PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelangelo DaVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franklin
vs
DaVinci

187 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelangelo DaVinci!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaVinci tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DaVinci looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Franklin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DaVinci backs up against the cage.

It looks like Michelangelo DaVinci has been cut.
DaVinci shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin cracks DaVinci with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franklin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

DaVinci is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin cracks DaVinci with a hook to the temple - DaVinci is on wobbly legs here! Franklin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! DaVinci falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Franklin wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josh Franklin!