PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Lawnmoer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Holy War. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Frolov
vs
Lawnmoer

175 cm
29
136 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Lawnmoer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawnmoer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lawnmoer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Frolov!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Frolov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lawnmoer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frolov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lawnmoer cracks Frolov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lawnmoer working the head and body with strikes.
Lawnmoer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lawnmoer throws a strike aimed at the side of Frolov's head but Frolov avoids it well.
Frolov's coaches at Academy of Combat have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lawnmoer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frolov is avoiding damage well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawnmoer scores with a couple of short elbows.

Frolov is rocked!

Lawnmoer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frolov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lawnmoer's guard! Nice work there by Frolov!
Oh Frolov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawnmoer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Frolov seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawnmoer lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawnmoer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frolov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frolov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lawnmoer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Frolov has worked his arm free - good work by Frolov!
Lawnmoer is working Frolov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lawnmoer in side control, throwing shots but Frolov defends.
Frolov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Lawnmoer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawnmoer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov tries to improve position but can't.
Frolov struggling a bit here.

Lawnmoer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frolov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lawnmoer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frolov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawnmoer working the ground and pound but Frolov is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawnmoer lands a few punches from side control.
Lawnmoer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frolov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Lawnmoer crashes against the mat.
Lawnmoer wants to control but Frolov is keeping him busy.

Lawnmoer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lawnmoer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lawnmoer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawnmoer throwing strikes but Frolov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Frolov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawnmoer, who protects the arm well.

Frolov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawnmoer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawnmoer can't do much from the bottom here.
Frolov working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawnmoer keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Frolov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Lawnmoer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lawnmoer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frolov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frolov misses with an uppercut.
Lawnmoer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawnmoer moves away.
Lawnmoer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawnmoer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frolov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frolov cracks Lawnmoer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lawnmoer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawnmoer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov throws a hook to the side of Lawnmoer's head but Lawnmoer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawnmoer checks a leg kick nicely.
Frolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frolov misses with a wild body shot.
Lawnmoer fails with a takedown attempt.
Frolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawnmoer was well out of range. Poor timing from Frolov.
Frolov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawnmoer slaps away a takedown attempt from Frolov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lawnmoer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frolov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawnmoer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frolov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frolov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawnmoer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lawnmoer stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Frolov has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Lawnmoer manages to get his head free but now Frolov has transitioned to an armbar! Lawnmoer grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Frolov! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Frolov!