PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flakey Dryskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughterhouse-WoodStock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Franklin
vs
Dryskin

185 cm
26
189 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flakey Dryskin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dryskin misses with the combination.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Dryskin is avoiding it.
Dryskin moves away from the strike by Franklin.
Dryskin misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Dryskin - just one landing.
A combination from Dryskin does no damage.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dryskin.
Dryskin slips a jab from Franklin.
Dryskin missing with a left hand there. Franklin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dryskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dryskin throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.
Franklin throws a push kick but Dryskin slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dryskin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franklin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Dryskin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franklin doesn't seem phased though.
Franklin lands with an uppercut that bounces Dryskin off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin missing with a left hand there. Dryskin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franklin lands with a right hand.

It looks like Flakey Dryskin has been cut.
Dryskin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Franklin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dryskin won't be happy with that.
Dryskin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Franklin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Franklin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dryskin to his feet.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dryskin.
Dryskin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dryskin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dryskin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Franklin counter with a right hand.
Dryskin throws a combination that misses

and Franklin counters with a takedown into side control.

Franklin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A cross from Franklin lands.
Jab by Franklin.
Franklin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dryskin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dryskin's waist but Dryskin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franklin off to one side.
Dryskin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franklin counters with a leg kick.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.

That has opened up Flakey Dryskin's cut even more.
Franklin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a jab to the body.
Dryskin looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Dryskin down.
Dryskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franklin tests Dryskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dryskin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dryskin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Dryskin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.

The cut above Flakey Dryskin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Franklin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dryskin on the side of the head.

Franklin lands a big right hand that sends Dryskin crashing to the mat! Franklin stays standing though and waves Dryskin back to his feet!

Dryskin is rocked!
Franklin connects with a stiff jab that staggers Dryskin - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Franklin!
Jake Franklin is the new middleweight champion!