PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landau Aisland (ranked 6266 p4p, 5822 weight class) and Odin Frank (ranked 612 p4p, 588 weight class). Odin Frank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Aisland
vs
Frank

160 cm
25
156
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
165
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Odin Frank!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisland walks into a straight right hand from Frank.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frank, as that shot connected.
A cross from Frank lands.
Frank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aisland.

Aisland is rocked!
Frank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frank tries a low kick but Aisland avoids it.
Oh Aisland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aisland.
Frank throws a right and a left that Aisland avoids nicely.
Frank lands with a hook. Aisland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank swinging wildly here.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aisland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Aisland dives in and scores a takedown into Frank's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aisland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Aisland landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank wants to stand but Aisland is controlling the position.
Aisland seems to have got his legs back now.
Aisland wants to pass the guard but Frank is keeping the position.
Aisland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisland trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland advances position into side control!
Aisland trying to control the position but Frank is working away.
Frank takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Aisland is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.

Aisland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aisland 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.

Aisland tries for a kimura but Frank is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aisland has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Aisland is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.

Aisland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frank, who protects the arm well.

Aisland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aisland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Aisland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frank has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aisland is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aisland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Aisland are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Aisland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frank knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Aisland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frank, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisland is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Frank's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aisland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Aisland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frank, who protects the arm well.
Aisland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frank is avoiding damage well.

Aisland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frank has escaped the position, nice work there.

Aisland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frank is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aisland asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landau Aisland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Odin Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Aisland moves into range and clinches up with Frank.

Aisland lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aisland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frank defending well though.

Aisland is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aisland.
Aisland trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aisland is keen to just control but Frank is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland drops an elbow to the side of Frank's head.
Frank won't allow Aisland to pass to mount.

Aisland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frank has managed to free his arm - good work.

Aisland is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frank won't allow Aisland to pass to mount.
Frank is trying to stand.
Aisland wants to take a breather but Frank is having none of it.
Aisland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aisland is working for a submission of some sort.

Aisland seems to be working for a kimura but Frank defends the submission attempt.

Aisland is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Aisland wants to work for an arm triangle but Frank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Aisland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aisland is looking for a kimura here.
Frank taking some punishment here, with Aisland in his half guard.

Aisland is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Frank sees it coming and defends easily.
We've been informed that Frank has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Aisland trying to work for an americana but Frank has managed to regain full guard.
Aisland trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aisland thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aisland trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Aisland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisland wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Aisland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Aisland from controlling successfully.
Aisland throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aisland pushing down on Frank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aisland is looking to advance position but Frank won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landau Aisland dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab from Frank finds it's way through Aisland's defenses.
Nice jab there from Frank.

Aisland feints and as Frank raises his hands in defense, Aisland changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aisland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frank's guard.

Aisland is looking for a kimura here.

Aisland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frank has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aisland seems to be looking for submissions.
Aisland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland is keen to just control but Frank is a slippery customer.

Aisland is working for a submission of some sort.

Aisland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frank is just riding it out for now. Aisland eventually gives up the hold.
Aisland wants to control but Frank is keeping him busy.

Aisland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frank is just riding it out for now. Aisland eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Aisland seems to be working for a kimura but Frank defends the submission attempt.
Aisland looks to land a strike but Frank avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aisland advances position into side control!
Frank gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aisland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?

Aisland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Landau Aisland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisland controlling the pace for now.

Aisland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aisland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Frank throwing hammer fists to the chest of Aisland. What's that going to do exactly?
Aisland won't let Frank get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aisland controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Landau Aisland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aisland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landau Aisland!