PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 295 p4p, 1040 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 31 p4p, 126 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gabon National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Logan
vs
River

178 cm
23
154
9 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
156
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from River.
Logan is looking to counter punch.
Logan cracks River with an open hand slap.
Logan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Logan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Logan.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Logan forces River back against the cage and clinches.
Logan tries to score a body lock takedown but River shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Logan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River is trying to stall.
Logan looking for a takedown.
Logan lands a right hand.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with the head strike.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan prevents a body shot from River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan prevents a body shot from River.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.

Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.

Logan pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Logan.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan misses with a body punch.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
River prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Logan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed River clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

River manages to escape to his feet.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Logan drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan with a jab.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Logan throws a quick counter kick to the body but River avoids it.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River tried to score with a low kick but Logan checks it.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Logan as he checks the leg kick.

River lands a big head kick that sends Logan tumbling to the mat! River takes a step backwards and waves Logan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Logan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River lands a leg kick that knocks Logan off balance momentarily.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River 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.
River attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from River misses.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Logan clinches up with River and pushes him back against the cage.
River is working Logan over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Logan - that landed with a thud.
Logan lands a damaging elbow.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.

Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Logan cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River scores with a jab to the body.
Logan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Logan rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. River avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Logan with a jab.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Logan tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River wants to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch position.
Logan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Logan looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
River throws a lazy body kick
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
River misses with a leg kick
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from River.
Logan cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Logan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Logan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.

Logan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging River to the ground. Logan is now in River's guard.
River is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Logan is controlling him.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan stands up from River's guard - Logan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Logan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for River.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Logan looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
River moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
Logan throws a big counter combination but River scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Logan.
River throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
River throws a hook but Logan blocks it.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Logan throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Logan is out of range.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Logan.
River throws a low kick, looking for Logan's leg but Logan calmly moves out of range.
Logan tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
Logan catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Logan lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
Logan cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Logan tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Logan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Logan finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
River lands with a straight right. Logan didn't see that one coming.
River staying out of range there.
River drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Logan slips under a jab from River.
Logan checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

River digs a good body shot into Logan's ribs.
Logan scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
River throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan is looking to counter punch.
River misses with a hook.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River misses with a hook.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan blocks a jab.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River wants to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch position.
River throws a front kick aimed at Logan's knee but Logan avoids it well.
Logan with a nice cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Logan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
River throws a low kick but Logan avoids it.
River drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
River avoids a kick to the body.
River feints a counter leg kick.
Logan throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Logan slips under a jab from River.

Logan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Frankie Logan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan stalling.
River is trying to stand up here but Logan is controlling him well.
Logan tries to pass to full mount but River defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to control from half guard but River is working away.
River pushes Logan off looking to stand but Logan dives back in and keeps control.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Logan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Logan trying to control from half guard but River is working away.
Logan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan appears to be looking for a big counter.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
River misses with a right hand
letting Logan counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a hook.
River works Logan's body with a nice hook.
Logan stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from River misses.
Logan tries to score a power double leg takedown but River sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Logan somewhat.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Logan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Frankie Logan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Logan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. River sprawls well initially but Logan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Logan is working for a kimura but River is defending it quite comfortably.
Logan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
River is refusing to be controlled, as Logan sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is trying to control the action in half guard but River is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Logan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Logan is trying to control. River wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Logan gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
River working aggressively here.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
River misses with a punch to the body.

That's two 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.
River tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
River tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Logan throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Logan.
Logan lands a right hand.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
River dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frankie Logan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Logan is keeping busy.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Logans head.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by River.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is working for takedown but River is calmly controlling the position for now.
Logan misses with some punches.
Logan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Logan.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

River breaks the clinch.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.

Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Logan misses with an elbow strike.
Logan drops down looking for an ankle pick but River pulls his leg out and moves away.
River throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Logan throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan wants to clinch.
Logan blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan had his way with Guy River in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan blocks a low kick nicely.
River throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
River misses with an uppercut
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River misses the jab.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands with a nice body punch.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and River counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A right-left combo lands from Logan.
Logan misses with a body shot
and River counters with a nice leg kick.
Logan cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
River throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Logan misses with a wild combination.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan lands with a nice combination. River backs away looking to recover.
Logan lands a jab.
Logan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan with the inside leg kick.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
River lands a nice shot that snaps Logan's head back.
Guy River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River's jab looks to have found its range, popping Logan under the eye.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River blocks a head kick by Logan.
A jab from Logan finds it's way through River's defenses.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan misses with a body kick.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River scores with a leg kick.
River looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Logan.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on River's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That kick from River tenderised Logan's leg. Logan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Logan moves away from the strike by River.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
Logan looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
River wants to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guy River.
Well Logan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Frankie Logan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.