PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eddy franzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Akiyama
vs
franzon

183 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eddy franzon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
franzon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from franzon.
franzon tries to clinch up but Akiyama circles away and keeps his distance.
franzon circles away from the clinch attempt
and franzon counters with a big head kick but Akiyama shrugs it off.
Akiyama drops franzon with a left right combo! Akiyama follows him down to the ground into side control.

franzon is rocked!

It looks like eddy franzon has been cut.
You can see the frustration on franzon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
franzon is still in real trouble! Can Akiyama finish him?
franzon tries to improve position but can't.
franzon seems to have recovered his senses.
Akiyama working the ground and pound.
Akiyama working the ground and pound from side control.
Akiyama 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.

Akiyama decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama with a poor takedown

and franzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
franzon looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands with a short shot to the head.
franzon tries for a takedown but Akiyama manages to get underhooks.
Yoshihiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddy franzon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
franzon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akiyama is keeping busy.
franzon wants to break free but Akiyama has control.
franzon tries to pull guard but Akiyama won't allow it.

Akiyama manages to break the clinch.

Akiyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Akiyama.
Still in the clinch, Akiyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
franzon gets underhooks to prevent Akiyama's takedown attempt.

Akiyama manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but franzon pushes him off.
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but franzon pushes him off.

Akiyama clinches up against the cage.

Akiyama manages to break the clinch.

franzon instigates a clinch.

Akiyama pulls guard.

Akiyama has his feet on franzon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
franzon keeps the fight on the outside.
Akiyama misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
franzon tries to clinch up but Akiyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Akiyama tries to clinch up.

Akiyama darts in and clinches franzon up against the cage.
franzon gets underhooks to prevent Akiyama's takedown attempt.
Akiyama avoiding damage as franzon throws knees to the body.

Akiyama manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
franzon lands a body shot.

franzon gets caught flat footed, as Akiyama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but franzon keeps moving.

Akiyama decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Akiyama has closed the distance and engaged franzon in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
franzon trying to stall but Akiyama improves his position.

franzon successfully pulls guard.
Akiyama trying to control but franzon is working from the bottom.
franzon striking off his back but it's not causing Akiyama any problems.
franzon looking for a sweep. Not yet franzon, not yet.

Akiyama gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but franzon pushes him off.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt

and franzon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

franzon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akiyama is trying to stand up here but franzon is controlling him well.
franzon wants to get back to his feet.
Akiyama scores with a few weak punches.
franzon wants to stand but Akiyama has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
franzon is pressing down on Akiyama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Akiyama is holding on for now.
Akiyama works his way to full guard. Good work.

Akiyama looking for a guillotine here but franzon defends easily.
Akiyama trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Akiyama has his foot on franzon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. franzon works his way back into a safe position though.
Akiyama has a closed guard, preventing franzon from standing up.
Akiyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
franzon tries to get to full guard but Akiyama has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Akiyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eddy franzon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

franzon throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama has his takedown stuffed
and franzon counters with a body kick that stops Akiyama in his tracks momentarily.
Akiyama tries for a takedown but franzon circles away easily
and franzon counters with a nice body kick.
Akiyama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so franzon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
franzon pushes down on Akiyama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
franzon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

franzon decides to return to a standing position.
Akiyama doesn't succeed with the takedown

and franzon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Akiyama has his feet on franzon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Akiyama misses with a combination
and franzon counters with a nice kick to the body.
franzon is breathing heavily.

franzon gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
franzon looking to pass the guard.
franzon wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving.
Akiyama striking off his back but it's not causing franzon any problems.
franzon wants to stand but Akiyama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Akiyama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst franzon is controlling him.

Akiyama manages to escape and get back to his feet.
franzon jabs at Akiyama's body.
franzon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akiyama swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
franzon shoots in and drives through. Akiyama sprawls well.
Akiyama tries to clinch but franzon moves out of range.
Akiyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and franzon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Akiyama's guard.

Akiyama pushes franzon off and gets back to his feet.

Akiyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Akiyama wants to work for an arm triangle but franzon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
franzon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
franzon is trying to stand back up but Akiyama is controlling him
franzon is holding on to half guard well.
franzon gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
franzon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but franzon keeps moving.
franzon wants to sweep but no luck.
franzon has momentary wrist control but Akiyama slips an elbow through the middle.
franzon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akiyama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akiyama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akiyama forces his way into half guard.
Akiyama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Akiyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks franzon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
franzon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for franzon.
franzon wants to stand but Akiyama is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama looking to sit in guard and control but franzon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
franzon pushes down on Akiyama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Akiyama is looking to control franzon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Akiyama avoid being mounted?

Akiyama makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Akiyama tries to clinch up but franzon circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akiyama closes the distance but franzon moves to the side

and franzon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akiyama is looking to stand up but franzon isn't so interested in that idea.
eddy franzon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akiyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

eddy franzon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on eddy franzon'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Akiyama misses with a takedown

and franzon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Akiyama missing with punches from the bottom.
Akiyama moves into full guard.
franzon trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
franzon won't allow Akiyama to get back to his feet.

Akiyama working for a triangle but franzon defends it easily.
franzon won't allow Akiyama to sweep him here.
Akiyama wants to stand up but franzon is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

franzon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akiyama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
franzon trying to keep a closed guard but Akiyama is proving a slippery customer.
franzon looking to control but Akiyama passes into half guard.
franzon trying to control here.
franzon is looking to escape.
franzon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Akiyama trying to control but franzon is working from the bottom.
franzon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Akiyama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Akiyama decides to stand back up. Akiyama steps back and let's franzon get back to his feet.
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akiyama darts in trying to clinch
and franzon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Akiyama is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Akiyama feints and as franzon raises his hands in defense, Akiyama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akiyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. franzon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

franzon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Akiyama is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. franzon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Akiyama's back instead.
franzon keeps control of the position easily here as Akiyama tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
franzon avoiding Akiyama 's attempts to control his hands.
Akiyama staying busy and making it hard for franzon to control.
Akiyama turns into franzon and is now in his guard.
franzon is trying to control the position but Akiyama postures up.

Akiyama stands up from franzon's guard - Akiyama perhaps looking for a knockout.
franzon thows a body kick. Akiyama tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Akiyama drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akiyama advances position into side control!
franzon tries to improve position but can't.
franzon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Akiyama asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
franzon can't do much from the bottom here.
franzon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Akiyama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on franzon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akiyama wants to control but franzon is keeping him busy.

Akiyama decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Akiyama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Akiyama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akiyama controlling from the full mount.
franzon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Akiyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akiyama 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Akiyama!