PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Frosty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frosty has chosen Stay Hungry as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Statham
vs
Frosty

190 cm
27
219 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

BioPharm Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Frosty!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frosty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Statham as he jumps to the side.

Frosty fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Statham sprawls well initially but Frosty persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frosty is keen to just control but Statham is a slippery customer.
Well, if Frosty is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Statham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frosty.
Statham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frosty.
Frosty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frosty throwing shots but Statham is blocking nicely.
Statham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frosty lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frosty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Statham's head.

Frosty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Statham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frosty keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Frosty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frosty trying to pass the guard but Statham defending well.

Frosty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Statham sees it coming and defends easily.
Frosty is thwarting Statham's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Frosty connects with a nice short shot to Statham's temple.
Frosty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frosty trying to control from half guard but Statham is working away.
Frosty lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frosty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frosty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frosty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Statham is breathing heavily.
Frosty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Statham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frosty.
Frosty lands strikes from half guard.
Statham tries to kick Frosty off but Frosty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frosty slips a nice elbow through Statham's hands, connecting with Statham's forehead.
Statham is staying active underneath Frosty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frosty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Statham defending well though.

Frosty seems to be looking for submissions.
Frosty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frosty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frosty trying to control from half guard but Statham is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frosty working over Statham with some ground and pound. Statham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frosty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frosty lands strikes from half guard.
Frosty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frosty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frosty slips a nice elbow through Statham's hands, connecting with Statham's forehead.

Frosty is working for a kimura but Statham is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frosty working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Frosty dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frosty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Statham was covering up waiting for the punch and Frosty finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Frosty keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Statham's head.
Frosty wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
Frosty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scott Frosty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frosty trying to control the position from guard on top but Statham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Frosty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Frosty sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frosty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Statham keeping moving, preventing Frosty from controlling successfully.

Frosty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Statham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frosty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham has momentary wrist control but Frosty slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frosty trying to control but Statham is working from the bottom.
Statham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Frosty drops back looking for a leg! Statham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Statham manages to kick Frosty off! Frosty jumps back into Statham's guard.
Frosty with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frosty throwing strikes from guard but Statham blocks nicely.
Frosty controlling from the top position.

Statham working for submissions but it's allowed Frosty to get to half guard.
Frosty throwing shots but Statham is blocking nicely.

Frosty is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frosty winds up and cracks Statham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frosty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Frosty is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Frosty there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Statham taking some punishment here, with Frosty in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Frosty 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Frosty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Statham slaps away a takedown attempt from Frosty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frosty.
No luck for Frosty with that takedown attempt.
Carl Statham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Frosty.
Frosty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Statham tries to avoid it but Frosty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Statham to the ground. Statham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Frosty feints and as Statham raises his hands in defense, Frosty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frosty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frosty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Statham keeping moving, preventing Frosty from controlling successfully.
Statham wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frosty throwing strikes from guard but Statham blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Statham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Frosty passes into half guard.
Frosty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Statham taking some punishment here, with Frosty in his half guard.
Frosty lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frosty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Statham sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Frosty seems content to control.
Frosty is trying to control. Statham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frosty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Statham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frosty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frosty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Statham defending well though.
Frosty is nestled in close to Statham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Statham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frosty on the ground.
Ground and pound from Frosty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is refusing to be controlled, as Frosty sits in half guard.

Frosty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frosty working over Statham with some ground and pound. Statham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frosty working the head and body with strikes.
Frosty winds up and cracks Statham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Statham is rocked!
Statham taking some punishment here, with Frosty in his half guard.
Oh Statham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frosty is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Statham is hurt! He's hurt bad - Frosty fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Statham from any more punishment! Congratulations to Frosty! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Frosty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Frosty made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.