PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Legs Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Legs Ii will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Franklin
vs
Legs Ii

200 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Legs Ii!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin is looking to clinch.

Franklin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Legs Ii!
Franklin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Legs Ii will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Franklin wants to stand but Legs Ii has his arm trapped.
Franklin landing strikes.
Franklin cracks Legs Ii with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Legs Ii is being controlled here.
Legs Ii takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Legs Ii's face as Franklin controls the position.
Franklin landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin trying to control the position but Legs Ii is working away.
Franklin working the head with strikes.
Franklin wants to stand but Legs Ii is controlling his arm.
Franklin happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franklin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Legs Ii knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Franklin working the head with strikes.
Franklin tries to stand but Legs Ii is controlling his head.

Franklin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs Ii trying to remain calm as Franklin controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin cracks Legs Ii with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Legs Ii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've been informed that Legs Ii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Franklin working Legs Ii over with strikes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs Ii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Franklin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Franklin controlling the action here.
Franklin moves into full mount! Legs Ii won't be happy about that!

Franklin goes for an armbar but Legs Ii turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Legs Ii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Franklin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Legs Ii tries for a takedown but Franklin circles away easily

and Franklin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Franklin pulls Legs Ii into guard.
Franklin wants to sweep but no luck.
Legs Ii stops Franklin from standing up.
Franklin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franklin tries to get out of the position.
Legs Ii tries to stand but Franklin is controlling from the bottom.
Franklin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franklin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Franklin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Legs Ii tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Franklin seems to be looking for submissions.
Franklin controlling the pace.
Legs Ii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Franklin passes to side control.

Franklin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Franklin wants to stand but Legs Ii has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs Ii is looking to reverse the position.
Franklin wants to control but Legs Ii is keeping him busy.
Franklin controlling from side mount.
Franklin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Franklin stalls from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Legs Ii is trying to work for a sweep but Franklin has mounted him!
Franklin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Legs Ii tries to hold on but Franklin pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin unloading with bombs!
Franklin takes Legs Ii's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Legs Ii is in trouble.
Legs Ii is breathing heavily.
Good control from Franklin.
Franklin is not going to allow Legs Ii to sit and survive in this position.
Franklin lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs Ii is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Franklin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin misses with a body shot.
Legs Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Franklin clinches with his opponent.
Franklin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Legs Ii tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
Legs Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franklin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Legs Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Legs Ii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Franklin jumps into guard, dragging Legs Ii to the mat.
Franklin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Legs Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin controlling the position.
Franklin looking to control but Legs Ii passes into half guard.
Legs Ii stalling away here and it's allowed Franklin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Franklin managing to control the position.
Franklin wants to sweep here but Legs Ii controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Legs Ii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Legs Ii trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Franklin just wasn't active enough.
Legs Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Franklin instigates a clinch.

Franklin jumps into guard, dragging Legs Ii to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs Ii won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Legs Ii from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Franklin is on top in guard.
Franklin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franklin postures up and lands a big shot to Legs Ii's brow.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Franklin lands a couple of elbows.
Franklin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Legs Ii keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franklin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mikey Legs Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Legs Ii won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franklin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Franklin!