PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri has chosen Bohemia - Kali Denali as his entrance music. 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
Shah Suri

190 cm
25
253 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

225 cm
32
279 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri blocks a jab.
Suri throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Jab, jab by Suri - just one landing.
Suri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suri misses with a low kick.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Suri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Suri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Suri's shoulder, as Suri tries to avoid the shot.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Suri is out of range.
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost scores with the left hand. Suri knows he should have avoided that one.
Suri takes one to the chin there.
Suri swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Suri feints and then cracks Frost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frost down.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suri takes one to the chin there.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suri.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suri slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
Suri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suri throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suri throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Frost misses.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Suri slips the punch.
Frost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suri misses with an uppercut
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suri tries to land a body kick
and Frost counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
Frost takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Suri. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deacon Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Suri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Frost misses with an uppercut. Suri saw that one coming.
Suri cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Suri off balance momentarily.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Suri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Suri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Suri.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Suri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suri throws a front kick that sends Frost stumbling back into the ropes.
Suri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frost dips to his left and cracks Suri with an uppercut!
Suri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suri slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Suri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost slips under a jab from Suri.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Suri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suri checks the leg kick.
That kick from Suri tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frost checks a low kick from Suri.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suri's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Suri circles away.
Frost's corner calls for a 1-2. Frost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suri.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frost misses with a hook
and Suri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suri defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frost checks a leg kick.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Suri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frost takes one to the chin there.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Suri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suri misses with a leg kick
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Suri coming out on top.
Suri swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Suri works the jab nicely.
Suri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frost is out of range and Suri settles back down.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suri throws a leg kick which misses Frost's front leg but catches the back leg as Frost tries to avoid it.
Suri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Suri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
Suri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with Suri's head.
Frost's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
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!
That kick from Suri tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frost changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suri's sensitive parts.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Suri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick from Suri misses.
Frost tries to clinch but Suri moves out of range.
Frost throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Suri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suri cracks Frost with a good jab.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suri counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Suri.
Frost moves out of range as Suri strikes.
A low kick from Frost is predictable there
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suri.
Suri avoids the body shot from Frost.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frost thumps Suri with a low kick.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Suri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suri.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Suri.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Suri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost throws the left hand but Suri avoids the punch easily.
Frost moves out of range as Suri strikes.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses the jab.
Frost swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost throws a low kick, looking for Suri's leg but Suri calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Suri - just one landing.
Frost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Suri down.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost backing away here, and Suri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Frost misses with an uppercut. Suri saw that one coming.
Suri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frost.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost misses with a looping left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost slips a jab from Suri.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Suri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frost with a body shot.
Suri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suri throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost throws a hook but Suri blocks it.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suri appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Suri throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri connects with the punch.
Frost misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sher Shah Suri dominated that round.
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.

Suri scores with a leg kick.
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Suri avoids the body shot from Frost.
Suri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Suri cracks Frost with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Frost is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Frost is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Frost lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Suri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suri.
Suri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Suri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suri. Suri obviously looking to wear him down.
Suri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suri.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suri.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Frost.
Suri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Suri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frost scrambles back to his feet.
Suri digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Suri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frost misses with a leg kick
and Suri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Suri throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Suri only half commits.
Suri swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Suri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Suri.

Frost is rocked!
Suri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suri closes the distance and catches Frost with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Frost is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Frost is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Frost is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Suri takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
After winning the bout, Sher Shah Suri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Deacon Frost was interviewed post fight and said 'Stay classy!'.