PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Urias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urias's entrance music is Here comes the BOOM. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Urias
vs
Franchise

180 cm
21
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

TAKEDOWN ©

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Urias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Urias has Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
Franchise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Urias tries to land knees in the clinch but Franchise avoids the damage to the body.
Franchise avoiding damage as Urias throws knees to the body.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but Urias has him pressed against the cage.
Urias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urias misses with a knee to the head.

Urias manages to pull guard.
Urias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Urias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franchise sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Urias's guard.

Urias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Urias wants to control but Franchise is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franchise works his way into side control.
Franchise wants to control but Urias is keeping him busy.
Franchise working the head and body with strikes.
Urias tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franchise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Urias is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franchise lands a decent elbow from side control.
Urias tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Franchise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urias keeps working.
Urias is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Franchise in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Franchise connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Urias some visible discomfort.

Franchise is trying to get an arm triangle but Urias is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franchise is looking to take a break and control but Urias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Franchise is trying to get an arm triangle but Urias is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick there by Urias.
Franchise looks gassed!
Urias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urias tries to clinch up.
Franchise moves out of range of the body kick.

Urias moves into range and clinches up with Franchise.
Franchise throws an elbow that misses.
Urias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise managing to block the knees to the body from Urias.
Franchise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Franchise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urias.
Urias lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Urias.
Urias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Urias jumps into guard, dragging Franchise to the mat.

Franchise is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Urias has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Franchise is looking to defend but Urias has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Franchise! Urias pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Franchise taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Urias!