PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frazier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown - Living In America. Cocainich has chosen Будущее 9эт as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bariga Cocainich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frazier
vs
Cocainich

195 cm
25
273 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
34
250 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bariga Cocainich!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocainich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frazier is fending him off so far but Cocainich persists. Nope, Frazier circles away and we're back to standing.
Frazier misses with a wild combination.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Cocainich sees coming a mile off.
Cocainich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frazier avoids it really well and circles away.
Cocainich tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cocainich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Cocainich's head but Cocainich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Cocainich on that attempt.
Tyrone Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bariga Cocainich.
Cocainich shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Frazier.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Cocainich's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cocainich in his tracks.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Cocainich's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cocainich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frazier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cocainich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cocainich dives in and grabs Frazier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frazier pushes down on Cocainich's head and hops out.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cocainich is out of range and Frazier settles back down.
Frazier leaves Cocainich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Cocainich moved away.

Frazier drives through and clinches with Cocainich against the cage.
Cocainich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frazier is keeping busy.
Frazier letting Cocainich take a breather here.
Cocainich tries to land knees in the clinch but Frazier avoids the damage to the body.
Cocainich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Frazier manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cocainich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier throws a body punch but Cocainich moves out of range.
Cocainich is trying desperately to land a takedown but Frazier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cocainich.
Cocainich misses with a takedown attempt
and Frazier counters with a left to the body.
Cocainich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Cocainich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frazier is fending him off so far but Cocainich persists. Nope, Frazier circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cocainich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frazier circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Cocainich on that attempt.
Cocainich closes the distance and clinches up with Frazier, looking for a takedown. Cocainich pushes Frazier against the cage but Frazier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cocainich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frazier pinned against the cage. Frazier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frazier shoots for a takedown but Cocainich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cocainich.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cocainich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cocainich back to the cage. Frazier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frazier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Cocainich keeps it at a distance.
Frazier swings for the body but Cocainich moves out of range.
Cocainich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich blocks a jab.
Frazier throws a body punch but Cocainich moves out of range.

Cocainich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Frazier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frazier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cocainich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cocainich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frazier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cocainich is one step ahead there.
Cocainich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Cocainich from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cocainich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cocainich advances to half guard.
Cocainich working Frazier over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cocainich shoots in but Frazier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyrone Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frazier stuns Cocainich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cocainich shoots in for a takedown but Frazier shows good takedown defense.
Tyrone Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier scores with a push kick.
Cocainich ducks right into an uppercut from Frazier.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Cocainich avoids it.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Cocainich avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier digs a good hook to Cocainich's body.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Cocainich on that attempt.
Tyrone Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bariga Cocainich.
Frazier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frazier duly obliges.
Cocainich shoots for a takedown but Frazier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cocainich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier looks for a takedown but Cocainich sprawls well.
Frazier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrone Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Frazier moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Frazier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frazier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frazier managing to block the knees to the body from Cocainich.
Frazier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cocainich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Cocainich is controlling him.
Cocainich trying to land knees to the body.
Cocainich stalling.
Frazier tries to break the clinch but Cocainich is controlling the position.
Cocainich trying to control the position but instead, Frazier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cocainich into the cage.
Frazier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich is pushing Frazier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cocainich tries to land knees in the clinch but Frazier avoids the damage to the body.
Cocainich misses with an elbow strike.

Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frazier throws a series of punches but Cocainich avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Frazier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cocainich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frazier.
Cocainich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Cocainich moves out of range of the body kick.
Cocainich moves out of range of the strikes.
Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Cocainich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is looking to clinch but Cocainich is avoiding it.

Cocainich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frazier on his heels. He'll look to pass Frazier's guard now, I'm sure.
Cocainich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frazier is keeping the position for now.
Frazier has Cocainich pulled in close to control his posture.
Frazier controls Cocainich momentarily but Cocainich frees himself.
Cocainich throws a big elbow that misses.
Cocainich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frazier is trying to keep Cocainich in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Frazier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Frazier tries to clinch up but Cocainich circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cocainich is defended easily by Frazier.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Cocainich on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Cocainich with that takedown attempt.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocainich manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Frazier misses

and Cocainich counters with a single leg into guard. Frazier didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cocainich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Frazier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cocainich defends well.

Frazier is looking for a triangle but Cocainich pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Frazier dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cocainich avoids a kick to the body.

Cocainich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frazier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cocainich working the ground and pound.
Cocainich tries to move into full mount but can't pass Frazier's legs.
Frazier takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cocainich trying to control the position but Frazier is working away.
Cocainich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cocainich in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cocainich passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Frazier!
Frazier is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier wants to hold on but Cocainich pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocainich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bariga Cocainich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frazier tries to hold on but Cocainich pushes him away.
Cocainich with shots to the head and body - Frazier looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cocainich trying to control but Frazier is having none of it.
Cocainich loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Frazier scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cocainich land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cocainich stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bariga Cocainich!