PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwan Chin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Frost
vs
Chin

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwan Chin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Chin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Frost postures up in Chin's guard and throws a big left but Chin blocks it.
Frost lands a couple of digs.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frost postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Frost, into his guard.

Frost controlling Chin's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
Chin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chin being controlled here momentarily.

Chin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chin throwing strikes but missing.
Frost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frost has his hands on Chin's head, controlling the position.
Chin is looking to stand up but Frost won't let him.
Chin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frost pulls Chin in close to his closed guard and prevents Chin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chin postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it.

Chin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frost wants to sweep here but Chin controlling him for the moment.
Frost trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Frost continues to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frost looks for a takedown but Chin sprawls well.
Kwan Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Chin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chin manages to end up in side control.
Chin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Frost wants to control but Chin postures up.
Frost is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chin off and has taken his back!
Chin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Frost.
Frost controlling well, preventing Chin from escaping the position.

Frost is breathing heavily.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Frost's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Further stalling from Frost.

Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Frost seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chin for as long as he can get away with.

This is a sustained period of stalling by Frost.

If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Frost is stinking the place up with his stalling.

More hug and hope from Frost.