PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen comes into the arena with Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet blaring out of the sound system. Frost has chosen Your as Cold as Ice as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Raatikainen
vs
Frost

162 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
23
142 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaska Raatikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raatikainen closes the distance and clinches.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Raatikainen gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raatikainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Frost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raatikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Raatikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks it.
Raatikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raatikainen blocks an uppercut.
Raatikainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raatikainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raatikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Raatikainen into the cage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Raatikainen.
Frost tries to circle away but Raatikainen has him pinned against the cage.
Raatikainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Raatikainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frost working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raatikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen lands a left hand.
Raatikainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raatikainen looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Raatikainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Raatikainen blocks an elbow strike.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost working Raatikainen over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raatikainen blocks a body shot from Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raatikainen blocks the elbow strike.
Raatikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Raatikainen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raatikainen.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raatikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raatikainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raatikainen works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Raatikainen shrugs off.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Raatikainen tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raatikainen lands a knee to the head.
Raatikainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raatikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost taking a breather.
Raatikainen dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Raatikainen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raatikainen landing knees to the body.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Frost pushes Raatikainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Raatikainen gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
Raatikainen effectively controlling the action here.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raatikainen avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Raatikainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raatikainen being controlled against the cage.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost tries a body shot but Raatikainen blocks it.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raatikainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Frost will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Raatikainen cracks Frost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frost misses with a hook

and Raatikainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raatikainen blocks a body shot from Frost.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks it.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Raatikainen.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Raatikainen lands a nice uppercut.
Frost misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raatikainen backwards.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raatikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raatikainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to work over Raatikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raatikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raatikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Raatikainen is blocking nicely.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Raatikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raatikainen throws an elbow that misses.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raatikainen blocks a body shot from Frost.
Raatikainen lands a left hand.
Raatikainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raatikainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raatikainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raatikainen letting Frost take a breather here.
Frost blocks a body shot from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Raatikainen wants to stall.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost avoiding damage as Raatikainen throws knees to the body.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
A short left from Raatikainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frost as Raatikainen tries to tie him up.
Raatikainen avoiding damage.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raatikainen backwards.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raatikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Raatikainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raatikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raatikainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Raatikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raatikainen avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Raatikainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost digs a right hand into Raatikainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raatikainen's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raatikainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Raatikainen.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Raatikainen.
A short right from Raatikainen on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raatikainen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frost lands a right hand.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raatikainen dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Raatikainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Raatikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raatikainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frost's brow.
Raatikainen looking to stall.
Frost misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raatikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raatikainen takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Raatikainen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Frost darts in and clinches Raatikainen up against the cage.
Raatikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Raatikainen.
Raatikainen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Raatikainen.
Frost prevents a body shot from Raatikainen.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raatikainen blocks an uppercut.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frost as Raatikainen tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raatikainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Raatikainen gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
Raatikainen blocks an uppercut.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Raatikainen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Raatikainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raatikainen avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Raatikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raatikainen throws an elbow but misses.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaska Raatikainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raatikainen stalling the fight.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raatikainen.
Frost gets through Raatikainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raatikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Raatikainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raatikainen.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raatikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raatikainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Raatikainen looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Raatikainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Raatikainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Raatikainen.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Raatikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Raatikainen is pushing Frost up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frost tries to work over Raatikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raatikainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Raatikainen.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raatikainen scores with a knee to the head.
Raatikainen blocking some punches.
Frost working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Raatikainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Raatikainen has Frost pressed against the cage.
Raatikainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Frost.
I think Frost has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.