PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Odin Frank (ranked 4853 p4p, 3660 weight class) and Dennis Frost (ranked 521 p4p, 423 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dennis Frost was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Frank
vs
Frost

176 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Island Boys Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Odin Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Frost!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank cracks Frost with a good jab.
Frank with a hook.

It looks like Dennis Frost has been cut.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank throws a right hand that misses
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Jab by Frank.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frank.
Frank misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Frank connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Frost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank misses with a hook
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Frank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a looping right.
Frost has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost slips a jab from Frank.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Frank is predictable there
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Frank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Frank walks into a left hand.

Frank is rocked!
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Frank takes one on the button.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank tries to score with a low kick but Frost moves his leg out of the way.
Frost takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank seems to have got his legs back now.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
A nice side step and Frost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Frank had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Frost clinches up against the cage.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frank smiles and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Frank there.
Good shot there by Frost.
Frost takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank avoids the body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frank tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.

Frost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frost is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frost holds on and takes a little breather.
Frank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Frank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frost looking to control.
Frost is controlling Frank's posture.
Frank wanted to stand there but Frost had control of the position.

Frost is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Frost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frank misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Odin Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frank thows a leg kick but Frost checks it
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Frost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frank finds it's way round the side to connect with Frost's head.

Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Frank has him pressed against the cage.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frank to keep the fight standing.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost tries to pull guard but Frank holds him up against the cage and eventually Frost drops back down to his feet.
Odin Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost pushes Frank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Frost.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frank prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Dennis Frost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost pushes Frank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocks a body shot from Frank.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frank just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost tries to pull guard but Frank forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Frank has him pressed against the cage.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Frank turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frost fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Frank turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Frank working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank can't break the clinch.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost fails to pull guard.
Frost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frank prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frank tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Frost'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Dennis Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frank misses with a hook.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Frost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Frank listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frost lands a jab to Frank's midsection.
Frank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frost slips a jab from Frank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Dennis Frost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Frost lands with a cross.
Frank takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frank throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frank throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Frost rushes Frank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frank wants to break free but Frost has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frank looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank wants to break free but Frost has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frost has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Frost!
A relieved looking Dennis Frost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.