PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carver Frost (ranked 7580 p4p, 615 weight class) and Jason Card (ranked 3907 p4p, 388 weight class). Jason Card has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frost
vs
Card

203 cm
19
258 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Bank of noobs

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carver Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Card!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Card throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Card doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Card tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost cracks the inside of Card's front leg.

Card closes the distance and clinches.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Frost lands an impressive looking overhand right. Card doesn't seem phased though.
Card tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Card gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Card is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Card closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost wants to break free but Card has control.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Card prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost tries a body shot but Card blocks it.
Card keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Card tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Card pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Card swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Card scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost trying to stall but Card improves his position.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Card is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Card clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Card stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Card backwards.
Card stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Card displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frost up against the cage.
Card lands a good knee to the midsection. Frost won't want to take too many of those.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Card dodges the punch combination from Frost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Card moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frost tests Card's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Card.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Card.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Frost moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCard.
Frost feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Card wants to clinch.
Card wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost scores with a nice strike.
Frost cracks the inside of Card's front leg.

Card moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Card is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Card's head backwards.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Card counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Card tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Frost defending well as Card loads up on a big left hand.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Card moves away.
A jab from Card misses.
Frost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Card's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Frost dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Card tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Frost lands the left hand.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
Frost scores with a sloppy right hand. Card should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Card, as that shot connected.
Card tries to clinch up.
A big right from Frost misses.
A jab from Frost misses.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Card moves away.
Frost tests Card's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Frost coming out on top.
Carver Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Card forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Card softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Card lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost cracks Card with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Card.
Jason Card seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost tries to break free but Card pushes him back against the cage.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Card 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.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Card is keeping busy.
Card is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Card tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost tries to circle away but Card has him pinned against the cage.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Card backwards.
Frost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Card has double underhooks.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Frost here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Card scores with a shoulder strike.
Card lands a good knee to the midsection. Frost won't want to take too many of those.
Card lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Card tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Card stalling in the clinch.
Frost tries to circle away but Card has him pinned against the cage.
Frost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cards head.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Card tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost throws a right and a left that Card avoids nicely.
Card uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Card is controlling the position.
Card comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Card blocks an elbow strike.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Card working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Card lands a damaging elbow.
Frost is trying to maintain a safe position but Card gets an underhook and turns Frost into the cage.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Card lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Card taking a breather.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Card has him pressed against the cage.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Card tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Card.
A punch lands to the side of Card 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Card has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost wants to break free but Card has control.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost is trying to push Card away but Card has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Card.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Card keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Card throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Card lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Card lands a nice elbow.
Card lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
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 Carver Frost will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Card throws a counter combo.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Card uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Card takes one on the button.
Frost looks to land a combination but Card avoids it well.
Card takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Card tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Card.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Card fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Card fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Frost scores with a four punch combination!
Card doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost lands a jab.
Card has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with the combination.
Card wants to clinch
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Card.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Card doesn't seem bothered though.
Card fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Card.
A big right from Frost misses.

Card instigates a clinch.
Card taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Frost.
Card lands a left hand.
Card tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Card controls his hands.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Card tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Card gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Frost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost digs a good body shot into Card's ribs.
Frost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frost lands a lovely overhand right.
Card with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frost to score with a decent uppercut.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Card is looking to clinch.
Frost darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frost cracks Card with a good jab.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Card can do to turn this around?
Card tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Card was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries a low kick but Card avoids it.
Card tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Card takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Card takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Frost misses.
Card uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Card tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Card bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Card unleashes a big counter combination but Frost bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Card drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Card avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Card lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frost keeps the fight on the outside.
Card ducks under a wild hook from Frost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Card takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frost misses with a hook. Card ducked under it nicely.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Card counters with a straight right hand.
Card tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Card blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Card tries to clinch but Frost moves away
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frost misses with a right hand

and Card counters with a crisp one two that drops Frost! Card thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Frost to his feet! Frost is in big trouble!

Frost is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Card.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Card.
The fight stays on the outside here - Card looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Card has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Card closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frost, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Frost!