PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frost
vs
Ruxpin

175 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
164 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Ruxpin misses with a straight left.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frost throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Ruxpin to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to score with a low kick but Frost moves his leg out of the way.
Frost misses with a body kick.
Ruxpin misses with a looping right.
Frost slips under a jab.
Ruxpin scores with a hook to the body. Frost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy body kick from Ruxpin
and Frost counters with a leg kick.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Ruxpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost checks a low kick from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Ruxpin walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Ruxpin misses with a body shot.

Ruxpin clinches.
Ruxpin tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Ruxpin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Ruxpin fails to land.
A hook to the body from Ruxpin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruxpin.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Frost is trying to drag Ruxpin to the mat but Ruxpin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruxpin lands with a left to the head.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruxpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruxpin up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruxpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruxpin throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Ruxpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frost moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruxpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost lands with a kick to the temple. Ruxpin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Ruxpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruxpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruxpin.
Frost digs a good body shot into Ruxpin's ribs.

Ruxpin has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruxpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Ruxpin lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruxpin. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Ruxpin misses with a hook.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruxpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruxpin misses with a few strikes there.
Ruxpin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruxpin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruxpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruxpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Theodore Ruxpin will probably get the nod.
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.

The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Frost.
Frost works the jab nicely.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruxpin.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruxpin circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Frost blocks the leg kick.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruxpin misses with a two punch combination.
Ruxpin is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Ruxpin finds it's way through Frost's defenses.
Ruxpin misses with a body shot.
Ruxpin misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Frost gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Frost.
Ruxpin looking for a takedown.
Ruxpin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruxpin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruxpin can turn it around.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruxpin.
Frost working aggressively here.
Ruxpin throws a head punch that misses.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Ruxpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruxpin gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruxpin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frost up against the cage.

Frost jumps into guard, dragging Ruxpin to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Frost looking to control.

Ruxpin gets to his feet - Frost follows without any prompting.
Theodore Ruxpin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruxpin misses with a hook.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin scores with a jab to the body.

Ruxpin pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is working Frost over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruxpin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruxpin has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruxpin.
Frost presses Ruxpin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruxpin.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin lands with a light punch inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
Frost tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
Ruxpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruxpin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Ruxpin prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin lands a body punch.
Ruxpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruxpin looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruxpin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Ruxpin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruxpin controls his hands.
Ruxpin works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Ruxpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Ruxpin.
Ruxpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruxpin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Frost slips a straight right by Ruxpin.
Frost blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost connects with a leg kick. Ruxpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ruxpin cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ruxpin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frost to stand back up!

Frost is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruxpin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruxpin.
Frost throws a head kick but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Frost gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Frost misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ruxpin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Frost.
Frost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruxpin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Ruxpin controls the action.
Frost trying to control the position but instead, Ruxpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frost into the cage.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike.
Frost seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruxpin stalls.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruxpin up against the cage.
Frost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruxpin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants a takedown.
Ruxpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Ruxpin misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruxpin avoiding damage.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruxpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruxpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruxpin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruxpin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruxpin throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Ruxpin only half commits.
Solomon Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruxpin connects with a single shot there.
Theodore Ruxpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruxpin misses with a hook
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruxpin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxpin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruxpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin avoids the head kick by Frost.
Ruxpin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frost.
Ruxpin throws a low kick but Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost is looking to chop away at Ruxpin's legs.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Ruxpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruxpin. Ruxpin gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost takes one on the button.
Theodore Ruxpin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruxpin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruxpin lands with a cross.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruxpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Ruxpin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruxpin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Ruxpin!
An out of breath Theodore Ruxpin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.