PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Stein (ranked 3925 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Harry Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stein
vs
Guerrero

193 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Stein. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
Stein tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Guerrero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stein defends it well.

Guerrero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stein on his heels. He'll look to pass Stein's guard now, I'm sure.
Guerrero is looking to work some ground and pound but Stein has wrist control.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerrero throws an elbow that misses. Stein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guerrero's guard. Nice move by Stein!

Guerrero is trying to keep Stein in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stein manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guerrero is looking to control Stein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guerrero avoid being mounted?

Stein looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein trying to control from half guard but Guerrero is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero trying to hold on to Stein's head to control him but Stein postures up.
Guerrero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Guerrero is trying to maintain the position but Stein is very close to passing his half guard.
Guerrero tries to roll over but Stein keeps him under control.
Guerrero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stein is working away from the top position though.

That's four 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guerrero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guerrero tries for a takedown but Stein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklin Stein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerrero misses with a takedown
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Harry Guerrero has been cut.
Franklin Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Guerrero.
Guerrero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stein tries to avoid it but Guerrero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stein to the ground. Stein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Stein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Guerrero drives through with a takedown into Stein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stein wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
Guerrero is in close to Stein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Guerrero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guerrero closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stein's guard.
Guerrero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Guerrero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Stein looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero cracks Stein with a solid left hand.
Guerrero is working Stein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero postures up and lands a big shot to Stein's brow.

Guerrero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerrero is looking to work some ground and pound but Stein has wrist control.
Guerrero postures up and lands a big shot to Stein's brow.
Stein has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Guerrero trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
Guerrero distracts Stein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Guerrero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harry Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stein looks to land a right hand but Guerrero moved out of range.
Guerrero looks for a takedown but Stein sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Stein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stein misses with a hook.

Guerrero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guerrero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Guerrero chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerrero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero slips nicely into half guard.
Guerrero is nestled in close to Stein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stein is looking to escape.
Stein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guerrero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Guerrero trying to control from Stein's half guard. Stein has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stein's head.
Harry Guerrero has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Guerrero throws a strike but Stein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein tries to stand but Guerrero is controlling from the bottom.
Guerrero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guerrero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guerrero working a defensive guard but Stein manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Stein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Guerrero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Guerrero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guerrero somewhat.

Guerrero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Stein kicks Guerrero off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein with a hook.

Guerrero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stein to the mat! Stein manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Guerrero wants to control but Stein is keeping busy.
Stein is taking a breather. Guerrero says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guerrero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stein is working away from the top position though.
Guerrero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guerrero wants to control but Stein is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stein has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Guerrero is in all sorts of trouble here.

Stein looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Guerrero wants to control but Stein is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stein looking to control but Guerrero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guerrero wants to control but Stein is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guerrero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guerrero tries to hold on but Stein postures up.
Guerrero is squirming around, avoiding Stein's attempts to control the action.
Stein controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Stein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Stein!
An out of breath Franklin Stein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.