PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch's entrance music is Can't be touched. A fine choice. Aubrey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Over - Drake. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

froch
vs
Aubrey

176 cm
24
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aubrey there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Drake Aubrey has been cut.
Aubrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
froch throws a lazy right hand but Aubrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by froch.
froch misses the shot to the body.
froch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from froch misses.
Aubrey wants to clinch up but froch keeps it at a distance.
Aubrey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
froch cracks Aubrey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
froch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like marlo froch has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
froch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aubrey throws a push kick but froch slaps the foot to one side.
froch swats away the attempt to clinch by Aubrey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
froch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aubrey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
froch misses with an uppercut.
Aubrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches froch on the side of the head.
froch misses with an uppercut.
Aubrey catches froch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
froch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aubrey slips under a jab.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aubrey circles away quickly and effectively.
Aubrey lands a nice leg kick that just misses froch's sensitive parts.
froch is breathing heavily.
froch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey wants to clinch.
Aubrey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aubrey throws out a leg kick but froch moves out of range and Aubrey only half commits.
froch throws a lazy right hand but Aubrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Aubrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Aubrey.
Aubrey has froch pressed against the cage.
froch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning froch up against the cage.
Aubrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aubrey is trying to maintain a safe position but froch gets an underhook and turns Aubrey into the cage.
froch being controlled against the cage.
Aubrey lands a left hand.
Aubrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aubrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
froch has had enough of the clinch but Aubrey keeps him there for the moment.
Aubrey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aubrey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aubrey.
Aubrey looking to slow down the pace here.
froch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aubrey up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aubrey lands a shoulder strike.
Aubrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the head but froch blocks with his arms.
Aubrey looking to throw knees to the head but froch is blocking nicely.
froch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
froch tries to circle away but Aubrey has him pinned against the cage.
Aubrey throws a punch but it's blocked by froch.
Aubrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
froch slows down the pace here.
Aubrey misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aubrey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aubrey working froch over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Aubrey dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

froch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aubrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
froch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake Aubrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
froch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aubrey at a distance.
Aubrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aubrey scores with a head kick.
Aubrey looks to throw the jab but froch is out of range.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt.
froch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aubrey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aubrey is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for froch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
froch lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch works the jab nicely.
Aubrey wants to clinch up but froch keeps it at a distance.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
froch throws a looping overhand right but Aubrey ducks down to avoid it.
Aubrey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aubrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aubrey ducks under a wild hook from froch.
Aubrey is looking to clinch.
Aubrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but froch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aubrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between froch's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aubrey moves in looking to clinch but froch pushes him off.
A slow jab from froch misses its intended target.
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aubrey misses with a wild combination.
froch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Drake Aubrey's cut even more.
Aubrey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. froch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from froch misses.
Aubrey throws a hook but froch blocks it.
Aubrey slips a jab from froch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aubrey misses with a looping right.
Aubrey scores with a push kick.
froch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
froch takes one on the button.
froch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aubrey momentarily.
Aubrey throws the left hand but froch avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as froch blocks the leg kick.
Aubrey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from froch. Aubrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
froch throws an overhand right that lands on Aubrey's shoulder, as Aubrey tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch staying out of range there.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt.
froch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
froch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aubrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
marlo froch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
froch throws a hook but Aubrey blocks it.
froch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Aubrey rushes froch and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
froch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aubrey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aubrey tries a knee to the head but froch blocks it.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and froch avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

froch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aubrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from froch.
Aubrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from froch.
Aubrey tries to land a front kick but froch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aubrey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aubrey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
froch avoids the body shot from Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a shot from downtown. froch moves away and avoids it.
Aubrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
froch throws a series of punches but Aubrey avoids them all with ease.
Aubrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey tries to clinch up but froch circles away and keeps his distance.
froch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
froch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aubrey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aubrey staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from froch.
froch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aubrey throws out the jab.
froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aubrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from froch.
Aubrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
froch misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aubrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from froch misses.
Aubrey lands a high kick!
Aubrey thows a body shot but no joy.
Aubrey ducks right into an uppercut from froch.
froch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
froch misses the shot to the body.
Aubrey throws a sloppy head kick and froch moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Aubrey.
Aubrey misses with a low kick as froch jumps back.
Aubrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Aubrey.
A punch lands to the side of Aubrey 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The cut above Drake Aubrey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aubrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from froch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aubrey. That's going to slow froch down.
Aubrey misses with a low kick.

Aubrey clinches.
Aubrey misses with a knee strike.
Aubrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
froch is working for takedown but Aubrey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aubrey keeps control of froch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aubrey presses froch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
froch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aubrey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aubrey trying to stall but froch improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from froch.
Aubrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aubrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from froch.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the head but froch blocks with his arms.
Aubrey prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for marlo froch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aubrey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aubrey lands a nice elbow.
Aubrey effectively controlling the action here.
Aubrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but froch blocks it with crossed arms.
Aubrey is trying to stall.
froch wants to break free but Aubrey has control.
froch takes an elbow to the temple.
Aubrey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aubrey lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Aubrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aubrey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Aubrey!