PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Frost
vs
Long

184 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

166 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Long pinned against the cage. Long gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frost looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Frost or perhaps it was just good defense by Long which made him look bad.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long moves out of range as Frost strikes.
Frost clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long walks into a jab.
Long tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into rage.
Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side.
Long tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Long prevents it.
Long gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Frost fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost can't get the takedown.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Long lands a knee to the head.
Long lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Frost tries to pull guard but Long holds him up against the cage and eventually Frost drops back down to his feet.
Long lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!

Frost is rocked!
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long landing knees to the head.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Long lands a nice elbow.
Long lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
Long lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Long connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.
Long gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Frost really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long lands an elbow that stopped Frost in his tracks for a moment.
Long comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Long landing knees to the head.
Long gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frost.
Long connects with a knee to the head.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
clinched against the cage, Long lands a big elbow that drops Frost! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Frost is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!