PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judson Franks (ranked 24768 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 5890 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Hanma looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Franks
vs
Hanma

156 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judson Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Franks.
Hanma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanma looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Hanma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franks really is a fat lump.
Franks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hanma.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma throws an elbow that misses. Franks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanma's guard. Nice move by Franks!

Franks wants to get up but he can't break Hanma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks is working Hanma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Hanma is working an open guard so Franks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franks manages to avoid it.

Franks drives through with a takedown into Hanma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but Franks passes into half guard.

Franks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franks winds up and cracks Hanma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hanma is defending against the submission attempts here by Franks.
Hanma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hanma sees it coming and defends easily.
Franks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Franks stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hanma to get to his feet.

Hanma gets tackled into the cage by Franks. Franks maintains the clinch.

Franks gets control of Hanma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Franks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hanma won't allow Franks to sweep him here.
Franks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Franks gets to his feet - Hanma follows without any prompting.
Franks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanma has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Franks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Franks. Franks gets slowly back to his feet.
Franks shoots in and drives through. Hanma sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hanma after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judson Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Franks decides to pull guard.
Hanma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franks tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Franks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Franks keeping full guard, as Hanma tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Franks moves into the clinch successfully.

Franks pulls guard successfully.
Franks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanma's guard.

Franks wants to get up but he can't break Hanma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Franks throwing strikes but missing.
Franks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Franks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franks throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanma is working an open guard so Franks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Franks tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Franks darts in looking for a takedown but Hanma gets double underhooks and turns Franks into the cage.
Hanma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Franks has managed to clinch.
Franks tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanma is pressed up against the cage. Franks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanma down to the mat. Hanma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judson Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Hanma pushes him off.
Jack Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franks closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Franks pushes Hanma against the cage but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hanma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franks did well to prevent Hanma getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks gets full guard.
Hanma pushing down on Franks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hanma is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Franks reverses the position - he's now on top in Hanma's guard.
Hanma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma working a defensive guard here.
Hanma is looking to stand up but Franks isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks throws a big elbow that misses.
Franks wants to stand but Hanma is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hanma wants to sweep but no luck.
Franks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Franks lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franks working some strikes from top position.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Franks postures up.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Franks manages to pass to side control.
Hanma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Franks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Franks seems to be working for a kimura but Hanma defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judson Franks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Franks rushes Hanma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hanma stops a takedown attempt from Franks.
Franks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judson Franks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Franks manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Franks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hanma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Franks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Franks has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franks stands and steps away. Hanma gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanma misses with a head kick.
Franks attempts a counter takedown but Hanma avoids it well and moves away.

Hanma tries to keep at a distance but Franks has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanma trying to control the position but instead, Franks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanma into the cage.
Franks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanma fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hanma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franks did well to prevent Hanma getting side control.
Franks wants to get back to full guard.
Franks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanma is one step ahead there.
Hanma wants to stand but Franks is controlling his posture from full guard.

Franks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanma defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Franks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hanma wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Franks's closed guard. He's half up but Franks has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Franks pivots and extends the arm, Hanma falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Franks! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Judson Franks!