PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransson comes to the cage accompanied by Idas Sommarvisa. Wild has chosen ATTACK ATTACK - The Peoples Elbow as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fransson
vs
Wild

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

DRAGON MMA Gear
(GTI) - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Fransson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Wild!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild tries to clinch up.
Fransson shoots in but Wild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.
Wild tries to clinch but Fransson moves out of range.
Wild is looking to clinch.

Wild rushes Fransson and presses him up against the cage.
Fransson can't get the takedown.
Fransson avoids the elbow strike from Wild, against the cage.
Wild stalling against the cage.
Wild pushes off an throws an elbow but Fransson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fransson's brow.
Fransson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fransson takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Wild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wild misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Fransson blocks an elbow strike from Wild.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Wild's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fransson tries for a takedown but Wild manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Fransson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wild misses with an elbow strike.
Wild tries to pull guard but Fransson holds him up against the cage and eventually Wild drops back down to his feet.
Wild misses with an elbow over the top.
Fransson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wild displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fransson up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wild throws an elbow but misses.
Fransson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wild throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Fransson shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wild lands an elbow just above Fransson 's eye.
Wild misses with an elbow over the top.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Fransson in his tracks for a moment.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fransson is trying to drag Wild to the mat but Wild just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fransson takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fransson's brow.
Wild pushes off an throws an elbow but Fransson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wild.
Fransson blocks an elbow strike from Wild.
Wild throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wild throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fransson's brow.
Wild wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wild throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wild throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fransson avoids the elbow strike from Wild, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wild.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wild.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wild throws an elbow but misses.
Wild stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wild looking to throw knees to the head but Fransson is blocking nicely.
Wild misses with an elbow over the top.
Fransson blocks the elbow strike.
Wild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Fransson shrugs off.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild working hard to break the clinch.
Wild misses with an elbow over the top.
Fransson avoids a wild elbow strike from Wild.
Wild looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wild looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wild throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fransson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wild gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fransson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wild pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wild pushes off an throws an elbow but Fransson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fransson's defenses.
Wild throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wild throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Fransson in his tracks for a moment.
Fransson dodges an elbow strike from Wild.
Fransson avoids a wild elbow strike from Wild.
Wild throws an elbow that misses.
Wild throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fransson avoids a wild elbow strike from Wild.
Fransson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild lands an elbow just above Fransson 's eye.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fransson's defenses.
Fransson is pressed up against the cage. Wild has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fransson down to the mat. Fransson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fransson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wild is looking to clinch but Fransson is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fransson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild is looking to clinch but Fransson is avoiding it.
Fransson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Wild 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.

Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.
Wild wants to clinch up but Fransson keeps it at a distance.
Johan Fransson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fransson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fransson shoots in for a takedown but Wild shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.
Wild is looking to clinch.
Fransson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fransson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wild as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Fransson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fransson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wild sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wild throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Fransson in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wild using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fransson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wild is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Fransson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fransson dives in and grabs Wild's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wild pushes down on Fransson's head and hops out.
Fransson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wild tries to clinch there but Fransson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fransson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wild is fending him off so far but Fransson persists. Nope, Wild circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fransson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wild sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wild doesn't manage to clinch there - Fransson circles away.

Wild closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wild throws an elbow but misses.
Fransson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wild misses with an elbow strike.
Wild stalling in the clinch.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fransson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fransson blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransson has Wild pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wild manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fransson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Wild.

Wild pulls guard effortlessly.

Fransson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wild, up you get!
Wild wants to clinch.
Fransson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild wants to clinch.
Wild tries to clinch but Fransson is having none of it.

Fransson tries to keep at a distance but Wild has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransson blocks an elbow strike.
Wild is trying to break free.
Fransson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wild prevents it.
Fransson keeps control of Wild as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wild slows down the pace here.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Fransson in his tracks for a moment.
Wild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wild is struggling to control the position.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Fransson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Wild. No joy for Fransson on that attempt.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.
Fransson throws a front kick aimed at Wild's knee but Wild avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Wild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wild tries to close the distance and clinch but Fransson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.

Wild moves into range and clinches up with Fransson.
Wild pushes off an throws an elbow but Fransson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fransson blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Wild to work.
A frustrated look appears on Fransson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fransson avoids a wild elbow strike from Wild.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Fransson tries to pull guard but Wild holds him up against the cage and eventually Fransson drops back down to his feet.
Fransson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wild is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wild.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Fransson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wild gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Fransson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wild throws an elbow but it misses.
Wild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wild is pressed up against the cage. Fransson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wild down to the mat. Wild avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wild clinches.
Fransson jumps guard but Wild stands there with Fransson around his waist. Fransson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wild pushes off an throws an elbow but Fransson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fransson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Fransson shrugs off.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Fransson goes for a takedown attempt but Wild pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eric Wild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fransson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wild wants to clinch.
Wild tries to clinch there but Fransson circles away.
Wild wants to clinch up but Fransson keeps it at a distance.
Wild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wild wants to clinch.
Fransson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wild wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fransson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wild's waist but Wild gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fransson off to one side.
Wild doesn't manage to clinch there - Fransson circles away.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fransson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fransson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wild pushes Fransson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wild keeps control of Fransson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Fransson shrugs off.
Fransson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but Fransson pushes him off.
Wild tries to clinch but Fransson is having none of it.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fransson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wild doesn't manage to clinch there - Fransson circles away.
Wild stuffs the takedown.
Wild wants to clinch.
Johan Fransson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild stuffs the takedown attempt from Fransson. Fransson gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Wild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wild wants to clinch.
Fransson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Wild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wild winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Wild!