PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Voisine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Frint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raoul Voisine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Voisine
vs
Frint

178 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Koffin Inc.
Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raoul Voisine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Frint!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voisine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frint as he avoids it easily.
Voisine moves in looking to clinch but Frint pushes him off.
Frint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Voisine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frint is trying to stand back up but Voisine is controlling him

Voisine is looking for a kimura but Frint is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voisine to get the leverage.
Frint is controlling Voisine's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Voisine is trying to work for a kimura but Frint is defending well.
Voisine prevents Frint from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frint wants to control but Voisine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frint won't allow Voisine to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frint tries to clinch but Voisine is having none of it.
Frint lands a jab-cross combination.
Frint clobbers Voisine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voisine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frint.
Voisine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frint slips a straight right by Voisine.
Voisine misses with a looping right.
Voisine throws a jab when Frint was well out of range.
Voisine throws a hook but Frint avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frint lands a right hook to the body.
Frint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Voisine moves into range and clinches up with Frint.
Frint can't break the clinch.
Voisine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frint's efforts to push away.
Frint has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Voisine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Voisine throws a head punch that misses.
Voisine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frint is trying to break the clinch but Voisine is controlling him.
Frint tries to circle away but Voisine has him pinned against the cage.
Voisine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voisine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frint fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Voisine throws a big shot that misses.
Voisine cracks Frint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frint connects with a single shot there.
Voisine misses the jab.
Frint looks to clinch
and Voisine counters with a stiff right hand.
Frint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voisine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frint throws a combination that misses

and Voisine counters by moving into the clinch.
Voisine misses with a punch to the body.
Voisine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frint looks gassed!

Voisine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Voisine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Voisine landing with the ground and pound.
Voisine postures up and lands a big shot to Frint's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voisine chips away with some ground and pound.
Voisine wants to control from the top but Frint keeps moving.
Voisine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Voisine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voisine throwing strikes but missing.
Frint trying to control the position.
Voisine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Voisine dominated that round.
That's time! Voisine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Voisine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Voisine - that landed with a thud.
Frint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voisine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voisine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voisine.

Frint is rocked!
Voisine creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Frint with a big uppercut! Frint tries to clinch up but Voisine pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Frint to the mat! Frint covers up and Voisine unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raoul Voisine!