PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Del Torro (ranked 4122 p4p, 6272 weight class) and John Frost (ranked 310 p4p, 382 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Del Torro
vs
Frost

172 cm
28
150
8 - 6 - 1

180 cm
31
153
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Torro looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost checks the leg kick nicely there.

Frost moves into the clinch.
Del Torro tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost is trying to push Del Torro away but Del Torro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Torro misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Torro lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Del Torro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Torro misses with a punch to the body.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost wants to break free but Del Torro has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost blocking some punches.
Del Torro misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Del Torro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.

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

Frost darts in and clinches Del Torro up against the cage.
Del Torro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Del Torro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Torro lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Del Torro.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Del Torro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arturo Del Torro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Torro swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost tries to clinch there but Del Torro circles away.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Del Torro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Del Torro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Torro lands with a right to the head.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Del Torro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Torro misses with a body punch.
Del Torro throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Del Torro throws a head punch that misses.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Del Torro fails to land.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Del Torro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Del Torro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Torro.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro.
Frost is trying to break free.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch up but Del Torro circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Del Torro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frost.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Torro circles away.
Del Torro jabs at Frost's body.
Del Torro looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Del Torro throws a low kick but Frost moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Del Torro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frost tries to clinch up but Del Torro circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Torro.
Frost looks for a takedown but Del Torro sprawls well.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Del Torro pushes him off.
Frost tries to clinch up but Del Torro circles away and keeps his distance.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Del Torro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Del Torro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Torro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Torro throws a head punch that misses.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Del Torro is controlling the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick from Del Torro.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Del Torro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Del Torro misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Frost manages to break the clinch.
Del Torro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Del Torro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Frost lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Torro doesn't seem phased though.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Del Torro pushes him off.
Frost wants to clinch up but Del Torro keeps it at a distance.
Del Torro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost tries to clinch but Del Torro is having none of it.
Del Torro stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Del Torro throws a head punch that misses.
Del Torro tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Del Torro back against the cage.
Del Torro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Del Torro working aggressively here.
Del Torro throws a head punch that misses.
Del Torro cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Torro lands a left hand.

Del Torro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Torro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arturo Del Torro is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Del Torro pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Del Torro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Frost clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Del Torro is controlling the position.
Del Torro tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro.
Del Torro prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Del Torro tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Del Torro back against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Del Torro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frost is looking to clinch but Del Torro is avoiding it.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Torro circles away.
Del Torro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Del Torro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Del Torro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch but Del Torro moves away
and Del Torro counters with a left to the body.
Del Torro tries a low kick but Frost avoids it.
John Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Del Torro lands a shoulder strike.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Torro has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost tries to pull guard but Del Torro holds him up against the cage and eventually Frost drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Frost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.

Del Torro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Torro misses with a low kick.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost tries to clinch but Del Torro moves out of range.
Del Torro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Del Torro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Del Torro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Del Torro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Del Torro working aggressively here.
Del Torro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost prevents a body shot from Del Torro.
Del Torro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Torro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Torro misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Del Torro won't allow it.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Del Torro has him pressed against the cage.
Del Torro scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Torro scores with a jab to the body.
Del Torro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Torro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost tries to clinch but Del Torro moves out of range.
Del Torro swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost checks a leg kick.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Del Torro thumps Frost with a low kick.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Torro paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Del Torro lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Del Torro lands a hook to the side of the head.

Frost manages to break the clinch.
Frost lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost tries to clinch up but Del Torro circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Del Torro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost is looking to clinch but Del Torro is avoiding it.
Del Torro throws a big counter combination but Frost scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Del Torro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Frost sprawling to the canvas! Frost rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Del Torro finish him?!

It looks like John Frost has been cut.
Del Torro is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Frost moves into range and clinches up with Del Torro.
Del Torro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Del Torro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Del Torro is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Frost's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Del Torro tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
A short right from Del Torro on the inside.
Del Torro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Del Torro fails to land.
Arturo Del Torro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Del Torro working aggressively here.
Del Torro lands a shoulder strike.
Del Torro swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Del Torro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to break free but Del Torro pushes him back against the cage.
Arturo Del Torro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Del Torro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Del Torro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Frost tries to get set, Del Torro tries to push him back and clinch up but Frost manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Torro throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Del Torro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Del Torro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Torro 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Del Torro!
Arturo Del Torro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.