PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bastad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jony Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Bastad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bastad
vs
Frost

180 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Bastad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bastad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frost should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Frost manages to get back to half guard.

Bastad seems to be looking for submissions.
Frost wants to improve his position but Bastad is controlling well.

Bastad is working for a submission of some sort.
Frost wants to improve his position but Bastad is controlling well.
Frost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastad passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bastad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frost tries to bench press Bastad off him but Bastad keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to control Bastad's posture but Bastad avoids it.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bastad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frost, who protects the arm well.
Frost is looking for a sweep.

Bastad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frost knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Frost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bastad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bastad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frost, who protects the arm well.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Frost is looking for a sweep. Bastad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bastad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Bastad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastad is looking for a kimura but Frost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bastad to get the leverage.

Bastad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

Bastad is trying to work for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Frost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Frost.

Frost is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bastad has his hands clasped together but Frost extends and breaks Bastad's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Frost.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jony Frost!