PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WALKING IN MEMPHIS. On his way into the cage it seems that Elvis Frost has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Elvis Frost seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Frost
vs
Poulter

188 cm
25
227 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
217 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvis Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poulter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frost will feel that in the morning.
Poulter stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost lands a body shot.
Poulter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poulter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poulter blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Poulter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
Poulter lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Poulter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frost.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter moves out of range as Frost throws a body kick.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Poulter moved out of range nicely.
Frost keeps Poulter at a distance using the push kick.
Poulter thuds his shin into the meat of Frost's side.
Poulter misses with a head kick.
Poulter throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frost swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Frost finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws a leg kick but Poulter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poulter just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poulter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frost lands with a cross.

Poulter moves into the clinch.
Poulter is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter looking to stall.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poulter smiles and moves away.
Frost blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter misses with a looping right.
Poulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulter manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a body kick.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter cracks Frost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Poulter swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poulter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost looks to land a combination but Poulter avoids it well.
Frost blocks the body kick.
That kick from Poulter tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poulter throws a low kick but Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poulter throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Poulter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frost throws a push kick but Poulter slaps the foot to one side.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Paul Poulter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulter scores with a kick to the body.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frost throws a combination that misses
and Poulter counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulter is looking to land body kicks.
Frost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Poulter's head but Poulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Frost rushes Poulter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter prevents a body shot from Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulter has Frost pushed against the cage.

Poulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poulter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost is looking to wear down Poulter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Frost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulter moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frost.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Poulter scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulter landing knees to the head.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulter is defending well for now.
Poulter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poulter missing with knees to the body.
Poulter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost digs a right hand into Poulter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poulter's gas tank.
Frost jumps guard but Poulter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost lands a left hand.
Elvis Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Poulter blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulter's elbow.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poulter wants to break free but Frost has control.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poulter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poulter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frost.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulter is trying to stall.
Poulter is stalling here.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Poulter.
Frost trying to stall but Poulter improves his position.
The referee calls for Poulter to work.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Poulter.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poulter smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost lands a nice hook to Poulter's body. Poulter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poulter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Frost avoids the head kick by Poulter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elvis Frost will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frost is looking to land body kicks.
Poulter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poulter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frost blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Frost tries to clinch up but Poulter circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulter throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost blocks the body kick.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Frost misses with a hook. Poulter ducked under it nicely.
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
Frost throws a low kick but Poulter moves out of range easily.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Poulter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frost's head.
Frost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poulter's calf.
Poulter throws a leg kick which misses Frost's front leg but catches the back leg as Frost tries to avoid it.
Poulter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Poulter finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter blocks the body kick.
Frost misses with a body kick.
Poulter scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
Frost throws a body kick that misses.
Frost avoids a kick to the body.
Poulter misses with a low kick.
Poulter looks for the body kick but Frost saw that one coming.
Poulter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poulter misses with a few strikes there.
Frost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frost tried to score with a low kick but Poulter checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a jab to the nose.
Poulter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frost's sensitive parts.

Poulter moves into the clinch successfully.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulter.
Frost prevents a body shot from Poulter.
Frost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poulter walks away with a smile on his face. Frost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick
and Frost counters with a leg kick.

Frost has closed the distance and engaged Poulter in a clinch.
Poulter managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poulter.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulter.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost lands a body punch.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Poulter leaning against his opponent.
Poulter prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Poulter's ribcage. Poulter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Poulter looking to stall.

Poulter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Frost down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost slips a straight right by Poulter.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Good leg kick by Poulter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Elvis Frost did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poulter throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poulter counters with a two punch combo.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Poulter throws a low kick, looking for Frost's leg but Frost calmly moves out of range.
Poulter checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Poulter.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulter pushes Frost away with a front kick.
Poulter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost checks a leg kick.
Poulter scoring well with a low kick there.
Poulter throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Poulter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Poulter takes the fight into the clinch.
Poulter landing knees to the body.
A short right from Frost.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Poulter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
Frost throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Poulter back into the cage.
Frost lands a body punch.
Poulter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost pushes Poulter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Poulter blocks it.
Poulter pushes off an throws an elbow but Frost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poulter is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poulter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poulter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost tries a body shot but Poulter blocks it.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frost with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Poulter has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Poulter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Poulter gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Poulter stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Poulter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulter avoids it.
Frost landing knees to the body.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Frost to work.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poulter scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulters head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Frost had his way with Paul Poulter in that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Poulter's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Poulter misses with a head kick.
Frost lands a slapping body shot.

Poulter has managed to clinch.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Poulter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poulter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Frost tries to pull guard but Poulter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Poulter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poulter walks away with a smile on his face. Frost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poulter throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poulter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frost takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.

Frost instigates a clinch.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulter avoids it.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Poulter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
Frost jumps guard but Poulter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost jerks Poulter's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Poulter drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Frost goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Frost because Poulter was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Elvis Frost!
Elvis Frost is the new heavyweight champion!
Elvis Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.