PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 1098 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Micka Slice (ranked 158 p4p, 310 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. Slice has chosen Legend as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Micka Slice was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Franco
vs
Slice

188 cm
24
202
13 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
202
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micka Slice!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco scores with a one two! Slice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Micka Slice has been cut.
Franco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A quick step to the side and Franco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Franco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco misses with a looping left.
Slice with the counter takedown but Franco avoids it easily.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Franco misses.

Slice scores with a takedown into Franco's guard.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Slice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franco tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Slice has a closed guard, preventing Franco from standing up.
Slice lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slice throwing strikes from guard but Franco blocks nicely.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
Franco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slice trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice postures up in Franco's guard and throws a big left but Franco blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crunch! Franco slams his shin into Slice's torso.
The fighters circling - Franco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan David Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micka Slice.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco misses with a head kick.
Slice tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Franco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slice on the side of the head.
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Slice moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is trying to push Slice away but Slice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slice's hands.
Franco scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Franco. That snapped Slice's head back.
Franco lands a big head kick that sends Slice to the canvas! Franco follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan David Franco!
A victorious Juan David Franco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.