PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 2183 p4p, 229 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 1710 p4p, 191 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Titanic theme. Deacon Frost has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Dawson's chin.

Dawson
vs
Frost

175 cm
28
270 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

187 cm
31
269 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

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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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Frost !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.

Frost has closed the distance and engaged Dawson in a clinch.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Dawson slows down the pace here.

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

Dawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost , pushing him back against the cage.

Frost 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a right and a left that Dawson avoids nicely.
Dawson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frost connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dawson scrambles back to his feet.
Dawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost 's head.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a two punch combo.
Dawson lands with a good body shot.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost .
Frost keeps the fight on the outside.

Dawson has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dawson throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson 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 blocks an uppercut.
Dawson is looking to control Frost 's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawson has his back to the cage.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Frost 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawson won't allow it.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Dawson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Dawson 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.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dawson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Dawson keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Dawson prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Deacon Frost has been cut.
Frost has Dawson pressed against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson walks into a stiff left hand from Frost .
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost .
Good standup being displayed there by Frost as he connects with a hook.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Frost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Dawson is looking to clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch up.

Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frost has managed to clinch.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Frost 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost thumps Dawson with a low kick.
Frost avoids the body shot from Dawson.

Frost gets a clinch.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost .
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost .
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Deacon Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deacon Frost 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frost tries to circle away but Dawson has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.

Frost 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost scores with a sloppy right hand. Dawson should have avoided that one.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Frost lands a really nice looking cross but Dawson seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Frost .
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawson. Dawson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deacon Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost 's elbow.
The referee calls for Dawson to work.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Dawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Dawson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frost avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost is trying to break free.
Dawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Frost tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frost up against the cage.
Frost is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost lands a body shot.
Dawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frost can pounce on him.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Frost misses.
Dawson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frost to score with a decent uppercut.
Frost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost .
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Dawson is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dawson is looking to clinch.
Frost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawson is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson 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.
A countering left hand to the body from Frost misses.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost 's elbow.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost . That's going to slow Dawson down.
A big left from Dawson misses.
Frost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Oooooh!!! Frost has knocked Dawson down with a huge combo! Frost steps away and waves a wobbly Dawson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dawson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Deacon Frost 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dawson gets tackled into the cage by Frost . Frost maintains the clinch.

It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost .
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dawson.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Dawson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Jack Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Dawson.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.
Frost taking a breather.
Dawson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Frost avoiding damage.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost , pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawson taking a breather.
Dawson trying to stall but Frost improves his position.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frost .
A shot to the liver by Dawson. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Frost rushes Dawson and presses him up against the cage.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.

Frost manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Frost . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frost .
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Frost , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
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!
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawson misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Frost lands with a right hand.

Frost cracks Dawson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dawson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frost finish him?
Jack Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deacon Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Frost Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Dawson is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Deacon Frost !
Deacon Frost was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.