PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk has chosen Sean Sherk Entrance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frost
vs
Sherk

178 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Superior Ki Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Sherk. No joy for Frost on that attempt.

Sherk clinches up against the ropes.
Sherk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherk walks away with a smile on his face. Frost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sherk closes the distance and clinches.
Sherk throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Sherk.
Sherk lands with a left to the head.
Sherk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost defending well as Sherk loads up on a big left hand.
Sherk misses with a hook.
Sherk throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherk thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sherk clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sherk is stalling here.
Frost blocking some punches.

Frost jumps guard and drags Sherk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sherk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sherk tries to stand but Frost is controlling from the bottom.
Sherk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sherk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sherk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Sherk stands up and waves to Frost to follow him.
Frost defending well as Sherk loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sherk clinches with his opponent.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sherk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sherk.
Sherk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sherk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sherk is trying to break free.
Frost tries to pull guard but Sherk won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherk leaning against his opponent.
Sherk working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost jumps guard but Sherk stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sherk just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Sherk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frost.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sherk swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sherk.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherk throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sherk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sherk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sherk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherk is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
Sherk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherk can't break the clinch.
Sherk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sherk smiles and moves away.
Sherk throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Sherk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sherk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sherk clinches with his opponent.
Sherk has Frost pushed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Sherk fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sherk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sherk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sherk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sherk effectively controlling the action here.
Sherk misses with the head strike.
Sherk digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sherk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost moves out of range as Sherk strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherk tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Sherk throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sherk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Sherk.
Sherk throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Sherk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sherk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Sherk there.

Sherk rushes Frost and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Sherk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sherk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sherk can't break the clinch.
Sherk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sherk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sherk is trying to break free.
Sherk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sherk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Sherk gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Sherk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Frost avoiding damage as Sherk throws knees to the body.
Sherk digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Sherk throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost keeps control of Sherk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sherk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.

Sherk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Sherk.
Sherk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Sherk rushes Frost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Frost tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Sherk lands with a light punch inside.
Sherk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sherk manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk swinging wilding here.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sherk throws out the jab.
Sherk loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Sherk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sherk misses with a straight left.
Sherk throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frost blocks a jab.
Sherk lands with a nice combination. Frost backs away looking to recover.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sherk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sherk swinging wilding here.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sherk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sherk moves into the clinch.
Sherk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Sherk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frost jumps guard but Sherk stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Sherk on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sherk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherk throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Sherk looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Jack Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sherk 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.
Sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Sherk.
Sherk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherk.
Sherk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sean Sherk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sherk lands with a shot to the body.
Sherk throws a series of strikes that have Frost backpedaling.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherk.
Sherk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Frost is rocked!
Sherk grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Frost takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sherk cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Sherk!