PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobin Frost (ranked 1875 p4p, 235 weight class) and Emet Golem (ranked 1457 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frost
vs
Golem

190 cm
44
215 lbs
21 - 10 - 3

195 cm
43
217 lbs
21 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 21 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tobin Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emet Golem!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frost closes the distance and pushes Golem back into the ropes.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golem prevents a body shot from Frost.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Frost.

It looks like Emet Golem has been cut.
Frost digs a right hand into Golem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golem's gas tank.

Frost manages to break the clinch.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Golem won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Golem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golem misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Golem.
Golem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and Golem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Frost has Golem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Golem lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Golem.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost presses Golem against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golem.
Golem throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Golem throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Golem pushes him off.
As Frost backs off Golem throws a huge counter combo but Frost manages to avoid it all.
Frost lands a body shot.
Golem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Golem. Those never looked like landing.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golem.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Golem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost tries to clinch up but Golem circles away and keeps his distance.
Golem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emet Golem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frost wants to clinch
and Golem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost moves to clinch but Golem breaks away
letting Golem counter with a right hand.
Golem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost tries to clinch there but Golem circles away.
Golem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Golem throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Frost has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Golem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frost tries to clinch
and Golem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a jab.
Golem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Golem circles away.
Golem appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Golem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golem throws a body kick that misses.
Golem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frost tries to clinch up
and Golem counters with a two punch combo.
Golem looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Golem circles away.
Golem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Frost. That snapped Golem's head back.
Golem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frost under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem misses with a body kick.
Frost moves out of range as Golem throws a body kick.
Golem misses with a few strikes there.
Frost looks for the body kick but Golem saw that one coming.
Golem keeps the fight on the outside.
Golem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Golem's shoulder, as Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frost throws a hook but Golem avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Frost.
Frost tries to clinch but Golem moves away
and Golem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Frost clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emet Golem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Frost misses with an uppercut
and Golem counters with a stiff right hand.
Golem throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Golem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Golem misses.
Golem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Frost clinches.
Golem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Golem won't allow it.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to clinch but Golem moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golem jabs Frost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golem blocks a jab.
Frost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Golem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost tries to clinch up but Golem circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Golem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Golem misses with a few strikes there.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Golem misses with an uppercut.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Golem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emet Golem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tobin Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost misses with a double jab
enabling Golem to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost tries to clinch
and Golem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Frost rushes Golem and presses him up against the ropes.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tobin Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost tries a knee to the head but Golem blocks it.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Golem.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost blocking some punches.
Golem prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Frost digs a right hand into Golem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golem's gas tank.
Golem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emet Golem.
I've got Golem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Emet Golem!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Emet Golem!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Emet Golem!

Emet Golem wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Emet Golem waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.