PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zaire Mercer (ranked 5418 p4p, 5122 weight class) and Addiel Frometa (ranked 369 p4p, 357 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mercer
vs
Frometa

177 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
152
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaire Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Addiel Frometa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer misses with a straight right.
Frometa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mercer with a body shot.
Mercer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Frometa throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
Frometa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frometa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercer looks to throw the jab but Frometa is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Frometa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frometa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frometa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Addiel Frometa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frometa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frometa misses the jab.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frometa's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Frometa blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer misses with an uppercut. Frometa saw that one coming.
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercer.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Frometa moved out of range nicely.

Frometa sends Mercer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Frometa is motioning to the referee to let Mercer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mercer is rocked!

It looks like Zaire Mercer has been cut.
Frometa thuds a left hand into Mercer's body.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Frometa lands with a good body shot.
Mercer gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Frometa points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mercer wakes up just in time to hear Frometa thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Addiel Frometa!
An out of breath Addiel Frometa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.