pushes Franco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Franco looks winded!
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Sanders gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
Sanders gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
A short left from Sanders.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Franco is trying to break free.
Franco is trying to break free.
Sanders keeps control of Franco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders prevents Franco from breaking the clinch.
Franco tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sanders as the two fighters clinch.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders pushes Franco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.

Franco is rocked!
Sanders cracks Franco with a nice body shot.
Sanders pushes Franco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Franco with a big uppercut! Franco tries to clinch up but Sanders pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Franco to the mat! Franco covers up and Sanders unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ollie Sanders!
Our winner, Ollie Sanders, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.