PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Frost
vs
Sakuraba

178 cm
23
175 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Frost tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.

Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frost is stalling here.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Frost lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with the head strike.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Frost has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sakuraba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Frost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost landing knees to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pegg Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Sakuraba's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frost pushes Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost just leaning against Sakuraba, taking a breather.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!

Frost drops Sakuraba with a big knee straight up the middle! Sakuraba is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sakuraba is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakuraba, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Pegg Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.

Frost drops Sakuraba with a big knee straight up the middle! Sakuraba is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?

Frost rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Sakuraba out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pegg Frost!
Pegg Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.