PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Paninii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. BJ Paninii will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

froch
vs
Paninii

176 cm
25
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Paninii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
froch slips a straight right by Paninii.
Paninii throws a one two combo.

It looks like marlo froch has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paninii. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. froch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Paninii forces froch back against the cage and clinches.
Paninii fails to pull guard.

Paninii pulls guard.
froch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paninii is proving hard to escape from.
Paninii has froch pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

froch stands up and waves to Paninii to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
Paninii looks to land a left hand but froch moved out of range nicely.
Paninii wants to clinch up but froch keeps it at a distance.
froch throws a series of punches but Paninii avoids them all with ease.
Paninii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by froch.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paninii darts in trying to clinch
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Paninii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paninii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but froch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paninii misses with a wild combination.
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BJ Paninii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch lands a jab-cross combination.
froch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paninii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii lands a glancing blow to the side of froch's head.
Paninii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii clinches but froch breaks the clinch

and froch moves into the clinch.
froch lands a body punch in the clinch.
froch trying to control the position but instead, Paninii has worked for underhooks and has pushed froch into the cage.
froch is struggling to control the position.
Paninii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as froch walks away with a smile on his face. Paninii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
froch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paninii.
froch scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paninii misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Paninii.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paninii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch walks into a straight right hand from Paninii.
Paninii missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
froch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paninii.
A telegraphed right hand from Paninii misses the target.
froch avoids a punch combination nicely.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt
and froch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by froch.
Paninii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii tries to clinch there but froch circles away.
Paninii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab lands there for froch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Paninii.
Paninii tries to clinch
and froch counters with a straight right hand.
Paninii scores with a shot to the body.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Paninii will be more careful next time no doubt.

Paninii is rocked!
Paninii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paninii is still on wobbly legs! Can froch finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paninii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as froch throws out the jab.
Paninii seems to have recovered his senses.
Paninii throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
Paninii dodges the punch combination from froch.
froch walks into a stiff left hand from Paninii.
froch looks to score with a jab to the body but Paninii is just out of range.
Paninii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
froch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
froch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paninii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

froch clinches up with Paninii and pushes him back against the cage.

froch breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

froch thows a body shot but no joy.
Paninii ducks under a wild hook from froch.
froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paninii looks to land a left hand but froch moved out of range nicely.
Paninii thows a left - swing and a miss!
froch throws a lazy right hand but Paninii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paninii throws a jab when froch was well out of range.
Paninii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and froch counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paninii!
Paninii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paninii is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paninii looks to score with a jab to the body but froch is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paninii. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and froch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paninii throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paninii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paninii there as he acknowledges the shot.
froch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for froch. That snapped Paninii's head back.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and froch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Paninii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch tries to clinch there but Paninii circles away.
Paninii throws a hook to the side of froch's head but froch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
froch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Paninii.
froch staying out of range there.
Paninii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paninii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and froch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paninii.
Paninii tries to clinch
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paninii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
froch throws a nice looking combination but Paninii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Paninii misses.
Paninii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
froch misses with a straight left.
Paninii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and froch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
froch looks to score with a jab to the body but Paninii is just out of range.
Paninii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
froch misses with a body shot.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by froch.
Paninii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
froch cracks Paninii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
froch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

froch clinches up against the cage.

froch breaks the clinch.
froch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paninii is out of range and froch settles back down.
froch throws a hook to the side of Paninii's head but Paninii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paninii avoids the body shot from froch.
Paninii wants to clinch but froch slips to the side
and froch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paninii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
Paninii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but froch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paninii stalks froch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into froch's face. froch staggers backwards, shaken.
Paninii misses with the combination.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paninii throws a nice looking combination but froch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Paninii misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch darts in trying to clinch
and Paninii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. froch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii scores with the left hand. froch knows he should have avoided that one.
froch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
froch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paninii.
Paninii misses the jab.
Paninii fails to land with a series of punches.
froch looks to land a right hand but Paninii moved out of range.
Paninii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
froch throws an overhand right that lands on Paninii's shoulder, as Paninii tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from froch.
Paninii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
froch connects with a right hand. Paninii shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A big left from froch misses.
Paninii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
froch misses with a hook. Paninii ducked under it nicely.
froch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
froch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from froch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paninii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from froch.
froch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Paninii there.
Paninii scores with a nice strike.
froch defending well as Paninii loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for froch. That snapped Paninii's head back.
froch throws the left hand but Paninii avoids the punch easily.
Paninii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract froch.
froch drops his hands momentarily and Paninii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch circles away from the clinch attempt
and froch counters with a left to the body.
Paninii dips to his left and cracks froch with an uppercut!
Paninii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paninii misses the body punch
and froch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
froch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
froch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paninii.
Paninii wants to clinch
enabling froch to counter with a crisp jab.
froch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paninii in his tracks.

Paninii darts in and clinches froch up against the cage.
Paninii fails to pull guard.
Paninii jumps guard but froch stands there with Paninii around his waist. Paninii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paninii tries to pull guard but froch won't allow it.
marlo froch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Paninii.
froch stalling in the clinch but Paninii improves position.
Paninii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. froch smiles and moves away.
froch wants to clinch up but Paninii keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a two punch combination.
froch throws out a loose jab but Paninii uses good head movement to avoid it.
froch throws the left hand but Paninii avoids the punch easily.
Paninii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from froch.
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
froch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paninii misses with an uppercut.
Paninii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
froch loads up on a big right hand but Paninii slips the punch.
froch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paninii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from froch.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch tries to clinch but Paninii is having none of it.
Paninii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
froch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paninii.
Paninii fails to land with a series of punches.
froch tries to bum rush Paninii with a series of wild strikes but Paninii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Paninii.
Paninii is looking to clinch but froch is avoiding it.
marlo froch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paninii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
froch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paninii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
froch missing with a left hand there. Paninii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
froch just misses with a punch to the body.
froch lands a two punch combo.
Paninii throws an overhand right that lands on froch's shoulder, as froch tries to avoid the shot.
Paninii misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paninii misses with a looping right.
Paninii misses with a looping left.
Paninii tries to clinch up but froch circles away and keeps his distance.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably

and froch counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by froch.
Paninii jumps guard but froch stands there with Paninii around his waist. Paninii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Paninii successfully pulls guard.
BJ Paninii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
froch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paninii's guard.
Paninii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
froch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paninii's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
marlo froch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for froch, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marlo froch!