PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Long Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dash Reveal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Franklin
vs
Reveal

151 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dash Reveal!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reveal throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.

Reveal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reveal looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reveal wants to hit a switch here but Franklin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reveal there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reveal is desperately trying to improve his position but Franklin has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Reveal really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reveal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reveal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Franklin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reveal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franklin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reveal?
Franklin really is a fat lump.
Reveal is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reveal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Reveal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Franklin controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reveal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Franklin controlling his opponent.
Franklin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reveal hang on?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franklin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reveal is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with good strikes from the mount here!
Reveal is working to get back to half guard.
Reveal looks winded!
Franklin works his way to his opponent's back.

Franklin has got one arm under Reveal's chin. This could be trouble... Reveal trying to control the other hand but Franklin gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Reveal has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Long Franklin!