PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zetto
vs
Frost

188 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Dark Storm Performance

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 Tokyo, Akuma Zetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Frost!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zetto throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Frost feints and as Zetto raises his hands in defense, Frost changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Zetto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Frost landing with the ground and pound.
Frost slips nicely into half guard.
Zetto tries to kick Frost off but Frost keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frost wants to control but Zetto is keeping him busy.
Frost is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zetto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
Frost sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zetto is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frost slips a nice elbow through Zetto's hands, connecting with Zetto's forehead.
Zetto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frost is working away from the top position though.
Zetto is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Frost wants to take a breather but Zetto is having none of it.
Zetto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Zetto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frost has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Frost is looking for a kimura here.
Frost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zetto keeps working.
Zetto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zetto is trying to control but can't.
Zetto is breathing heavily.
Frost prevents Zetto from improving his position.
Zetto taking some punishment here, with Frost in his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zetto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frost feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Zetto has an active guard here but Frost has managed to pass into half guard.
Frost passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zetto regains half guard.

Frost seems to be looking for submissions.
Frost is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Zetto reverses the position - he's now on top in Frost's guard.
Zetto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zetto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zetto wants to stand but Frost is controlling his arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zetto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Frost manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zetto's best efforts.

Zetto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frost is trying to control but can't.
Frost regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zetto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Zetto stands up and waves to Frost to follow him.
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zetto misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Frost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zetto moves away.
Frost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost avoids the head kick by Zetto.
Zetto throws a left and a right that both miss

and Frost counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zetto's guard now.
Frost makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frost is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frost trying to control but Zetto is working from the bottom.
Frost with a nice head shot there.
Zetto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Zetto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frost controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost trying to control but Zetto is working from the bottom.
Frost lands a couple of elbows.
Frost stands up over Zetto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frost wants to control from the top but Zetto keeps moving.
Frost pushing down on Zetto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frost passes to full mount!
Frost fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zetto is trying to escape the mount.
Frost is landing with some decent strikes but Zetto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frost working Zetto over with strikes here.
Zetto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Frost.
Zetto regains half guard.
Zetto wants to improve his position but Frost is controlling well.

Zetto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zetto is looking to improve his position.
Marcus Frost has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zetto is pressing down on Frost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zetto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Frost is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zetto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Frost's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Frost showing good submission defense here.
Frost tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Frost wants to control but Zetto is having none of it.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Zetto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Frost is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Zetto is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Frost can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Frost manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to maintain the position but Zetto is very close to passing his half guard.
Frost is not content to let Zetto control the position.
Frost trying to control but Zetto postures up.
Frost is not content to let Zetto control the position.
Frost trying to control here.
Frost is trying to control but Zetto passes into side control!
Frost wants to control but Zetto postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zetto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frost shoots for a double leg takedown but Zetto sprawls well. He's pushed Frost's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zetto scores with a spinning back kick!

Frost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Zetto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Frost pulls his head out easily.

Zetto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zetto trying to control here.

Zetto kicks Frost off and gets back to his feet.
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zetto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zetto backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frost winds up and cracks Zetto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zetto trying to control but Frost postures up.
Zetto is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Frost jumps into side control!
Zetto is looking to reverse the position.
Zetto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zetto is trying to get back to full guard.
Zetto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zetto.

Zetto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Zetto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akuma Zetto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frost with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frost landing some decent shots from guard.

Frost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frost pushing down on Zetto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zetto is refusing to be controlled, as Frost sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frost lands a nice short elbow.
Frost seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zetto is trying to control but can't.
Zetto is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zetto tries to roll over but Frost keeps him under control.
Zetto tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Frost manages to move to mount!
Zetto is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Zetto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zetto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zetto can't escape the position.
Zetto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Frost with good strikes from the mount here!
Zetto can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto is working hard here to advance position.

Frost looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Frost landing shots from mount.
Zetto is trying to escape the mount.

Frost is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zetto is surviving well by controlling Frost's body position as best he can.
Frost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zetto is looking to escape.
Frost lands with some strikes.
Frost looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frost winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Frost!