PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Davinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Davinci

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo Davinci!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Davinci blocks the low kick.
Davinci misses with a combination
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frost lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davinci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davinci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davinci tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost lands with a right hand.

It looks like Leonardo Davinci has been cut.
Davinci shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frost sprawls well. Frost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davinci gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost throws a solid leg kick but Davinci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frost.
Davinci has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davinci.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Davinci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davinci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davinci lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Davinci tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Davinci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Davinci is pushing Frost up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost tries a body shot but Davinci blocks it.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Davinci backwards.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Davinci tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Davinci controls the action.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Davinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davinci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frost lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Davinci looking to slow down the pace here.
Davinci tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davinci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davinci - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Davinci is rocked!
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Davinci is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davinci.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Davinci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Davinci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Davinci.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Davinci.
Davinci misses with a knee strike.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davinci seems to have recovered his senses.
Davinci blocking some punches.
Davinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davinci.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinci blocking some punches.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost tries a body shot but Davinci blocks it.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Davinci's ribcage. Davinci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davinci looking to slow down the pace here.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davinci backwards.
Davinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Davinci's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Frost enables Davinci to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frost manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frost working a defensive guard but Davinci passes into half guard.
Frost wants to control but Davinci is keeping busy.
Davinci scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frost wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davinci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davinci on the ground.
Davinci passes into side control, despite Frost's attempt to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Davinci decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
Davinci moves out of range of the body kick from Frost.
And Davinci tries to counter it with a takedown but Frost pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davinci checks a leg kick.
Davinci misses with a hook.
Frost throws a wild body kick that Davinci sees coming a mile off.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frost misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Davinci avoided it.
Davinci fails in his attempt to clinch.

Davinci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frost lands a left hand.
Davinci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Davinci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinci blocking some punches.
Frost misses with some punches.
Davinci blocking some punches.
Davinci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davinci's elbow.
Davinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davinci backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davinci blocks a body shot from Frost.
Davinci stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Davinci stalling.
Davinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Davinci avoiding damage.
Xavier Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Davinci blocks a body shot from Frost.
Davinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davinci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Davinci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davinci trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davinci into the cage.
Davinci stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Davinci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Davinci leaning against his opponent.
Davinci looking to slow down the pace here.
Davinci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinci missing with knees to the body.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davinci controlling the action here for a moment.
Davinci blocks an uppercut.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Davinci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davinci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Davinci controls the action.
Davinci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davinci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Davinci's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Frost fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Davinci square on the jaw! Damn, Davinci is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Frost!