PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus The Bus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. John Franklin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gus The Bus's chin.

The Bus
vs
Franklin

225 cm
22
300 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

195 cm
29
303 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gus The Bus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and The Bus counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from The Bus.
Franklin avoids the body shot from The Bus.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bus just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a leg kick
and The Bus counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and The Bus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franklin thinking.
The Bus misses with a lunging right hand
and Franklin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
letting The Bus counter with a right hand.
The Bus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franklin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
The Bus looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
The Bus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Franklin is predictable there
letting The Bus counter with a right hand.
The Bus scores with a nice head shot.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
and The Bus counters with a left to the body.
Franklin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Bus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as The Bus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and The Bus counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Bus counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Franklin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Bus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Bus tries to get out of the position.
The Bus is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Franklin jumps into side control!
Franklin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Franklin working the ground and pound but The Bus is defending the strikes.
The Bus dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Bus dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.
Franklin working away.
The Bus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Franklin.
The Bus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franklin on the ground.
Franklin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Franklin throws an elbow but The Bus slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bus gets back to half guard.
Franklin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Bus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The Bus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franklin.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Bus defending well though.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Bus trying to control but Franklin postures up.
Franklin thows a huge punch but The Bus dodges it nicely.
Franklin thows a huge punch but The Bus dodges it nicely.
The Bus is looking to improve his position.
The Bus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Franklin misses with a head shot. The Bus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus The Bus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! The Bus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Franklin tried to score with a low kick but The Bus checks it.
The Bus misses with a right hand

and Franklin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Franklin.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Bus is trying to keep Franklin in close.
Franklin distracts The Bus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Bus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
The Bus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Franklin postures up in The Bus's guard and throws a big left but The Bus blocks it.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franklin throwing strikes from guard but The Bus blocks nicely.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Bus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Bus wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
The Bus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Bus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Bus is keeping the position for now.

Franklin has gone for a leg lock! The Bus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Franklin's guard.
Franklin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Franklin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Franklin lands a nice shot to the head.
Franklin prevents The Bus from getting the reversal.
Franklin throws some wild stikes that The Bus manages to avoid easily.
Franklin throwing strikes but The Bus bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but The Bus has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a strike but The Bus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franklin pulls The Bus in close to his closed guard and prevents The Bus from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Bus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franklin is proving hard to escape from.
Franklin is pulling down on The Bus's head to control his posture.
Franklin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bus.
The Bus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franklin.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and The Bus counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and The Bus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franklin throws out a leg kick but The Bus moves out of range and Franklin only half commits.
The Bus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Franklin throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Bus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Bus thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin fails with the takedown
and The Bus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and The Bus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franklin 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 The Bus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Bus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Bus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franklin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Bus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and The Bus counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin throws a push kick but The Bus slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bus lands a head shot.
The Bus cracks Franklin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Bus throws a right hand that misses
and Franklin counters with a one-two to the body.
Gus The Bus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
and The Bus counters with a right hand to the body.
Franklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Bus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Bus looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. The Bus tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Bus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gus The Bus is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and The Bus counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bus thows a body shot but no joy.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Bus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and The Bus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bus is just out of range.
Franklin throws a leg kick but The Bus sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Bus thows a body shot but no joy.
The Bus just misses with a punch to the body.
The Bus swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bus checks a low kick from Franklin.
The Bus tests Franklin's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bus throws an off balance right hand

and Franklin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Bus's guard now.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John Franklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Bus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Bus's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin postures up in The Bus's guard and throws a big left but The Bus blocks it.
The Bus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Bus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gus The Bus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Bus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus The Bus!