PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 2223 p4p, 4170 weight class) and John Frost (ranked 200 p4p, 350 weight class). Liwa Kursiwa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kursiwa
vs
Frost

165 cm
22
145
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
153
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kursiwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kursiwa moves into range and clinches up with Frost.
Kursiwa lands a right hand.

Kursiwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kursiwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kursiwa defends well and Frost ends up having to push Kursiwa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kursiwa is looking for a counter combo.
Kursiwa tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like John Frost has been cut.
Kursiwa keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frost pushes Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa throws a big shot that misses.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.

Kursiwa clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa misses with the head strike.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost is looking to clinch.

Frost instigates a clinch.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kursiwa lands a body shot.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa moves out of range.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Frost rushes Kursiwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kursiwa breaks the clinch.

Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa can't break the clinch.
Kursiwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Kursiwa tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frost has Kursiwa pressed against the cage, preventing Kursiwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kursiwa working hard to break the clinch.

Kursiwa manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost wants to stand but Kursiwa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa is controlling Frost's posture.
Kursiwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kursiwa looking to control.
Kursiwa has a closed guard, preventing Frost from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kursiwa trying to keep a closed guard but Frost is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.

Frost pushes Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.

Kursiwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Kursiwa circles away.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frost drives through and clinches with Kursiwa against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Frost breaks from the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with a straight right.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.

Frost moves into range and clinches up with Kursiwa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Frost'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.

Frost wants to clinch.
Frost wants to clinch but Kursiwa slips to the side
and Kursiwa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kursiwa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kursiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kursiwa stands up from Frost's guard - Kursiwa perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.

Kursiwa closes the distance and pushes Frost back into the cage.
Kursiwa effectively controlling the action here.
Kursiwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kursiwa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kursiwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Kursiwa pushes him off.
Kursiwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?

Frost closes the distance and clinches.

Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Frost has Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kursiwa can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kursiwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frost darts in and clinches Kursiwa up against the cage.

Frost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kursiwa content to stall in guard here.
Kursiwa throwing strikes but missing.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.

Kursiwa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frost, up you get!

Frost clinches with his opponent.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kursiwa. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liwa Kursiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liwa Kursiwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Frost's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Frost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kursiwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frost looks to clinch
enabling Kursiwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Liwa Kursiwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost letting Kursiwa take a breather here.

Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kursiwa darts in and clinches Frost up against the cage.

Frost manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost has Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kursiwa throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Kursiwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa moves out of range.
Kursiwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Frost moves into the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kursiwa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kursiwa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
A nice left hand lands by Kursiwa.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kursiwa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Kursiwa working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Kursiwa back into the cage.
John Frost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kursiwa does no damage.
Kursiwa throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Kursiwa throws a big shot that misses.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kursiwa darts in looking for a takedown but Frost gets double underhooks and turns Kursiwa into the cage.
Kursiwa is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Kursiwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.

Kursiwa breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kursiwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kursiwa.
Some wild striking there from Kursiwa.

Kursiwa clinches.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with an uppercut.
Frost unleashes a big counter combination but Kursiwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Frost wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost rushes Kursiwa and presses him up against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kursiwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Kursiwa back into the cage.
Kursiwa effectively controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liwa Kursiwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kursiwa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

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