PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Franusik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franusik
vs
Davidson

184 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Franusik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Franusik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franusik looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Franusik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Franusik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Davidson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Franusik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.
Franusik trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to stand up but Franusik isn't so interested in that idea.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Franusik from controlling successfully.

Tomasz Franusik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick

and Franusik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Franusik advances to half guard.
Davidson pushes Franusik off looking to stand but Franusik dives back in and keeps control.
Franusik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to kick Franusik off but Franusik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Franusik wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franusik is nestled in close to Davidson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franusik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Davidson tries to roll over but Franusik keeps him under control.
Davidson looks gassed!
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Franusik is pressing down on Davidson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davidson is holding on for now.
Franusik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is in trouble now - Franusik has advanced to mount!
Franusik controlling the pace for now.
Franusik lands with some strikes.

Franusik is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davidson is surviving well by controlling Franusik's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to improve his position but Franusik isn't that keen on the idea.
Franusik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franusik controlling the pace for now.
Davidson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Franusik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davidson misses with a leg kick

and Franusik counters with a shoot takedown. Davidson fights it but they end up in guard.
Franusik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davidson's head.
Franusik trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Franusik connects with a couple of short punches.
Davidson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Franusik forces his way into half guard.
Davidson is refusing to be controlled, as Franusik sits in half guard.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Franusik thows a huge punch but Davidson dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franusik is trying to control. Davidson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Franusik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidson defending well though.
Franusik wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomasz Franusik just wasn't active enough.
Davidson misses with a few strikes there.
Davidson throws a combination that misses

and Franusik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Franusik passes Davidson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franusik is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Franusik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franusik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidson defending well though.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Franusik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Franusik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davidson's head.
Franusik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davidson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franusik is taking a breather. Davidson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Franusik is looking to take a break and control but Davidson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franusik stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomasz Franusik just wasn't active enough.

Franusik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Franusik stops Davidson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Franusik dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Davidson lands a jab to the head.

Franusik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Franusik is trying to control. Davidson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davidson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davidson is not content to let Franusik control the position.
Franusik is taking a breather. Davidson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Tomasz Franusik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Franusik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franusik working the ground and pound.
Davidson prevents Franusik from moving into mount.
Davidson is trying to get back to his feet.
Franusik advances to full mount.
Franusik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davidson is in a horrible position here. Franusik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franusik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franusik working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franusik with shots to the head and body - Davidson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Franusik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Franusik cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davidson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Franusik 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.
Franusik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franusik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davidson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franusik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Franusik looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Davidson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Davidson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Franusik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franusik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Franusik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franusik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Tomasz Franusik!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Tomasz Franusik!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Tomasz Franusik!

Tomasz Franusik wins by unanimous decision!