PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achim Albrecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Frankenfurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albrecht
vs
Frankenfurter

181 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Achim Albrecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lemmy Frankenfurter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albrecht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Albrecht looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albrecht throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankenfurter slips a jab and a cross from Albrecht.

Frankenfurter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Frankenfurter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frankenfurter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Albrecht on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Albrecht tries to get out of the position.
Frankenfurter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankenfurter wants to pass the guard but Albrecht is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenfurter trying to control but Albrecht is working from the bottom.
Albrecht is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frankenfurter is controlling him.
Frankenfurter looking to pass the guard.
Albrecht avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frankenfurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albrecht throws a combination that misses

and Frankenfurter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Frankenfurter.
Albrecht really is a fat lump.

Frankenfurter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Albrecht looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Albrecht looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Albrecht!

You can see the frustration on Frankenfurter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter tries to bench press Albrecht off him but Albrecht keeps the position.
Frankenfurter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Albrecht asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Frankenfurter tries to bench press Albrecht off him but Albrecht keeps the position.
Frankenfurter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Frankenfurter trying to hold on to Albrecht's head to control him but Albrecht postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter tries to roll over but Albrecht keeps him under control.
Frankenfurter is looking to control Albrecht's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frankenfurter avoid being mounted?
Albrecht tries to stand and escape but Frankenfurter actually recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankenfurter pulls Albrecht in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frankenfurter wants to sweep but no luck.
Albrecht might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Albrecht wants to stand but Frankenfurter is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albrecht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frankenfurter was well out of range. Poor timing from Albrecht.
Albrecht misses with a wild combination.
Frankenfurter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Achim Albrecht will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Albrecht misses with a double jab

and Frankenfurter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Albrecht's guard.
Albrecht keeping moving, preventing Frankenfurter from controlling successfully.
Frankenfurter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frankenfurter wants to control but Albrecht is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frankenfurter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frankenfurter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frankenfurter controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frankenfurter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Albrecht rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Frankenfurter's guard! Nice work there by Albrecht!
Frankenfurter looking for a sweep. Not yet Frankenfurter, not yet.
Albrecht trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frankenfurter's guard.
Frankenfurter wants to improve his position but instead Albrecht has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter trying to control here.
Frankenfurter trying to get back to full guard but Albrecht takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Albrecht stands up from mount. Strange move.
Frankenfurter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Albrecht as he jumps to the side.
Frankenfurter dodges the punch combination from Albrecht.

Frankenfurter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Albrecht did well to prevent Frankenfurter getting side control.

Albrecht manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter misses with a head kick.
Frankenfurter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Albrecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frankenfurter moves away.
Some wild striking there from Albrecht.
Achim Albrecht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albrecht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frankenfurter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Frankenfurter looking to score a takedown here. Albrecht is defending well but Frankenfurter drives through and ends up in Albrecht's guard.
Frankenfurter wants to control from the top but Albrecht keeps moving.
Frankenfurter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frankenfurter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter trying to control the position from guard on top but Albrecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankenfurter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frankenfurter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Albrecht swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Albrecht does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albrecht has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Achim Albrecht will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Albrecht throws an overhand right that lands on Frankenfurter's shoulder, as Frankenfurter tries to avoid the shot.
Albrecht sets himself, and Frankenfurter steps forward looking for the clinch! Albrecht avoids it this time.
Frankenfurter with a jab.
Frankenfurter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albrecht throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frankenfurter.
Frankenfurter misses with a hook.
Albrecht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frankenfurter circles away quickly and effectively.
Frankenfurter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frankenfurter scores with a jab. Albrecht acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frankenfurter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Frankenfurter misses.
Frankenfurter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Albrecht sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Frankenfurter somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankenfurter fails to land with a series of punches.
Albrecht misses with a hook.
Albrecht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frankenfurter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Frankenfurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankenfurter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Achim Albrecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albrecht misses with a two punch combination.
Frankenfurter shoots in but no luck this time.
Albrecht misses with the combination.
Albrecht throws a one two combo.
Frankenfurter scores with a hook.
Albrecht takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frankenfurter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frankenfurter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albrecht misses with a two punch combination.
Albrecht throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frankenfurter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albrecht.
Albrecht tries to counter with a takedown but Frankenfurter is quick to defend against it.
Achim Albrecht is winning the standup battle so far.
Albrecht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frankenfurter wants to counter with a clinch but Albrecht pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albrecht throws a body punch but Frankenfurter moves out of range.
A nice side step and Frankenfurter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Albrecht throws out a loose jab but Frankenfurter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Achim Albrecht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frankenfurter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Albrecht misses the shot to the body.
Frankenfurter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Albrecht works the jab nicely.
Albrecht misses with a double jab

and Frankenfurter counters by clinching up.
Frankenfurter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albrecht backwards.

Frankenfurter breaks from the clinch.
Albrecht slips a jab from Frankenfurter.
Albrecht misses the shot to the body.
Frankenfurter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albrecht.
Albrecht misses with a double jab.
Albrecht misses with a wild body shot.
Frankenfurter wants to counter the offense by Albrecht and move into the clinch position.
Albrecht misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frankenfurter counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Albrecht tries to sprawl but Frankenfurter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Frankenfurter slows the pace down in half guard.
Frankenfurter trying to pass the guard but Albrecht defending well.
Albrecht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frankenfurter.
Frankenfurter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Frankenfurter lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankenfurter won't let Albrecht get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Frankenfurter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Albrecht turns into him and now he's in Frankenfurter's guard.

Albrecht gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albrecht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Frankenfurter tries to counter it with a takedown but Albrecht pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankenfurter misses the target.
Lemmy Frankenfurter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Frankenfurter looking to score a takedown here. Albrecht is defending well but Frankenfurter drives through and ends up in Albrecht's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lemmy Frankenfurter.
I think Albrecht has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Achim Albrecht!
After the big win, Achim Albrecht made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha Nutrition HIGHEST QUALITY ON THE ISLAND and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.