PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fraquineti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Fraquineti
vs
Ford

171 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Fraquineti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cris Ford!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraquineti tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fraquineti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Fraquineti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown. Fraquineti tries to sprawl out of it but Ford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fraquineti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fraquineti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ford fails with a takedown attempt.
Fraquineti slaps away a takedown attempt from Ford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fernando Fraquineti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cris Ford.
Fraquineti tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Fraquineti delivers a nice body kick.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown. Fraquineti tries to sprawl out of it but Ford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fraquineti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ford wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraquineti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fraquineti throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.

Ford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fraquineti is controlling Ford's posture.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraquineti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fraquineti pulls Ford in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ford.
Fraquineti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ford closes the distance and clinches up with Fraquineti, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes Fraquineti against the cage but Fraquineti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ford looks winded!

Fraquineti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ford!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraquineti trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford wants to control but Fraquineti postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti is working Ford over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fraquineti landing a few strikes.
Ford is looking for a sweep.
Fraquineti advances nicely into full mount.
Ford tries to hold on but Fraquineti postures up.
Fraquineti looking to control but Ford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Ford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fraquineti lands a big elbow.
Fraquineti controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ford for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fraquineti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fraquineti prevents Ford from getting the reversal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraquineti looking to control but Ford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fraquineti controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Fraquineti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fraquineti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ford.
Ford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fraquineti defends it nicely.
Ford closes the distance and clinches up with Fraquineti, looking for a takedown. Ford pushes Fraquineti against the cage but Fraquineti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernando Fraquineti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cris Ford.

Fraquineti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Fraquineti decides to stand back up.

Ford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fraquineti's half guard.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Fraquineti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fraquineti wants to get back to full guard.
Ford is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ford decides to return to a standing position.
Ford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fraquineti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ford is pressed up against the cage. Fraquineti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ford down to the mat. Ford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fraquineti swivels and escapes.
Fraquineti is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Fraquineti wants to clinch but Ford slips to the side

and Ford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ford.
Fraquineti looking for a takedown.
Fraquineti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti tries to pull guard but Ford won't allow it.

Fraquineti pulls guard.

Fraquineti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ford looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fraquineti has his foot on Ford's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ford works his way back into a safe position though.

Fraquineti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ford trying to control but Fraquineti is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fraquineti throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ford postures up in Fraquineti's guard and throws a big left but Fraquineti blocks it.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fraquineti swivels though and keeps the full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cris Ford hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Fraquineti gets a double leg takedown into Ford's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fraquineti manages to get himself to full guard.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fraquineti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ford wants to control from the top but Fraquineti keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraquineti being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Fraquineti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fraquineti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ford was covering up waiting for the punch and Fraquineti finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Ford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ford has Fraquineti pulled in close to control his posture.
Fraquineti trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraquineti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Fraquineti from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Fraquineti just wasn't active enough.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ford tries to sprawl but Fraquineti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fraquineti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ford knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ford is trying to maintain the position but Fraquineti is very close to passing his half guard.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ford is looking for a sweep. Fraquineti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraquineti slows the pace down in half guard.
Fraquineti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ford is refusing to be controlled, as Fraquineti sits in half guard.
Fraquineti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ford is not content to let Fraquineti control the position.
Ford tries to get to full guard but Fraquineti has control of the leg.
Fraquineti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fraquineti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Fraquineti just wasn't active enough.
Ford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford looks for a takedown but Fraquineti sprawls well.
Fraquineti throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Fraquineti with that takedown attempt.
Fraquineti fails to land the takedown.
Fraquineti avoids the body shot from Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fraquineti looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Ford avoids the head kick by Fraquineti.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Fraquineti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fraquineti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Fernando Fraquineti!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Fernando Fraquineti!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Fernando Fraquineti!

Fernando Fraquineti wins by unanimous decision!