PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn has chosen Truth by Alexander as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

DeRosa
vs
Syn

193 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
212 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo DeRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRosa tries to clinch up.
DeRosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Syn.
Syn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Syn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeRosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Syn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeRosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Syn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeRosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Franky Syn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeRosa looks for the body kick but Syn saw that one coming.
Syn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Syn throws out a loose jab but DeRosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syn lands a two punch combo.
DeRosa misses with a low kick.
DeRosa is looking to land body kicks.
DeRosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Syn takes a step back to recover.
DeRosa moves in looking to clinch but Syn pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn moves out of range of the body kick from DeRosa.
Syn misses with a low kick as DeRosa jumps back.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Syn moves out of range.
DeRosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syn.
Syn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Syn moves away from the strike by DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a push kick but Syn slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeRosa.
DeRosa tries to clinch up but Syn circles away and keeps his distance.
DeRosa throws a sloppy head kick and Syn moves out of range easily.
DeRosa tries to clinch up.
Syn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeRosa swings for the body but Syn moves out of range.
DeRosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeRosa throws a head kick that Syn semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeRosa takes a swing at Syn's ribcage but misses.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeRosa cracks the inside of Syn's front leg.
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Syn avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
A big left from Syn misses.
DeRosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeRosa feints and then cracks Syn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Syn down.
Syn scores with a nice right hand.
Syn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeRosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
DeRosa misses with a body kick.
Syn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
The fighters circling - DeRosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syn loads up on a big right hand but DeRosa slips the punch.
Syn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeRosa.
Leonardo DeRosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Syn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
DeRosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeRosa tries to land a leg kick but Syn saw it coming and moves away.
Syn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeRosa.
DeRosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeRosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeRosa feints and then cracks Syn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Syn down.
Syn walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeRosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeRosa. Syn does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeRosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Syn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeRosa.
DeRosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeRosa is looking to clinch but Syn is avoiding it.
DeRosa is looking to wear down Syn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by DeRosa.
Syn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Syn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeRosa lands an overhand right.
DeRosa scores with a spinning back kick!
DeRosa throws a sloppy head kick and Syn moves out of range easily.
DeRosa checks a low kick from Syn.
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeRosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeRosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Syn looks winded!
Syn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Syn keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo DeRosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Syn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Syn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeRosa throws a lazy right hand but Syn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by DeRosa misses
letting Syn counter with a right hand.
Leonardo DeRosa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Syn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DeRosa - the referee stops the clock and Syn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DeRosa. Syn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
DeRosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Syn in the body.
DeRosa throws a leg kick but Syn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeRosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeRosa takes a swing at Syn's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from DeRosa.
DeRosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Syn in the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Syn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeRosa has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Syn is breathing heavily.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
DeRosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
DeRosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeRosa throws a body kick that misses
and Syn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a low kick but Syn avoids it.
Syn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DeRosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Syn scrambles back to his feet.
DeRosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Syn.
An inside leg kick lands from DeRosa.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeRosa tries to score with a low kick but Syn moves his leg out of the way.
DeRosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Syn. Syn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as DeRosa blocks the leg kick.
DeRosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeRosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syn can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Syn - just one landing.
DeRosa throws the kick towards the body but Syn avoids it.
Syn looks to land a body kick but DeRosa moved away.
Syn misses with a low kick.
DeRosa misses with a kick to the body
and Syn counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeRosa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Syn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. DeRosa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DeRosa throws a leg kick but Syn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Syn throws a lazy right hand but DeRosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syn blocks the body kick.
Syn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeRosa.
Syn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeRosa.
Syn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
DeRosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
DeRosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Syn circles away.
DeRosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeRosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a combination. Syn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
DeRosa tries to clinch but Syn moves out of range.
Syn misses with a two punch combination.
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses.
Syn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeRosa.
DeRosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeRosa throws a leg kick but Syn moved away.
Syn blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syn catches DeRosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeRosa digs a good body shot into Syn's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeRosa 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 Syn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
DeRosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Syn avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa looks to land a body kick but Syn moved away.
DeRosa throws a leg kick which misses Syn's front leg but catches the back leg as Syn tries to avoid it.
DeRosa throws the kick towards the body but Syn avoids it.
Syn misses with a straight right.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeRosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn scores with a shot to the body.
Syn throws a low kick, looking for DeRosa's leg but DeRosa calmly moves out of range.
Syn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - DeRosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo DeRosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from DeRosa misses.
DeRosa lands a head shot.
Syn misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from DeRosa is predictable there
and Syn counters with a nice leg kick.
Syn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from DeRosa misses

and Syn counters with a head kick that drops DeRosa to the mat! DeRosa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

DeRosa is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeRosa throws a low kick, looking for Syn's leg but Syn calmly moves out of range.
DeRosa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Syn catches DeRosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Syn tries to move into range but DeRosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeRosa misses with a body kick.
Syn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeRosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Syn's calf.
Syn misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeRosa. DeRosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Syn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Syn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Syn moves out of range as DeRosa throws a body kick.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Syn moves out of range.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Syn blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a wild body kick that Syn sees coming a mile off.
DeRosa is looking to score with low kicks.
DeRosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Syn lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeRosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Syn misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
DeRosa throws a sloppy head kick and Syn moves out of range easily.
DeRosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syn throws a low kick, looking for DeRosa's leg but DeRosa calmly moves out of range.
DeRosa tries to clinch there but Syn circles away.
DeRosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeRosa slips a straight right by Syn.
DeRosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Syn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Syn misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from DeRosa misses
and Syn counters with an inside leg kick.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syn checks a leg kick.
DeRosa lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Syn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DeRosa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Syn counters with a body kick.
Syn throws a wild body kick that DeRosa sees coming a mile off.
DeRosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeRosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeRosa throws a sloppy head kick and Syn moves out of range easily.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Syn jabs DeRosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Syn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
Syn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeRosa circles away quickly and effectively.
DeRosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Syn counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syn connects with a body shot that sends DeRosa's belly button to the back.
Franky Syn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeRosa needs to keep his hands up - Syn had a free shot at his head there.
DeRosa throws a lazy head kick
and Syn counters with a thumping low kick.
DeRosa blocks a head kick by Syn.
DeRosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeRosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Syn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeRosa lands with a shot to the body.
Leonardo DeRosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Syn throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeRosa.
Syn misses with a hook.

DeRosa closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syn lands a hook that snaps the head of DeRosa backwards.
Syn misses with the head strike.
Syn just leaning against DeRosa, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Syn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think DeRosa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo DeRosa!
Leonardo DeRosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.