PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 3333 p4p, 124 weight class) and Tobin Frost (ranked 2980 p4p, 82 weight class). Nicolosi comes to the ring accompanied by A Fistful Of Dollars by Ennio Morricone. This should be fireworks!

Nicolosi
vs
Frost

192 cm
37
276 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

190 cm
39
215 lbs
15 - 6 - 3

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Tobin Frost!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nicolosi rushes Frost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nicolosi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nicolosi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost gets through Nicolosi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Nicolosi, against the ropes.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicolosi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolosi misses with a looping left.
Frank Nicolosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi jabs at Frost's body.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicolosi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nicolosi gets tackled into the ropes by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands a damaging elbow.
Nicolosi slows down the pace here.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolosi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolosi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frost.
Frost throws a leg kick but Nicolosi checks it.
Nicolosi throws a head kick that misses
and Nicolosi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicolosi looks to land a body kick but Frost moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Nicolosi lands with a right hand.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicolosi. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frost thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Nicolosi throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nicolosi scores with a knee to the head.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi pushes off an throws an elbow but Frost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Nicolosi lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tobin Frost will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nicolosi misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicolosi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Frost clinches up with Nicolosi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Nicolosi has him pressed against the ropes.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Nicolosi works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frost as Nicolosi tries to tie him up.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to work over Nicolosi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicolosi trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolosi.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicolosi lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
Nicolosi working aggressively here.
Frost is trying to break free.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolosi blocks an uppercut.
Nicolosi stalling the fight.

Frost breaks from the clinch.
Nicolosi wants to clinch but Frost slips to the side
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Tobin Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicolosi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Frost feints a counter leg kick.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range as Nicolosi strikes.
Frost flicks out a counter leg kick but Nicolosi steps away.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost thumps Nicolosi with a low kick.
Nicolosi keeps the fight on the outside.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicolosi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frost staying out of range there.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicolosi with a body shot.
Nicolosi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicolosi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nicolosi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Frost has Nicolosi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Nicolosi is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Nicolosi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nicolosi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tobin Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolosi misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolosi scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolosi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost misses with some punches.
Nicolosi misses with the head strike.
Frost takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tobin Frost has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Nicolosi slows down the pace here.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicolosi blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost is trying to force a seperation but Nicolosi has the dominant position.
Nicolosi stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Nicolosi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicolosi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolosi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Nicolosi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi backing away here, and Frost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nicolosi cracks Frost with a good jab.
Frost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicolosi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Nicolosi's head but Nicolosi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolosi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frost avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Nicolosi just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost is looking to chop away at Nicolosi's legs.

Frost gets tackled into the ropes by Nicolosi. Nicolosi maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nicolosi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Nicolosi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nicolosi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Frank Nicolosi!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Frank Nicolosi!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Frank Nicolosi!

Frank Nicolosi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Frank Nicolosi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.