PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Frost
vs
Kanazawa

204 cm
21
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanazawa.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.

Kanazawa has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kanazawa is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Kanazawa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa 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.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.

It looks like Jackson Frost has been cut.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Kanazawa working Frost over with knees to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa effectively controlling the action here.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa trying to land knees to the body.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa 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.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Kanazawa keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Frost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kanazawa gets a clinch.
Kanazawa keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Frost is looking to control Kanazawa's arms but Kanazawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frost has his back to the cage.
Kanazawa looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost wants to stall.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanazawa working Frost over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Frost has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanazawa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Frost won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanazawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kanazawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost wants to stall.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
Kanazawa 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.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Frost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanazawa moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Kanazawa moves away from the strike by Frost.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut

and Kanazawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanazawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa misses with an elbow strike.
Frost is trying to stall.
Kanazawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanazawa.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa avoiding damage.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa just leaning against Frost, taking a breather.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Frost is trying to break free.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanazawa leaning against his opponent.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurita Kanazawa!
An out of breath Kurita Kanazawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.