PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mustasch - Double Nature. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frost
vs
Steel

178 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathon Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Steel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frost knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Steel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Steel drags him back down.

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

Steel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Steel drags him back down.
Frost struggling a bit here.
Frost is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Steel pulls his head out easily.

Frost looking for submissions off his back.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel trying to pass the guard but Frost defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.
Steel looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Steel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frost!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Frost wants to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Steel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Frost is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Frost can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steel punching from mount but Frost doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Frost is squirming around, avoiding Steel's attempts to control the action.
Steel is looking to work his way around to Frost's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Frost is desperately trying to improve his position but Steel has a good base and remains in mount.
Frost tries to lock up and control but Steel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frost tries to buck Steel off but he can't manage it.
Steel looking to ground and pound but Frost is blocking nicely.
Steel misses with a head shot.
Frost is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Steel working for a guillotine from mount but Frost is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel thowing shots but they're missing.
Frost wants to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
Steel wants to control the pace but Frost is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Steel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Frost is on top in guard.

Frost drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frost jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel controls Frost momentarily but Frost frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathon Steel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Frost with a poor takedown

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Steel trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Frost is controlling him.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Steel keeping full guard, as Frost tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost looks to clinch

and Steel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Frost's guard now.
Steel passes into half guard.
Frost is looking to improve his position.

Frost looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steel seems to be working for a kimura but Frost defends the submission attempt.
Steel trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.

Steel is looking for a kimura but Frost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.
Steel wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
Frost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Steel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frost defends it well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Frost counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost working away.
Steel is looking for a sweep.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frost wants to stand but Steel is controlling his arm.
Steel is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Frost tries for a kimura but Steel is defending well.

Frost wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel, who protects the arm well.
Steel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frost off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Steel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Frost turns into Steel and is now in his guard.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonathon Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Frost shoots and misses

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frost won't be happy with that.
Frost can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Steel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Steel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Steel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Frost can't do much from the bottom here.
Frost dodges the ground and pound from Steel.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Steel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frost's guard.
Steel wants to stand but Frost is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost is looking for a triangle but Steel pushes his legs off easily.
Jonathon Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel passes into half guard.

Steel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frost is just riding it out for now. Steel eventually gives up the hold.
Frost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Steel.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.

Steel is sitting in close to Frost's body. Frost has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Steel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Steel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Frost.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Frost!