PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't be touched. The key to victory for marlo froch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

froch
vs
Douglas

176 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas throws a hook but froch blocks it.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
froch blocks the body kick.
froch throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
froch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
froch throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
froch misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas misses the body punch
and froch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and froch counters with a head kick. That will keep Douglas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
froch misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a jab when froch was well out of range.
Douglas throws a front kick that sends froch stumbling back into the ropes.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from froch misses.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
froch moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from froch misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. froch moves away and avoids it.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
froch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Douglas is looking to clinch but froch is avoiding it.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but froch checks it.
Billy Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
froch blocks a jab.
froch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
froch misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a head kick that misses.
froch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
froch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
A jab from Douglas misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by froch. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
froch moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Some wild striking there from froch.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
froch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
froch takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like marlo froch has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas tries to bum rush froch with a series of wild strikes but froch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

froch keeps the fight on the outside.
froch cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
froch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas cracks froch with an open hand slap.
Douglas looks to throw a body kick
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
froch lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from froch misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
froch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
froch misses with a straight right.
Douglas thumps froch with a low kick.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but froch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but froch is out of range.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Douglas.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Douglas lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
froch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on froch. That did some damage!
froch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
froch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
froch has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from froch.
froch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas gets through froch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
froch has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas is stalling here.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch misses with a body punch.
froch blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from froch.
Douglas misses with some punches.

froch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
froch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but froch ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
froch moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
froch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but froch circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billy Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
froch misses with a kick to the body.
froch keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from froch.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from froch misses.
froch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Douglas throws out a leg kick but froch moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
froch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
froch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
froch throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas jabs froch right on the nose. froch blinks but takes it well.
Douglas misses with a body punch
and froch counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

froch rushes Douglas and presses him up against the ropes.
Douglas is leaning against froch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
froch taking a breather.
froch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

froch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
froch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
froch tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling froch to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
froch scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
froch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
froch stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
froch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but froch is out of range.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from froch.
froch throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
froch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
froch stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
froch lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
froch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
froch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
froch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
froch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
froch throws a one two combo.
froch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
froch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
froch misses with a combination
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but froch is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas dodges the punch combination from froch.
froch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

froch tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and froch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Douglas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from froch.
Douglas blocks a head kick by froch.
froch lands a head kick!

Douglas forces froch back against the ropes and clinches.
Douglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
froch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.

froch manages to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
froch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas blocks a head kick by froch.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and froch is able to avoid easily.
Douglas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
froch defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from froch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
A jab from Douglas misses.
froch checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of froch's head but froch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch moved away.
froch works the jab nicely.
froch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. froch saw that one coming.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
froch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Douglas swings for the body but froch moves out of range.
Douglas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by froch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
froch sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
froch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
froch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by froch. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. froch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by froch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
froch misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marlo froch had his way with Billy Douglas in that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's time! froch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. froch saw that one coming.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
Douglas lands a body shot.
froch is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
froch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
froch misses with a wild body shot.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
froch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from froch misses the target.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but froch is out of range.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
froch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
froch loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
froch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
froch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - froch scores with a four punch combination!
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a body kick the misses
and froch counters with a stiff right hand.
froch moves out of range as Douglas strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
froch staying out of range there.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. froch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas scores with a hook.
Douglas throws a body kick the misses
and froch counters with a head kick.
froch connects with a looping right hand.
marlo froch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
froch wants to clinch.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but froch uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Douglas misses.
froch throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and froch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but froch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from froch misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
marlo froch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think froch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marlo froch!
marlo froch retains his lightweight title!