PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

froch
vs
Leary

176 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Pure Juice

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, marlo froch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Leary!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Leary with that takedown attempt.
froch throws a nice looking combination but Leary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
froch scores with a jab. Leary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice sprawl there from froch as Leary shoots in.

Leary shoots in and bounces froch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
froch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leary is one step ahead there.

Leary is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! froch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! froch has escaped and now he's on top!
froch stays in close to Leary's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary wants to stand and escape but froch is having none of it.

froch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leary, up you get!
Leary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
marlo froch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Leary.
Leary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leary looks gassed!
froch lands a two punch combo.
froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leary.
froch cracks Leary with an open hand slap.
froch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
froch misses with a double jab.
froch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
froch throws out a powerful jab.
marlo froch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a one two combo.

Leary is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leary is still on wobbly legs! Can froch finish him?

froch instigates a clinch.

froch breaks from the clinch.
Leary seems to have recovered his senses.
Mark Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
froch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
froch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from froch.
Leary has a takedown stuffed.
Leary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Left hook, right uppercut from froch.
Some wild striking there from froch.
froch misses the shot to the body.
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from froch does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
froch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around froch's waist but froch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leary off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leary.
froch fails to land with a series of punches.
froch connects with a single shot there.
froch stuffs the takedown attempt from Leary. Leary gets slowly back to his feet.

froch has managed to clinch.
froch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leary goes for a takedown in the clinch but froch prevents it.

froch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

froch clinches up against the cage.

froch manages to break the clinch.
froch scores with a decent looking hook.
Leary tries to clinch but froch moves away
and froch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leary tries for a takedown but froch circles away easily
letting froch counter with a right hand.
froch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Leary gets the takedown into side control.
Leary wants to lay and pray for a moment but froch keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
froch regains half guard.
froch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leary on the ground.
Leary is trying to control the action in half guard but froch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

froch fails to land with a series of punches.
Leary tries for a takedown but froch circles away easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and froch counters with a stiff right hand.
Leary fails with the takedown
and froch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leary with a lazy takedown attempt
and froch counters with a one-two to the body.
marlo froch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Leary.
froch throws a good cross that connects.
froch lands with a right that hurts Leary. Leary looks to clinch but froch throws a short knee that drops Leary. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). marlo froch!