PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Franklin (ranked 6026 p4p, 494 weight class) and Hans Schwartzmuller (ranked 23597 p4p, 605 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franklin
vs
Schwartzmuller

180 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

King Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Schwartzmuller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schwartzmuller but Schwartzmuller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Schwartzmuller.

Schwartzmuller moves into the clinch.

Franklin tightens his grip and picks Schwartzmuller up, before dumping him to the ground. Schwartzmuller manages to land in guard.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Schwartzmuller trying to keep a closed guard but Franklin is proving a slippery customer.
Schwartzmuller wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Franklin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schwartzmuller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Franklin, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartzmuller stopping the sweep attempt from Franklin.
Franklin looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartzmuller throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwartzmuller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Schwartzmuller is proving a slippery customer.
Franklin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franklin is trying to keep Schwartzmuller in close.
Schwartzmuller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franklin managing to control the position.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franklin is pulling down on Schwartzmuller's head to control his posture.
Schwartzmuller throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Schwartzmuller moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schwartzmuller fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Schwartzmuller moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller trying to land knees to the body.

Franklin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schwartzmuller regains guard immediately.
Franklin trying to control but Schwartzmuller is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schwartzmuller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Franklin stands up from Schwartzmuller's guard - Franklin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Franklin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Schwartzmuller rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franklin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schwartzmuller after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schwartzmuller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schwartzmuller leaning against his opponent.
Schwartzmuller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Schwartzmuller holds him up against the cage and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schwartzmuller obliges.
Schwartzmuller misses with a body punch.
Schwartzmuller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Franklin walks away with a smile on his face. Schwartzmuller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schwartzmuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Franklin takes a step back to recover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Schwartzmuller clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schwartzmuller lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Schwartzmuller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Schwartzmuller closes the distance and clinches.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwartzmuller avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller lands a nice knee to the body.

Schwartzmuller breaks from the clinch.

Schwartzmuller closes the distance and pushes Franklin back into the cage.
Franklin avoiding damage as Schwartzmuller throws knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schwartzmuller missing with knees to the body.
Franklin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwartzmuller has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Schwartzmuller.
Hans Schwartzmuller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Schwartzmuller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartzmuller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schwartzmuller avoiding damage as Franklin throws knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwartzmuller blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwartzmuller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklin.
Schwartzmuller scores a nice knee to the body.
Schwartzmuller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Franklin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin goes for a takedown attempt but Schwartzmuller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schwartzmuller thuds his shin into the meat of Franklin's side.
Schwartzmuller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franklin is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Schwartzmuller clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartzmuller crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage.
Schwartzmuller has Franklin pressed against the cage, preventing Franklin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwartzmuller misses with a knee strike.
Franklin has Schwartzmuller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schwartzmuller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Schwartzmuller pulls guard successfully.
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!
Schwartzmuller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Franklin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schwartzmuller defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schwartzmuller closes the distance and clinches.
Schwartzmuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller stalling the fight.
Schwartzmuller leaning against his opponent.
Schwartzmuller continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Franklin avoiding damage as Schwartzmuller throws knees to the body.
Franklin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwartzmuller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schwartzmuller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schwartzmuller missing with knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller goes for a takedown attempt but Franklin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hans Schwartzmuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schwartzmuller has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Schwartzmuller missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Schwartzmuller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schwartzmuller walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Franklin tries to keep at a distance but Schwartzmuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franklin is trying to push Schwartzmuller away but Schwartzmuller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Schwartzmuller as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Schwartzmuller.
Franklin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Schwartzmuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Schwartzmuller instigates a clinch.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schwartzmuller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schwartzmuller presses Franklin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schwartzmuller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklin is defending well for now.
Franklin tries to land a knee to the head but Schwartzmuller blocks with his arms.
Schwartzmuller digs a right hand into Franklin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franklin's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller is pushing Franklin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartzmuller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franklin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwartzmuller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schwartzmuller obliges.
Schwartzmuller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schwartzmuller manages to break the clinch.

Schwartzmuller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Schwartzmuller.
Schwartzmuller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schwartzmuller stalling in the clinch.
Schwartzmuller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schwartzmuller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schwartzmuller to keep the fight standing.
Schwartzmuller landing knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartzmuller pushes Franklin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schwartzmuller pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hans Schwartzmuller.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Schwartzmuller pushes him off.

Schwartzmuller drives through and clinches with Franklin against the cage.
Schwartzmuller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schwartzmuller is keeping busy.
Schwartzmuller lands a knee to the body.

Schwartzmuller pulls guard successfully.
Schwartzmuller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franklin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schwartzmuller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Franklin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schwartzmuller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schwartzmuller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schwartzmuller!

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!
Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schwartzmuller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Franklin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schwartzmuller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Franklin is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hans Schwartzmuller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schwartzmuller is looking to take a break and control but Franklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwartzmuller misses with the ground and pound.
Franklin is not content to let Schwartzmuller control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Schwartzmuller crashes against the mat.
Buddy Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Schwartzmuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schwartzmuller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Schwartzmuller!