PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leonidas's choice of entrance music: Ultimate Warrior .. Theme SOng. King Leonidas looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Franklin
vs
Leonidas

180 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas leaves Franklin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonidas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franklin.
Franklin shoots in and drives through. Leonidas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Leonidas enables Franklin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leonidas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Franklin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leonidas looks gassed!
Leonidas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.
Leonidas keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Franklin works over Leonidas with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leonidas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Franklin has Leonidas in his guard.

Franklin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Leonidas has his hands clasped together but Franklin extends an breaks Leonidas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Franklin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Franklin!