PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rich franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

franklin
vs
Noir

187 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, rich franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Noir!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noir but Noir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
franklin is looking to land body kicks.
Noir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noir fakes the leg kick and cracks franklin in the body.
franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
franklin misses the jab.
franklin shoots in but Noir avoids the takedown attempt easily.

franklin clinches with his opponent.
franklin goes for a takedown attempt but Noir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rich franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from franklin.
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
franklin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
rich franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
franklin is breathing heavily.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by franklin.

Noir lands a big head kick that sends franklin tumbling to the mat! Noir takes a step backwards and waves franklin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like rich franklin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
franklin shoots in but Noir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to franklin's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir jabs at franklin's body.
franklin avoids the head kick by Noir.
The fighters circle, before Noir throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into franklin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Noir lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tom Noir!