PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Frota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Punch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Punch
vs
Frota

195 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusto Frota!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Punch is out of range.
Frota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punch staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punch throws a series of punches but Frota moves out of range.

Frota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frota showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frota throwing shots but Punch is blocking nicely.
Punch wants to improve his position but Frota is controlling well.
Punch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frota scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frota sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punch defending well though.
Punch is trying is best to control the position here.
Punch is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frota 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.
Punch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frota.
Punch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frota.
Frota frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frota postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Punch looks a forlorn figure.
Frota throwing strikes here but Punch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Frota unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frota misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frota controlling from the full mount.
Frota fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Frota.
Frota controlling from the full mount.
Punch is in a horrible position here. Frota smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Frota with shots to the head and body - Punch looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Frota! Punch is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Augusto Frota!