PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 283 p4p, 383 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 10 p4p, 12 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frank might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frank
vs
Zaire

212 cm
26
283
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
215
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

PWNAGE™
Vegan Gains

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frank's waist but Frank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zaire off to one side.
Zaire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Frank misses its target.

Zaire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Frank gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zaire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frank has given up his back. Will we see Zaire going for some submissions?

Frank preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zaire.
Zaire has good solid back control here.
Despite being in a bad position, Frank is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaire is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Frank defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Will Zaire go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Frank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zaire on the ground.
Zaire wants to control the position but Frank frees himself and scrambles - Zaire manages to regain control in side control.
Zaire tries to move to mount but Frank blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zaire wants to control but Frank is keeping him busy.
Zaire controlling from side mount.

Zaire is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frank has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zaire wants to control but Frank is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Zaire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zaire prefers to stall for the moment though.

Zaire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zaire controlling from side mount.

Zaire is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
Zaire is looking to take a break and control but Frank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frank is trying to control Zaire's posture but Zaire avoids it.

Zaire goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frank rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zaire's guard! Nice work there by Frank!
Zaire controlling Frank's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frank shoots in for a double leg but Zaire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Zaire gets caught flat footed, as Frank shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Zaire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Zaire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank postures up.
Zaire looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaire, not yet.

Zaire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zaire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frank has managed to get both his arms back between Zaire's legs - danger averted.

Zaire working for a triangle but Frank defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire working a defensive guard but Frank passes into half guard.
Frank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frank is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zaire is not content to let Frank control the position.
Zaire moves into full guard.
Zaire is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Zaire has his hands on Frank's head, controlling the position.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire wants to control the position but Frank says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Zaire trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Frank lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zaire tries to reverse the position but Frank maintains control.
Zaire has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Frank controlling the position easily from mount.
Frank working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire wants to hold on but Frank pushes him away.
Zaire is looking to get to half guard.
Zaire in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaire wants to control but Frank is having none of it.
Frank tries to control but Zaire wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Everest Frank dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zaire darts in looking for a takedown but Frank gets double underhooks and turns Zaire into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.

Frank closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zaire did well to prevent Frank getting side control.
Everest Frank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frank content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zaire keeping control of the position.
Zaire trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zaire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zaire trying to control here.
Zaire is looking for a sweep. Frank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frank with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've been hearing that Frank has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zaire keeping hold of Frank's head, controlling as best he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Zaire looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaire trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Zaire really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frank can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaire is looking to escape.
Zaire can't escape the position.
Frank will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zaire bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Zaire drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Frank dives on top into guard.

Frank engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frank defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zaire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaire is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaire is trying to keep Frank in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everest Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frank 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everest Frank!
After winning the bout, Everest Frank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.