PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Lodden (ranked 2013 p4p, 272 weight class) and French Frye (ranked 2244 p4p, 300 weight class). Frye is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Chainsmokers - Paris. French Frye will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lodden
vs
Frye

194 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

211 cm
27
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter
Fanatic Inc.

IniTech Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Lodden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, French Frye!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frye slips under a jab.
Frye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lodden slips a jab from Frye.
Lodden wants to clinch.
Lodden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frye.
Frye has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lodden is looking to clinch.
Frye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodden.
Lodden misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodden takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Frye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lodden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lodden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Lodden clinches up with Frye and pushes him back against the cage.
Lodden has been working on his balance at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Frye.
Frye lands a nice knee to the body.
Lodden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lodden has a couple of punches blocked by Frye.
Lodden digs a right hand underneath Frye's ribcage. Frye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frye cracks Lodden with a nice body shot.
Frye taking a breather.
Lodden swings wildly with an uppercut but Frye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Lodden.
Lodden misses with some punches.
Lodden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodden misses with some punches.
Lodden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lodden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lodden can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
Lodden can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
Frye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frye misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Frye.
A short left from Frye.
Frye blocks an uppercut.
Frye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodden backwards.
Frye misses with a body punch.
Frye slows down the pace here.
Lodden throws a punch but it's blocked by Frye.
Frye lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodden scores with a shoulder strike.
Lodden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frye tries to work over Lodden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodden misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frye taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodden.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Frye lands a body shot.
Lodden lands a body shot.
Lodden misses with a punch on the inside.
Frye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lodden tries to work over Frye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Frye lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lodden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frye trying to control the position but instead, Lodden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frye into the cage.
Lodden blocking some punches.
A short left from Frye.
A right hand to the body from Lodden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodden.
Frye stalling the fight.
Lodden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but French Frye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frye throws a hook to the side of Lodden's head but Lodden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lodden tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Frye manages to circle out of the way.
Lodden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lodden jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Lodden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lodden scores with a shoulder strike.
Frye is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frye is trying to maintain a safe position but Lodden gets an underhook and turns Frye into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodden.
Frye can't find room to land a body shot as Lodden controls the action.
Lodden scores with a shot to the side of Frye's head.
Lodden misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodden can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
Frye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loddens head.
Lodden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lodden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lodden or not.
Lodden prevents a body shot from Frye.
Lodden lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye lands a nice shot to the body.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Lodden.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lodden is working Frye over against the cage.
Lodden blocks an uppercut.
Lodden takes a shot to the head.
Lodden can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
Lodden misses with a punch on the inside.
Jonny Lodden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lodden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frye is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Lodden.
Frye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodden's elbow.
Lodden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frye struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodden controls his hands.
Frye scores with a shot to the side of Lodden's head.
Lodden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frye.
Lodden blocks a body shot from Frye.
Lodden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frye lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Lodden.
Frye misses with a punch on the inside.
Frye swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frye taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodden misses with a body punch.
Frye has Lodden pushed against the cage.
Frye is trying to stall.
Lodden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lodden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lodden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frye backwards.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Lodden.
Frye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodden's elbow.
Lodden misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Frye.
Frye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lodden.
Frye misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Frye.
Lodden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye prevents a body shot from Lodden.
A right hook to the body lands for Lodden.
Lodden blocks an uppercut.
Lodden throws a punch but it's blocked by Frye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frye.
Lodden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lodden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frye.
A right handed body shot lands from Lodden.
Frye throws a head punch that misses.
Lodden misses with some punches.
Lodden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lodden on the inside.
Frye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Frye fails to land.
Lodden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frye looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Lodden dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lodden instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Frye.
Lodden lands a hook that snaps the head of Frye backwards.
Lodden throws a head punch that misses.
Frye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodden backwards.
The referee calls for Frye to work.
Lodden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lodden takes a shot to the head.
Frye effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lodden fails to land.
Frye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodden's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frye.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Lodden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frye misses with the head strike.
Frye misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Frye.
Frye working aggressively here.
Frye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodden.
Lodden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodden blocks an uppercut.
Lodden blocks a body shot from Frye.
Lodden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frye has a couple of punches blocked by Lodden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodden has a couple of punches blocked by Frye.
Lodden working aggressively here.
Frye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lodden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lodden can't find room to land a body shot as Frye controls the action.
Frye scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodden.
Lodden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frye is looking to control Lodden's arms but Lodden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frye has his back to the cage.
Lodden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodden lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lodden drops Frye onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Frye is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Frye is rocked!
Lodden misses with some punches.
Frye is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodden finish him?
Lodden creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Frye with a big uppercut! Frye tries to clinch up but Lodden pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Frye to the mat! Frye covers up and Lodden unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonny Lodden!
Jonny Lodden thanked the fans post fight for their support.
French Frye was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager is a dumbass muthafucka!!! Read the fucking forums now you nincompoop!'.