PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing in the Dark. Frohman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: He's Always Abe Frohman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pitt
vs
Frohman

190 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Frohman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frohman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pitt misses the jab.
Pitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frohman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frohman avoids the body shot from Pitt.
A solid body kick from Frohman.
Pitt throws a hook but Frohman avoids it easily.
Pitt takes a swing at Frohman's ribcage but misses.
Frohman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Frohman.
Frohman ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Pitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dirk Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt drops Frohman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Frohman looks back up at him and smiles so Pitt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Abe Frohman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frohman moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt digs a good hook to Frohman's body.
Frohman looks gassed!
Frohman looks to land a body kick but Pitt moved away.
Pitt misses with a hook. Frohman ducked under it nicely.
Frohman avoids the body shot from Pitt.
Frohman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt thows a body shot but no joy.
Frohman blocks a jab.
Pitt throws a right and a left that Frohman avoids nicely.
Frohman defending well as Pitt loads up on a big left hand.
Pitt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pitt looks to land a left hand but Frohman moved out of range nicely.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Pitt is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frohman circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frohman slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pitt throws a jab when Frohman was well out of range.
A low kick from Pitt is predictable there
and Frohman counters with a thumping low kick.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frohman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frohman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a leg kick
and Frohman counters with a good, hard body kick but Pitt shrugs it off.
Dirk Pitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitt throws a nice looking combination but Frohman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Frohman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pitt tries to land a body kick
and Frohman counters with a good, hard body kick but Pitt shrugs it off.
Frohman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frohman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Frohman!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frohman.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Frohman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Frohman throws a head kick that Pitt semi-blocks.
Frohman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Pitt misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frohman. Pitt shrugs it off though.
Frohman scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frohman.
Frohman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt throws a leg kick
and Frohman counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitt takes a swing at Frohman's ribcage but misses.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirk Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frohman moves away.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frohman moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt misses with an uppercut. Frohman saw that one coming.
Pitt swings for the body but Frohman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitt is looking to wear down Frohman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pitt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frohman manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Pitt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pitt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frohman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frohman dodges the punch combination from Pitt.
Pitt loads up on a big right hand but Frohman slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frohman can pounce on him.
Pitt drops Frohman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Frohman looks back up at him and smiles so Pitt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Frohman is rocked!
Pitt moves out of range of the body kick from Frohman.
Pitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Frohman lands with a slapping head kick.
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frohman was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Frohman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frohman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitt.
Pitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frohman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!