PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music. Frank Finisher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Finisher
vs
Fredrick

185 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

193 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick moves in looking to clinch but Finisher pushes him off.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown but Finisher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fredrick tries to clinch but Finisher moves out of range.
Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Finisher circles away.
Frank Finisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finisher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fredrick scrambles back to his feet.

Fredrick has closed the distance and engaged Finisher in a clinch.
Finisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredrick has double underhooks.

Fredrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finisher throws a right and a left that Fredrick avoids nicely.
Finisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrick moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Fredrick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fredrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Finisher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finisher working hard to break the clinch.

Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Fredrick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finisher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finisher connects with a looping right hand.
Finisher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fredrick sprawls well. Fredrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finisher gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Finisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fredrick counters with a two punch combo.
Fredrick dives in and grabs Finisher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finisher pushes down on Fredrick's head and hops out.
Frank Finisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Fredrick.
Fredrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Finisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Finisher closes the distance and pushes Fredrick back into the cage.
Finisher wants to break free but Fredrick has control.

Finisher has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fredrick uses from the top position.
Fredrick won't allow Finisher to get back to his feet.
Finisher keeping full guard, as Fredrick tries to pass.
Finisher wants to stand but Fredrick is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick chips away with some ground and pound.

Fredrick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Finisher dives on top into guard.

Fredrick working a defensive guard here.

Finisher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fredrick wants to sweep here but Finisher controlling him for the moment.
Finisher's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finisher's guard.

Fredrick passes into half guard.
Finisher is looking to escape.
Fredrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finisher's head.
Finisher is trying to stand back up but Fredrick is controlling him

Finisher manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fredrick keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Finisher avoiding damage as Fredrick throws knees to the body.
Fredrick lands a knee to the head.
Fredrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredrick misses with a knee to the head.
Fredrick is working Finisher over against the cage.
Fredrick tries to pull guard but Finisher won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher working hard to break the clinch.
Finisher leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fredrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fredrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fredrick throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredrick has double underhooks.
Finisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finisher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fredrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finisher has had enough of the clinch but Fredrick keeps him there for the moment.
Fredrick is looking to control Finisher's arms but Finisher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredrick has his back to the cage.
Finisher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Finisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Finisher circles away.
Finisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finisher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fredrick has a takedown stuffed.
Fredrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Finisher. Finisher gets slowly back to his feet.
Fredrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finisher throws a body kick that misses

and Fredrick counters by clinching up.
Finisher prevents a body shot from Fredrick.
Finisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Finisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredrick can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finisher has Fredrick pushed against the cage.
Fredrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Finisher controls his hands.
Fredrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredrick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick lands a body shot.
Fredrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrick.
Ronald Fredrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fredrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredrick digs a right hand underneath Finisher's ribcage. Finisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finisher blocks an elbow strike.
Fredrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredrick obliges.
Fredrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredrick has him pressed against the cage.
Fredrick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finisher up against the cage.
Finisher tries to pull guard but Fredrick won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fredrick.
Fredrick lands an elbow just above Finisher 's eye.
Fredrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Finisher is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Fredrick has Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Fredrick stalling in the clinch but Finisher improves position.
Finisher wants to break free but Fredrick has control.

Finisher breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fredrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fredrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Fredrick.
Fredrick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finisher is keeping busy.
Finisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredrick is working for takedown but Finisher is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finisher wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Finisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finisher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredrick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fredrick landing knees to the head.
Finisher looking to stall.
Fredrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Finisher up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fredrick obliges.
Fredrick slowing the pace effectively.
Fredrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Finisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finisher working hard to break the clinch.
Finisher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finisher is trying to push Fredrick away but Fredrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Fredrick.
Finisher wants to break free but Fredrick has control.
Fredrick digs a right hand underneath Finisher's ribcage. Finisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fredrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finisher's elbow.
Fredrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fredrick tries to throw a body punch but Finisher avoids it by throwing Fredrick back against the cage.

Finisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredrick lands a high kick!
Finisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Finisher finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finisher checks a leg kick.
Finisher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Finisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fredrick clinches.
Finisher tries to circle away but Fredrick has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Fredrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Finisher lands an overhand right.

Fredrick tries to keep at a distance but Finisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finisher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fredrick prevents it.
Finisher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fredrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finisher blocks an elbow strike.
Fredrick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fredrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finisher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Fredrick pulls guard effortlessly.
Finisher advances position into side control!
Fredrick throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick is trying to improve his position.

Finisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Finisher stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fredrick with a poor takedown
and Finisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fredrick rushes Finisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fredrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Finisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredrick goes for a takedown attempt but Finisher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fredrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finisher is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finisher misses with a double jab

and Fredrick counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fredrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finisher is defending well for now.

Fredrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finisher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finisher tests Fredrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Finisher rushes Fredrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fredrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fredrick drags the fight down to the ground.

Fredrick looking for subs off his back but Finisher has passed one foot through into half guard.
Finisher trying to control the action but Fredrick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finisher decides to return to a standing position.

Fredrick has Finisher up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Finisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fredrick misses with a punch to the body.
Finisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fredrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fredrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finisher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredrick.
Fredrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finisher smiles and moves away.
Frank Finisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Fredrick.

Fredrick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Finisher is trying to defend but Fredrick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher is trying to stand back up but Fredrick is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrick thows a huge punch but Finisher dodges it nicely.
Finisher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fredrick stops Finisher from standing up.
Fredrick trying to control but Finisher is working from the bottom.
Finisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Finisher, not yet.
Fredrick distracts Finisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronald Fredrick.
I think Fredrick 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronald Fredrick!
A very excited looking Ronald Fredrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.