PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esdag Cepa Urmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman comes to the cage accompanied by He's Always Abe Frohman. Cepa Urmus has chosen Sad mans tongue - Volbeat as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Frohman
vs
Cepa Urmus

185 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
180 lbs
6 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esdag Cepa Urmus!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frohman drives through and clinches with Cepa Urmus against the cage.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frohman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee strike.
Cepa Urmus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cepa Urmus managing to block the knees to the body from Frohman.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cepa Urmus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Cepa Urmus won't want to take too many of those.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus is trying to break the clinch but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Cepa Urmus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cepa Urmus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frohman working Cepa Urmus over with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frohman working Cepa Urmus over with knees to the body.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cepa Urmus.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cepa Urmus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frohman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cepa Urmus's defenses.
Cepa Urmus is trying to break the clinch but Frohman is controlling him.
Frohman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Esdag Cepa Urmus has been cut.
Cepa Urmus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Frohman.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cepa Urmus's defenses.
Frohman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cepa Urmus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frohman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Cepa Urmus 's eye.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cepa Urmus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frohman looking to throw knees to the head but Cepa Urmus is blocking nicely.
Frohman working Cepa Urmus over with knees to the body.
Frohman landing knees to the head.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cepa Urmus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.
Frohman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frohman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus tries to circle away but Frohman has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Frohman.
Cepa Urmus working Frohman over with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frohman.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but Cepa Urmus blocks with his arms.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Cepa Urmus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee to the head.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frohman with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries to circle away but Frohman has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus connects with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frohman has Cepa Urmus pressed against the cage, preventing Cepa Urmus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cepa Urmus working hard to break the clinch.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cepa Urmus avoids it.
Cepa Urmus lands a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frohman is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cepa Urmus tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cepa Urmus takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Cepa Urmus's ribcage.
Cepa Urmus missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esdag Cepa Urmus'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.

Frohman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Cepa Urmus forces Frohman back against the cage and clinches.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Abe Frohman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frohman.

Cepa Urmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frohman takes the fight into the clinch.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee to the head.
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cepa Urmus wants to get back to striking at distance but Frohman won't allow it.
Frohman misses with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus takes an elbow to the temple.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Nice elbow from Frohman.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
Cepa Urmus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Cepa Urmus won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frohman lands a nice knee to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Cepa Urmus 's eye.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frohman lands a knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cepa Urmus can do to turn this around?
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Frohman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cepa Urmus is defending well for now.
Cepa Urmus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cepa Urmus avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Cepa Urmus.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Esdag Cepa Urmus's cut even more.
Frohman has Cepa Urmus pressed against the cage, preventing Cepa Urmus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cepa Urmus is defending well for now.
Cepa Urmus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries to throw a body punch but Frohman avoids it by throwing Cepa Urmus back against the cage.
Cepa Urmus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman lands a knee to the body.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Frohman.
Nice elbow from Frohman.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Cepa Urmus 's eye.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Cepa Urmus won't want to take too many of those.
Frohman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Frohman lands an elbow inside that Cepa Urmus shrugs off.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Frohman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Cepa Urmus 's eye.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman lands an elbow that stopped Cepa Urmus in his tracks for a moment.
Cepa Urmus has had enough of the clinch but Frohman keeps him there for the moment.
Cepa Urmus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cepa Urmus is defending well for now.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee to the head.
Frohman landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus connects with a knee to the head.
Frohman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee strike.
Cepa Urmus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frohman lands a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus missing with knees to the body.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cepa Urmus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frohman tries a knee to the head but Cepa Urmus blocks it.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cepa Urmus is trying to break the clinch but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Frohman lands an elbow inside.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Esdag Cepa Urmus'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. This is the final round!

Cepa Urmus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Frohman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cepa Urmus.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cepa Urmus blocks it with crossed arms.
Frohman lands a knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but Frohman blocks with his arms.
Cepa Urmus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cepa Urmus is defending well for now.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cepa Urmus tries to land knees in the clinch but Frohman avoids the damage to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cepa Urmus's defenses.
Frohman scores a nice knee to the body.
Frohman lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cepa Urmus's defenses.
Frohman lands a knee to the body.
Frohman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frohman lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Esdag Cepa Urmus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frohman working Cepa Urmus over with knees to the body.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frohman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cepa Urmus's face.
Cepa Urmus looking to throw knees to the head but Frohman is blocking nicely.
Frohman with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus scores a nice knee to the body.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frohman scores with a knee to the head.
Cepa Urmus avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman lands a knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cepa Urmus looking to throw knees to the head but Frohman is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frohman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cepa Urmus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cepa Urmus missing with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
Knees to the body from Frohman.
Cepa Urmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frohman is defending well for now.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cepa Urmus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cepa Urmus is defending well for now.
Frohman lands an elbow inside.
Cepa Urmus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cepa Urmus avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Cepa Urmus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cepa Urmus misses with a knee strike.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cepa Urmus.
Cepa Urmus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frohman blocks it with crossed arms.
Frohman lands an elbow that stopped Cepa Urmus in his tracks for a moment.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Frohman connects with a knee to the head.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Cepa Urmus's ribcage.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.

Cepa Urmus breaks from the clinch.
Cepa Urmus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cepa Urmus instigates a clinch.
Cepa Urmus is trying to push Frohman away but Frohman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frohman looking to throw knees to the head but Cepa Urmus is blocking nicely.
Cepa Urmus looking to throw knees to the head but Frohman is blocking nicely.
Cepa Urmus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cepa Urmus tries a knee to the head but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cepa Urmus's face.
Frohman crunches a lovely knee into Cepa Urmus's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frohman connects with a knee to the head.
Esdag Cepa Urmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cepa Urmus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frohman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abe Frohman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frohman avoids it.
A knee to the head by Frohman.
Cepa Urmus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Frohman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frohman 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Abe Frohman!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Abe Frohman!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Abe Frohman!

Abe Frohman wins by unanimous decision!
Abe Frohman really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.