PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Scalabrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye comes to the cage accompanied by Smash You To Pieces by Mower. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Frye
vs
Scalabrine

196 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Frye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Scalabrine!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frye doesn't manage to clinch there - Scalabrine circles away.
Jack Scalabrine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scalabrine throws a sloppy head kick and Frye moves out of range easily.
Frye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frye could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frye wants to clinch up but Scalabrine keeps it at a distance.
Scalabrine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Don Frye has been cut.
Scalabrine throws the kick towards the body but Frye avoids it.
Scalabrine looks to land a left hand but Frye moved out of range nicely.
Scalabrine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scalabrine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scalabrine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Frye gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Scalabrine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scalabrine's elbow.
Scalabrine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frye.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scalabrine wants to stall.
Scalabrine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scalabrine misses with a punch to the body.
Frye blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scalabrine backwards.
Scalabrine has had enough of the clinch but Frye keeps him there for the moment.
Scalabrine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Scalabrine.
Frye prevents Scalabrine from breaking the clinch.
Scalabrine blocking some punches.

Scalabrine breaks from the clinch.
Scalabrine misses with a double jab.
Scalabrine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scalabrine keeps the fight on the outside.
Scalabrine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Frye coming out on top.
Scalabrine throws a hook to the side of Frye's head but Frye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frye tries to clinch but Scalabrine moves out of range.
Scalabrine throws a head kick but Frye moves out of range.
Scalabrine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scalabrine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye takes one on the button.
Frye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Scalabrine misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scalabrine swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frye. Scalabrine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scalabrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scalabrine is looking to clinch but Frye is avoiding it.
Frye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scalabrine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scalabrine tries to clinch but Frye is having none of it.
Scalabrine looks to land a combination but Frye avoids it well.
Frye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frye tries to close the distance and clinch but Scalabrine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scalabrine throws a head kick that misses.
Scalabrine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scalabrine looks to land a body kick but Frye moved away.
Scalabrine tries to clinch but Frye is having none of it.
Frye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scalabrine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Scalabrine both land. Nice combination.
Frye thuds his right hand into Scalabrine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frye blocks a head kick by Scalabrine.
Frye tries to clinch up but Scalabrine circles away and keeps his distance.
Scalabrine swats away the attempt to clinch by Frye.
Scalabrine staying out of range there.
Scalabrine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frye tries to close the distance and clinch but Scalabrine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Scalabrine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frye tries to clinch up.
Scalabrine lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scalabrine misses with a few strikes there.
Scalabrine tries to move into range but Frye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Frye has managed to clinch.
Frye tries to work over Scalabrine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scalabrine wants a takedown but no success here.
Scalabrine takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye stalling in the clinch but Scalabrine improves position.
Scalabrine is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scalabrine prevents a body shot from Frye.
A frustrated look appears on Scalabrine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frye throws a head punch that misses.
Frye is trying to maintain a safe position but Scalabrine gets an underhook and turns Frye into the cage.
Frye misses with a body punch.
Scalabrine misses with a knee to the head.

Scalabrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalabrine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frye wants to clinch up but Scalabrine keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Scalabrine.
Scalabrine wants to clinch up but Frye keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Scalabrine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Frye's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frye takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Scalabrine does no damage.
Scalabrine feints a jab promting Frye to slip. Scalabrine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Frye slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Don Frye's cut is getting worse.
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!
Scalabrine throws a leg kick but Frye moved away.
A big right from Scalabrine misses.
Frye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scalabrine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frye sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Frye moves into range and clinches up with Scalabrine.
Frye tries to throw a body punch but Scalabrine avoids it by throwing Frye back against the cage.
Jack Scalabrine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scalabrine has had enough of the clinch but Frye keeps him there for the moment.
Scalabrine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Frye.
Scalabrine is looking to control Frye's arms but Frye gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scalabrine has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scalabrine is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scalabrine throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scalabrine is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Scalabrine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scalabrine's efforts to push away.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frye misses with a punch to the body.
Frye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frye throws a punch but it's blocked by Scalabrine.
Scalabrine blocks a body shot from Frye.
Frye working aggressively here.

Frye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frye moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scalabrine.
Scalabrine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Scalabrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack Scalabrine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scalabrine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frye swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Scalabrine misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Oooooh!!! Scalabrine has knocked Frye down with a huge combo! Scalabrine steps away and waves a wobbly Frye back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Frye is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scalabrine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frye was well out of range. Poor timing from Scalabrine.

Scalabrine gets tackled into the cage by Frye. Frye maintains the clinch.
Scalabrine is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Frye.
Scalabrine trying to stall but Frye improves his position.
Scalabrine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scalabrine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frye.
Scalabrine has had enough of the clinch but Frye keeps him there for the moment.
Scalabrine tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Scalabrine blocks an uppercut.

Scalabrine breaks the clinch.
Scalabrine throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalabrine throws a sloppy body shot

and Frye counters by clinching up.
Frye throws a head punch that misses.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Scalabrine.

Frye breaks the clinch.
Scalabrine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scalabrine throws a sloppy head kick and Frye moves out of range easily.
Scalabrine tries to clinch up

and Frye moves into the clinch.
Frye lands a body punch.
Frye swings wildly with an uppercut but Scalabrine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frye prevents Scalabrine from breaking the clinch.
Scalabrine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frye digs a right hand into Scalabrine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scalabrine's gas tank.
Scalabrine has had enough of the clinch but Frye keeps him there for the moment.
Scalabrine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frye is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scalabrine blocks an uppercut.
Frye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!

Scalabrine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scalabrine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Scalabrine. That snapped Frye's head back.

Don Frye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Frye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scalabrine moves away.
Scalabrine lands a jab-cross combination.
Scalabrine throws a hook but Frye blocks it.
Frye stuns Scalabrine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scalabrine lands with a right that hurts Frye. Frye looks to clinch but Scalabrine throws a short knee that drops Frye. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jack Scalabrine!
Jack Scalabrine very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.