PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mclean might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to smack my bitch up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mclean
vs
Franklin

200 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Mclean misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin scores with a head kick. Mclean tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mclean avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Buddy Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclean throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Mclean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.
Franklin throws a head kick that Mclean semi-blocks.
Mclean swinging wildly here.
Mclean throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mclean tries to clinch up.
Mclean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mclean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franklin.
Mclean swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin rushes Mclean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franklin throws an elbow but misses.
Mclean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin lands an elbow inside.
Mclean blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mclean is keeping busy.
Mclean avoids a wild elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mclean is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franklin.
Franklin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mclean dodges an elbow strike from Franklin.
Mclean is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.
Mclean is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with an elbow over the top.
Mclean is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.
Mclean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin keeps control of Mclean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Franklin.
Franklin landing knees to the body.
Franklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Mclean has double underhooks.
Mclean dodges an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin lands an elbow inside that Mclean shrugs off.
Franklin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franklin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mclean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mclean is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Mclean tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franklin obliges.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Mclean improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.
Mclean avoids a wild elbow strike from Franklin.
Mclean blocking some punches.
Franklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Mclean gets an underhook and turns Franklin into the cage.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mclean backwards.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mclean is keeping busy.
Franklin tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclean avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Mclean won't allow it.
Mclean is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Franklin crunches a lovely knee into Mclean's ribcage.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mclean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin lands a nice elbow.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Mclean is trying to force a seperation but Franklin has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with an elbow strike.
Mclean can't break the clinch.
Mclean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mclean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mclean tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Mclean won't allow it.
Franklin prevents Mclean from breaking the clinch.
Mclean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franklin prevents Mclean from breaking the clinch.
Mclean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mclean tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin wants to get back to striking at distance but Mclean won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mclean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mclean has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin lands a nice elbow.
Franklin tries to stall but Mclean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Franklin dominated that round.
That's time! Mclean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Franklin throws out a loose jab but Mclean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mclean throws a lazy right hand but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franklin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Franklin is looking to slow Mclean down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Mclean misses
and Franklin counters with a big head kick but Mclean shrugs it off.
Mclean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclean manages to avoid it.
Lenny Mclean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Mclean.
Franklin tries to move into range but Mclean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
No joy there for Mclean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Mclean.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mclean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mclean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Mclean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franklin can pounce on him.
Mclean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Mclean moves into range and clinches up with Franklin.
Mclean dodges an elbow strike from Franklin.
Buddy Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mclean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mclean is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franklin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mclean's brow.
Mclean can't break the clinch.
Franklin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mclean blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Franklin fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mclean as Franklin tries to tie him up.
Franklin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franklin lands a nice elbow.
Franklin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mclean avoids it.
Franklin lands an elbow inside that Mclean shrugs off.
Mclean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mclean takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclean.
Mclean wants to break free but Franklin has control.
Mclean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franklin throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mclean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franklin misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean avoids the elbow strike from Franklin, against the cage.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but Mclean improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean tries to break free but Franklin pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean wants to break free but Franklin has control.
Franklin looking to stall.
Franklin is trying to force a seperation but Mclean has the dominant position.
Franklin keeps control of Mclean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclean avoids the elbow strike from Franklin, against the cage.
Franklin misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin prevents Mclean from breaking the clinch.
Mclean is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Mclean wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclean's efforts to push away.
Franklin lands an elbow inside.
Franklin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mclean working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclean's efforts to push away.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mclean avoids the elbow strike from Franklin, against the cage.
Franklin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franklin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franklin blocks the elbow strike.
Mclean wants to get back to striking at distance but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franklin throws an elbow but misses.
Mclean blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franklin tries to break the clinch but Mclean is controlling the position.
Mclean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Mclean has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Buddy Franklin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Mclean drops Franklin with a beautiful combination! Franklin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mclean is looking for the KO!

Franklin is rocked!

It looks like Buddy Franklin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mclean finish him?
Mclean lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny Mclean!
A very excited looking Lenny Mclean rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.