PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jacobs (ranked 5759 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 5548 p4p, 0 weight class). John Franklin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jacobs
vs
Franklin

181 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
Franklin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
As Jacobs backs off Franklin throws a huge counter combo but Jacobs manages to avoid it all.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised Franklin's leg. Franklin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franklin's calf.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franklin's calf.
An inside leg kick from Jacobs misses.
Franklin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacobs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Franklin duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacobs - that will leave a mark!

Franklin takes the fight into the clinch.

Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Jacobs tries to counter by clinching up but Franklin breaks away and moves out of range.
Jacobs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franklin.
Josh Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Franklin.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franklin thinks about the counter body kick.
Franklin looks for the body kick but Jacobs saw that one coming.

Franklin has Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.

Franklin manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs preventing the sweep.
Jacobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Franklin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jacobs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Franklin's body to avoid the submission. Franklin has instead reached around Jacobs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Franklin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Franklin!