PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mustard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Frank
vs
Mustard

190 cm
31
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Frank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mustard!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mustard instigates a clinch.
Frank stalling in the clinch but Mustard improves position.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frank takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustard throws a low kick but Frank avoids it.
Mustard loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.

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

It looks like Jake Mustard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mustard moves into the clinch.
Frank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mustard being controlled against the cage.
Frank is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mustard as Frank tries to tie him up.

Frank jumps guard and drags Mustard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frank holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frank wriggles free and stands up.

Mustard moves into the clinch.
Mustard has Frank pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frank as Mustard tries to tie him up.
Frank is looking to control Mustard's arms but Mustard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frank has his back to the cage.

Frank ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frank no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frank seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Frank looking for a sweep. Not yet Frank, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank controlling the position.

Frank has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mustard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Frank clinches up against the cage.
Frank trying to stall but Mustard improves his position.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Frank pushes Mustard up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank goes for a takedown attempt but Mustard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mustard has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank dodges an elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Frank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Frank manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Mustard closes the distance and clinches.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank controlling the action here for a moment.
Frank stalling against the cage.
Mustard lands an elbow inside.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mustard clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank wants to stall.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustard's brow.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
Frank effectively controlling the action here.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustard has him pressed against the cage.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Mustard gets tackled into the cage by Frank. Frank maintains the clinch.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustard avoids the elbow strike from Frank, against the cage.
Mustard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frank's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Frank.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Mustard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Frank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mustard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mustard clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustard blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Frank.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Frank is trying to push Mustard away but Mustard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Mustard won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Mustard.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frank pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Frank avoiding damage as Mustard throws knees to the body.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Frank drags the fight down to the ground.

Frank scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mustard closes the distance and clinches.
Frank wants to stall.
Mustard trying to control the position but instead, Frank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustard into the cage.
Frank misses with an elbow strike.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Mustard takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank dodges an elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank tries to stall but Mustard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jake Mustard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frank has Mustard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mustard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frank blocks an elbow strike.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frank gets through Mustard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank lands a knee to the body.
Frank has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Frank is struggling to control the position.

Frank lands a takedown into guard.
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!

Frank stands up from Mustard's guard - Frank perhaps looking for a knockout.

Mustard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Mustard.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank tries for a takedown but Mustard manages to get underhooks.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank has Mustard pressed against the cage.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Frank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustard takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustard's elbow.
Frank looking to slow down the pace here.
Frank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Jake Mustard's cut even more.
Mustard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Frank shrugs off.
Frank lands an elbow inside.
Mustard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Mustard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frank blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard lands an elbow just above Frank 's eye.
A short left from Frank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustard slows down the pace here.
Frank is trying to maintain a safe position but Mustard gets an underhook and turns Frank into the cage.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard is trying to maintain a safe position but Frank gets an underhook and turns Mustard into the cage.
Frank blocks an elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank lands an elbow inside.
Frank crunches a lovely knee into Mustard's ribcage.
Mustard is breathing heavily.
Mustard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank blocks an elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mustard's defenses.
Frank tries to pull guard but Mustard won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Mustard blocks a head kick by Frank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Frank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mustard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mustard avoids the head kick by Frank.

Mustard has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustard can do to turn this around?
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustard.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frank scores with a three punch combo!

Mustard is rocked!

The cut above Jake Mustard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Frank clinches with his opponent.
Mustard is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Mustard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustard seems to have recovered his senses.

Frank breaks the clinch.

Mustard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustard letting Frank take a breather here.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustard lands an elbow just above Frank 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mustard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frank's defenses.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustard controlling the action here for a moment.
Frank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Mustard.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Frank closes the distance and pushes Mustard back into the cage.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Frank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Mustard blocks with his arms.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustard blocks the elbow strike.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustard avoids the damage to the body.
Frank slows down the pace here.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.

Frank pulls guard effortlessly.
Mustard wants to stand and escape but instead Frank has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Frank stands up and waves to Mustard to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mustard clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Frank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Mustard looking to stall.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank jumps guard but Mustard stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustard blocks the elbow strike.
Frank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustard avoids it.
Frank blocks an elbow strike from Mustard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mustard up against the cage.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank is trying to break free.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustard tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank cracks Mustard with a nice body shot.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.
Frank looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Chris Frank did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jake Mustard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mustard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank looking to slow down the pace here.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustard avoids the damage to the body.
Frank working Mustard over with knees to the body.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustard avoids the damage to the body.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Mustard tries to counter with a clinch but Frank shakes him off and moves away.

Mustard clinches with his opponent.
Mustard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Mustard won't allow it.
Frank is struggling to control the position.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustard lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank looking to slow down the pace here.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mustard has Frank pressed against the cage, preventing Frank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frank trying to control the position but instead, Mustard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frank into the cage.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frank is trying to pull guard but Mustard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frank takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard gets underhooks to prevent Frank's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustard controlling the action here for a moment.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mustard moves into the clinch successfully.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Frank is looking to break free of the clinch but Mustard has double underhooks.
Frank throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Mustard lands an elbow inside that Frank shrugs off.
Frank pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frank.
Mustard slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustard avoids the elbow strike from Frank, against the cage.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank stalling the fight.
Mustard is trying to stall.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Frank is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mustard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Frank stalling in the clinch but Mustard improves position.
Frank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mustard is keeping busy.
Frank taking a breather.
Frank can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank has had enough of the clinch but Mustard keeps him there for the moment.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Mustard, against the cage.
Frank trying to land knees to the body.
Frank takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank looking to throw knees to the head but Mustard is blocking nicely.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Mustard moves into the clinch.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
Mustard avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Nice elbow from Mustard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustard stalling in the clinch.
Frank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mustard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mustard dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mustard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Frank moves into the clinch.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mustard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
Frank is trying to break free.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mustard lands an elbow inside.
Mustard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mustard lands an elbow just above Frank 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustard trying to control the position but instead, Frank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustard into the cage.
Frank throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mustard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mustard prevents the takedown attempt.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Frank blocks an elbow strike.
Mustard has Frank pressed against the cage, preventing Frank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frank looking to throw knees to the head but Mustard is blocking nicely.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank tries to pull guard but Mustard won't allow it.
Frank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustard avoids it.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
Mustard stalling in the clinch but Frank improves position.
Frank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustard blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustard tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank blocks an elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frank can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frank tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank is trying to drag Mustard to the mat but Mustard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Frank is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mustard throws an elbow but misses.
Frank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Frank looking to stall.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustard throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Frank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frank lands an elbow that stopped Mustard in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Mustard.
Mustard lands an elbow inside.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Frank lands an elbow just above Mustard 's eye.
Mustard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustard circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustard wants to counter the offense by Frank and move into the clinch position.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Mustard moves out of range easily.
Mustard missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mustard has closed the distance and engaged Frank in a clinch.
Mustard throws an elbow that misses.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.

Frank gets control of Mustard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Frank will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Frank is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mustard presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mustard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frank has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Frank!
Chris Frank is the new middleweight champion!
Chris Frank seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.