PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gertrude Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhjalmur Hinrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Franklin
vs
Hinrik

200 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gertrude Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vilhjalmur Hinrik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hinrik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hinrik prevents Franklin from standing back up.
Franklin is refusing to be controlled, as Hinrik sits in half guard.
Franklin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hinrik is working away from the top position though.
Hinrik is looking to advance position but Franklin won't allow it.
Hinrik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Franklin is trying to control but can't.
Hinrik wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.

Hinrik wants to work for an arm triangle but Franklin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Hinrik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin looks for a takedown but Hinrik sprawls well.

Hinrik moves into the clinch successfully.
Hinrik lands a knee to the body.
Franklin tries a knee to the head but Hinrik blocks it.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinrik backwards.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hinrik prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Franklin - that landed with a thud.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hinrik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hinrik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Hinrik.
Hinrik lands a damaging elbow.
Franklin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hinrik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hinrik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hinrik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franklin is trying to break free.
Hinrik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hinrik lands a nice knee to the body.
Hinrik lands a knee to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Hinrik throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franklin.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Hinrik keeps him there for the moment.
Franklin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hinrik avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hinrik misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin avoiding damage as Hinrik throws knees to the body.
Hinrik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franklin looking to stall.
Hinrik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franklin is trying to stall.
Franklin can't break the clinch.
Hinrik tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin lands an elbow just above Hinrik 's eye.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin wants to break free but Hinrik has control.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hinrik prevents Franklin from breaking the clinch.
Franklin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hinrik tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin wants to break free but Hinrik has control.
Hinrik landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hinrik blocks it with crossed arms.
Hinrik tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin can't get the takedown.
Hinrik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hinrik landing knees to the body.
Hinrik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hinrik lands a damaging elbow.
Franklin lands a knee to the head.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Franklin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hinrik is rocked!

It looks like Vilhjalmur Hinrik has been cut.
clinched against the cage, Franklin lands a big elbow that drops Hinrik! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hinrik is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gertrude Franklin!