PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman comes to the ring accompanied by He's Always Abe Frohman. Takeda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TAKEDA. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Frohman
vs
Takeda

185 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

170 cm
32
177 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takeda tries to keep at a distance but Frohman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frohman misses with an elbow strike.
Frohman pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frohman connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Shingo Takeda has been cut.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Frohman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takeda's face.
Frohman pushes Takeda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
Frohman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Frohman.
Takeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Takeda misses with a knee strike.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman scores with a shot to the side of Takeda's head.
Takeda tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman lands an elbow that stopped Takeda in his tracks for a moment.
Frohman throws an elbow that misses.
Takeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takeda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman dodges an elbow strike from Takeda.
Frohman landing knees to the head.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Takeda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frohman's brow.
Frohman misses with an elbow over the top.
Takeda landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeda avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Frohman throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takeda avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman tries a body shot but Takeda blocks it.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
Takeda misses with an elbow strike.
Takeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Frohman.
Frohman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Frohman avoids a wild elbow strike from Takeda.
Takeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is trying to break free.
Takeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.
Frohman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Frohman.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
Takeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Takeda's ribcage.
Takeda looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frohman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Frohman landing knees to the head.
Takeda missing with knees to the body.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman scores with a shot to the side of Takeda's head.
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takeda avoids it.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Frohman.
Takeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Takeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Frohman.
Takeda tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frohman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shingo Takeda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frohman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Takeda misses with a jab to the body
and Frohman counters with a big head kick but Takeda shrugs it off.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Takeda misses with a body shot.
Frohman wants to clinch.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abe Frohman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frohman is looking to clinch but Takeda is avoiding it.

Takeda darts in and clinches Frohman up against the ropes.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takeda's face.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeda misses with the head strike.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Takeda.
Takeda avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
Frohman lands an elbow inside.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takeda avoids it.
Frohman tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeda avoids the damage to the body.
Takeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Frohman.
A hook to the body from Frohman.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Frohman scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Frohman blocks a body shot from Takeda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeda tries to work over Frohman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frohman avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.
Frohman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takeda missing with knees to the body.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Takeda's ribcage.
Takeda is trying to force a seperation but Frohman has the dominant position.
Takeda managing to block the knees to the body from Frohman.
Takeda is trying to break the clinch but Frohman has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Takeda.
A knee to the head by Frohman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frohman.
Abe Frohman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takeda.
Takeda tries a body shot but Frohman blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman landing knees to the head.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Frohman.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frohman lands with a left to the head.
Takeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frohman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frohman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Frohman throws an elbow but misses.
Frohman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Abe Frohman has been cut.
Frohman lands a nice elbow.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeda avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
Takeda blocks an elbow strike from Frohman.
Takeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frohman.
Takeda misses with an elbow over the top.
Frohman blocks an uppercut.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeda is defending well for now.
Frohman lands a nice knee to the body.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Frohman avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Frohman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frohman tries to clinch up but Takeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeda keeps Frohman at a distance using the push kick.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda's corner calls for a 1-2. Takeda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Takeda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Frohman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takeda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Frohman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Frohman controls his hands.
Takeda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Frohman prevents Takeda from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frohman is defending well for now.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Takeda won't want to take too many of those.
Takeda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Frohman looking to throw knees to the head but Takeda is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Frohman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frohman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frohman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Frohman lands with a left to the head.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeda's defenses.

Takeda is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman lands with a left to the head.
Takeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Frohman finish him?
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frohman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frohman smacks Takeda right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Takeda goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Abe Frohman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Abe Frohman thanked Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).