PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Franusik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheeks comes into the arena with Heman "What makes A man" blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sheeks
vs
Franusik

187 cm
30
183 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

184 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Polskie Odżywki/ Polish Nutrition [PL]

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Sheeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Franusik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Sheeks.
Sheeks swings widly with a right hand
and Franusik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franusik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheeks lands a head shot.

Sheeks drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheeks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sheeks passes into half guard.
Franusik wants to get back to his feet.
Sheeks controlling the action here.
Franusik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franusik actively working from the bottom here.
Sheeks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sheeks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Franusik for as long as he can get away with.
Franusik tries to get to full guard but Sheeks has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Garrett Sheeks just wasn't active enough.
Sheeks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franusik's head backwards.
Franusik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Sheeks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Franusik's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheeks is stalling in the full guard.
Sheeks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Garrett Sheeks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sheeks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sheeks finds it's way through Franusik's defenses.
Sheeks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franusiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomasz Franusik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheeks connects with a single shot there.
Franusik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sheeks.

Franusik is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sheeks feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Franusik sprawling to the canvas! Franusik rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sheeks finish him?!
Franusik is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheeks finish him?

Franusik tries to keep at a distance but Sheeks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franusik seems to have recovered his senses.
Sheeks prevents Franusik from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks works on Franusik's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sheeks.

Sheeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sheeks lands a big uppercut and Franusik crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Franusik looks OK. Sheeks waves Franusik back to his feet!
Jab by Sheeks.
Franusik drops his hands momentarily and Sheeks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Are you kidding me?! Sheeks ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Franusik clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrett Sheeks!