PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rosenthal
vs
Mercury

195 cm
35
270 lbs
30 - 18 - 2

225 cm
32
263 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury thumps Rosenthal with a low kick.
Rosenthal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mercury clobbers Rosenthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Mercury moved out of range.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenthal scores with a body shot.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercury. Mercury obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosenthal .
A solid body kick from Mercury.
Rosenthal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rosenthal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury. That one must have hurt.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Mercury wants to land a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosenthal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercury, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury working aggressively here.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercury.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercury.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Mercury controls the action.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mercury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is leaning against Mercury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mercury misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury cracks Rosenthal with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercury.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercury stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercury's elbow.
Mercury misses with some punches.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's time! Rosenthal 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mercury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rosenthal slips under a jab from Mercury.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rosenthal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosenthal lands a really nice looking cross but Mercury seems unphased.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch but Mercury is avoiding it.
Mercury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosenthal slips a straight right by Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mercury lands a shoulder strike.
Mercury tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rosenthal tries to work over Mercury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury trying to stall but Rosenthal improves his position.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Mercury tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Mercury back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury misses with some punches.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Mercury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercury tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercury.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Mercury misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Mercury prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Mercury lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mercury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mercury fails to land.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Mercury controls the action.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercury.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mercury - that landed with a thud.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercury controls his hands.
Mercury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Mercury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury is stalling here.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mercury connects with a looping right hand.
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Mercury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Rosenthal lands a right hook to the body.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Rosenthal .
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rosenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Mercury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenthal throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosenthal blocks the leg kick.
Mercury scores with a jab.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenthal .
Mercury throws out a loose jab but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenthal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rosenthal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosenthal 's hands.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mercury throws a hook but Rosenthal blocks it.
Mercury lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Rosenthal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosenthal cracks Mercury with an open hand slap.
Mercury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mercury lands a nice shot that snaps Rosenthal 's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mercury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rosenthal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rosenthal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rosenthal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury slips under a jab from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal is looking to wear down Mercury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rosenthal moves away from the strike by Mercury.
Mercury scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Rosenthal does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercury. That's going to slow Rosenthal down.
Mercury misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rosenthal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mercury swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freddie Mercury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury blocks an uppercut.
Rosenthal lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenthal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Mercury looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosenthal gets through Mercury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Mercury works on Rosenthal 's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rosenthal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercury finds it's way round the side to connect with Rosenthal 's head.
Rosenthal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercury doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercury connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rosenthal .
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal .
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rosenthal throws an off balance right hand
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Rosenthal takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Rosenthal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosenthal moves out of range as Mercury throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a looping left.
Rosenthal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Rosenthal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosenthal throws the left hand but Mercury avoids the punch easily.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body. Mercury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercury cracks Rosenthal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury cracks Rosenthal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercury scores with a one two! Rosenthal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Rosenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercury.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenthal .
Rosenthal slips under a jab.
Mercury cracks the inside of Rosenthal 's front leg.
Rosenthal scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercury should have avoided that one.
Rosenthal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercury scores with a jab to the head.
Rosenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mercury cracks Rosenthal with a good jab.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercury misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosenthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rosenthal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercury - the referee stops the clock and Rosenthal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercury. Rosenthal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rosenthal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch.
Mercury lands with a straight right. Rosenthal didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Rosenthal .

Rosenthal feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mercury sprawling to the canvas! Mercury rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rosenthal finish him?!

Mercury is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.
Mercury is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosenthal finish him?
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mercury is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rosenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Rosenthal darts in and clinches Mercury up against the cage.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mercury's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mercury drops to his knees and Rosenthal pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rosenthal !
An out of breath Frank Rosenthal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.