PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Coholic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Coholic
vs
Frazier

193 cm
26
191 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

178 cm
31
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coholic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coholic cracks Frazier with a right hand to the side of the head.

Frazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Frazier.
Coholic misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frazier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coholic's brow.
Frazier looking to throw knees to the head but Coholic is blocking nicely.
Coholic throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier.
Coholic misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier throws an elbow that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frazier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Coholic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coholic pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coholic misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Coholic.
Coholic misses with a punch on the inside.

Frazier has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Coholic clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coholic tries to roll but Frazier sticks to his back.
Coholic trying to control but not successfully.
Frazier keeps control of the position as Coholic tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Frazier cracks Coholic with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Coholic from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Frazier is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Coholic up.
Coholic wants to control his opponent's hands but Frazier gets his hands free.
Coholic is trying to remain composed but Frazier is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Coholic rolls, trying to escape but Frazier keeps control of the position.
Coholic breaks Frazier's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Coholic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coholic looking to pass the guard.
Frazier has control of Coholic's left arm, preventing Coholic from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Frazier has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Coholic wants to get up but he can't break Frazier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Frazier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Frazier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coholic trying to control but Frazier postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frazier wants to control but Coholic is keeping him busy.
Frazier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frazier thows a huge punch but Coholic dodges it nicely.
Coholic tries to roll over but Frazier keeps him under control.
Frazier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coholic's head.
Coholic tries to get to full guard but Frazier has control of the leg.
Coholic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frazier is working away from the top position though.
Frazier wants to take a breather but Coholic is having none of it.
Frazier scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coholic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coholic tries to get out of the position.
Coholic trying to get back to full guard but Frazier takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Frazier working Coholic over with strikes here.
Coholic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frazier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frazier lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coholic hang on?
Coholic is trying to escape the mount.
Coholic tries to lock up and control but Frazier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier dominating with strikes here.

Coholic is rocked!
Coholic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coholic is trying to escape the mount.
Coholic is working hard here to advance position.
Frazier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frazier loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Coholic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Frazier land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Frazier stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Frazier!