PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Frost (ranked 4556 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pinnock (ranked 5205 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frost
vs
Pinnock

191 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isaac Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Pinnock!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinnock fails with a takedown attempt.
Frost appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Pinnock.

Pinnock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost pushes Pinnock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinnock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost is trying to drag Pinnock to the mat but Pinnock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinnock avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Pinnock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinnock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Isaac Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Pinnock.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Frost looking for a takedown.
Pinnock tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinnock drops back down to his feet.
Pinnock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinnock blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinnock is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Pinnock blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Pinnock tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinnock drops back down to his feet.
Pinnock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinnock avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Pinnock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pinnock tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Pinnock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Isaac Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinnock wants to clinch.
Pinnock digs a good hook to Frost's body.
Pinnock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frost can pounce on him.
Pinnock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Pinnock back into the cage.
Frost lands an elbow just above Pinnock 's eye.
Pinnock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
Frost with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinnock is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Pinnock dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Pinnock is trying to drag Frost to the mat but Frost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinnock tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Pinnock fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Frost dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Frost rushes Pinnock and presses him up against the cage.
Pinnock wants to break free but Frost has control.

Pinnock jumps guard and drags Frost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frost passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Frost stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Frost instigates a clinch.
Pinnock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinnock can't break the clinch.
Pinnock takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinnock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Pinnock tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinnock drops back down to his feet.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost prevents Pinnock from breaking the clinch.
Pinnock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinnock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Isaac Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Isaac Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Pinnock.
Pinnock is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinnock.
Frost landing knees to the body.
Pinnock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pinnock wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.

Frost successfully pulls guard.
Frost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Pinnock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frost, up you get!
Frost tries to clinch up.
Pinnock shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frost lands a big head kick that sends Pinnock tumbling to the mat! Frost takes a step backwards and waves Pinnock back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jake Pinnock has been cut.

Frost moves into range and clinches up with Pinnock.
Pinnock is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Pinnock is breathing heavily.
Pinnock tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pinnock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pinnock dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pinnock blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinnock backwards.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Pinnock won't want to take too many of those.
Pinnock is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
Pinnock tries for a takedown but Frost manages to get underhooks.
Pinnock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinnock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Isaac Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Frost pushes Pinnock up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinnock takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Pinnock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pinnock doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Frost moves into the clinch.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinnock avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Pinnock stops a takedown attempt from Frost.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Pinnock in his tracks for a moment.
Pinnock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frost walks away with a smile on his face. Pinnock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pinnock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frost defends it nicely.
Isaac Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Pinnock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinnock tries to clinch up.
Pinnock shoots in looking for a takedown. Frost tries to sprawl out of it but Pinnock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinnock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost gets a clinch.
Pinnock wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pinnock is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinnock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost blocking some punches.
Pinnock takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinnock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinnock blocks the elbow strike.
Pinnock stalling the fight.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pinnock blocks the elbow strike.
Pinnock blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Pinnock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frost misses with some punches.
Pinnock 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.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinnock is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinnock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pinnock blocks an elbow strike.
Pinnock takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinnock has Frost pressed against the cage.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost keeps control of Pinnock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinnock dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Pinnock is trying to drag Frost to the mat but Frost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinnock is looking for a takedown.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pinnock blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinnock's brow.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost is pressed up against the cage. Pinnock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frost down to the mat. Frost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinnock takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pinnock or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.
Jake Pinnock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaac Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Frost rushes Pinnock and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26

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