PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Frost (ranked 1894 p4p, 3627 weight class) and Nobu Yoshioka (ranked 241 p4p, 414 weight class). Nobu Yoshioka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dennis Frost's chin.

Frost
vs
Yoshioka

175 cm
25
160
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
158
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Island Boys Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nobu Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost misses with an uppercut. Yoshioka saw that one coming.
Yoshioka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Nobu Yoshioka has been cut.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
Yoshioka misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshioka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshioka at a distance.
Yoshioka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshioka drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost works Yoshioka's body with a nice hook.
Nobu Yoshioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshioka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshioka connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Yoshioka misses
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshioka blocks a leg kick.
Yoshioka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Dennis Frost has been cut.
Frost takes a swing at Yoshioka's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yoshioka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshioka connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshioka cracks Frost with a good jab.
Yoshioka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshioka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshioka ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshioka moves away.
Frost misses with a hook
and Yoshioka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka lands with a right hand.
Yoshioka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshioka digs a good hook to Frost's body.
Yoshioka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frost throws a hook but Yoshioka blocks it.
Yoshioka scores with a body shot.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshioka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshioka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoshioka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yoshioka slips a straight right by Frost.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka lands with a hook. Frost tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshioka takes one to the side of the head.
Yoshioka scores with the left hand. Frost knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshioka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshioka moves away.
We've been informed that Yoshioka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshioka throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshioka lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshioka misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshioka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Yoshioka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frost with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Frost swings for the body but Yoshioka moves out of range.
Frost throws a hook but Yoshioka avoids it easily.
Yoshioka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoshioka lands with a cross.
Yoshioka lands a jab to the head.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Yoshioka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost sets himself, and Yoshioka steps forward looking for the clinch! Frost avoids it this time.
Yoshioka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Nice uppercut lands for Frost. That snapped Yoshioka's head back.
Yoshioka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshioka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshioka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Frost will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshioka was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshioka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yoshioka cracks Frost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Yoshioka moves away and avoids it.
Frost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshioka.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshioka.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frost looks to land a body kick but Yoshioka moved away.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Yoshioka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frost scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshioka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshioka lands a really nice looking cross but Frost seems unphased.

Frost is rocked!
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frost there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost drops his hands momentarily. Yoshioka doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Frost staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Frost doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nobu Yoshioka!
Nobu Yoshioka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.