PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walet Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dios has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Franks
vs
Dios

170 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
36
141 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walet Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franks.
Franks throws a sloppy head kick and Dios moves out of range easily.
Dios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franks as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dios, as that shot connected.
Dios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franks counters with a stiff right hand.
Dios throws a right and a left that Franks avoids nicely.
Dios thows a body shot but no joy.
Dios misses with a hook
and Franks counters with a one-two to the body.
Dios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dios.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franks. Dios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Dios.
Franks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franks doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Dios misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dios misses.
Franks connects with a jab.
Franks blocks a low kick nicely.
Franks throws a wild body kick that Dios sees coming a mile off.
Franks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dios.
Franks slips a jab from Dios.
Dios has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Dios with that takedown attempt.
Walet Franks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Via Dios.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Dios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Dios misses.
Franks throws a head kick but Dios moves out of range.

Dios gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios taking a breather.
Dios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franks takes an elbow to the temple.
Franks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Franks breaks the clinch.
Dios checks a leg kick.
Dios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dios darts in and clinches Franks up against the cage.
Dios swings wildly with an uppercut but Franks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Dios holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dios tries to work over Franks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franks blocks a body shot from Dios.

Franks pulls Dios into guard.
Dios throwing strikes but missing.
Franks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios throws a big right hand that misses.
Dios lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dios preventing the sweep.
Dios connects with a couple of short punches.
Dios throws a big elbow that misses.
Franks working a defensive guard here.
Dios wants to control from the top but Franks keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dios advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Dios seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Via Dios dominated that round.
That's time! Franks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dios looks to land a left hand but Franks moved out of range nicely.
Dios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franks tries to avoid it but Dios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franks to the ground. Franks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dios just misses with a punch to the body.
Franks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Dios gets a clinch.
Dios avoiding damage.
Dios lands a damaging elbow.
Dios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franks is looking to break free of the clinch but Dios has double underhooks.
Dios throws an elbow but it misses.
Franks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dios throws a punch but it's blocked by Franks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franks wants to break free but Dios has control.
Dios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Dios taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Dios - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dios lands an elbow just above Franks 's eye.
A short right from Dios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dios lands an elbow inside that Franks shrugs off.
Come on Dios - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Dios.
Franks prevents a body shot from Dios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franks.
Dios misses with the head strike.
Dios throws an elbow but it misses.
Dios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dios lands an elbow inside that Franks shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Franks is trying to break free.
Dios tries to pull guard but Franks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dios taking a breather.
Dios misses with a punch on the inside.
Dios content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dios lands a damaging elbow.
Franks is trying to push Dios away but Dios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks blocks a body shot from Dios.
Dios throws a head punch that misses.
Dios misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dios has him pressed against the cage.
Dios throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dios lands with a right to the head.
Dios stalling against the cage.

Dios works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Franks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dios on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dios working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Via Dios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franks misses with a two punch combination.
Dios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franks.
Dios fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Franks.
Franks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Via Dios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franks as he jumps to the side.
Walet Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franks misses with a kick to the body.
Dios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franks was well out of range. Poor timing from Dios.
Dios misses with a straight left.
Walet Franks is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dios lands a body shot.
Dios stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franks tries to break free but Dios pushes him back against the cage.
Dios misses with an elbow over the top.
Dios stalling the fight.
Dios misses with a punch to the body.
Via Dios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dios lands with a light punch inside.
Dios throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franks backwards.
Dios misses with a punch to the body.
Dios lands an elbow inside.
Dios tries to work over Franks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franks takes a shot to the head.
Dios has Franks pressed against the cage.
Dios scores with a shot to the side of Franks's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dios crunches a lovely knee into Franks's ribcage.
Dios tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franks smiles and moves away.

Dios has closed the distance and engaged Franks in a clinch.
Walet Franks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dios struggles to land a body shot inside as Franks controls his hands.
Dios lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dios.
Dios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franks is defending well for now.
Dios tries a body shot but Franks blocks it.
Dios scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dios landing knees to the head.
Dios working aggressively here.
Dios just leaning against Franks, taking a breather.
Dios pushes off an throws an elbow but Franks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franks's efforts to push away.
Dios has Franks pressed against the cage, preventing Franks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Dios keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franks working hard to break the clinch.
Dios stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Dios.

And that's the end of the fight!
Via Dios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dios 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Via Dios!
Via Dios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.