PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dietrich comes to the ring accompanied by The presets. Ken Dietrich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dietrich
vs
Frank

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Frank!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich checks a leg kick.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank leaves Dietrich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dietrich takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Dietrich forces Frank back against the ropes and clinches.
Dietrich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dietrich jumps guard but Frank turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Dietrich breaks from the clinch.
Frank is looking to slow Dietrich down with leg kicks.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frank.
Jason Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frank avoids the head kick by Dietrich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frank.
Frank looks to land a body kick but Dietrich moved away.
Jason Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Dietrich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank looks for the body kick but Dietrich saw that one coming.
Frank scores with a shot to the body.
Frank thuds a left hand into Dietrich's body.
Frank connects with a solid leg kick.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frank but Frank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dietrich is breathing heavily.
Dietrich shoots in looking for a takedown but Frank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dietrich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dietrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dietrich's hands.
Frank works Dietrich's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Frank lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dietrich will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Frank.
Frank feints and then cracks Dietrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dietrich down.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Dietrich seems unphased.
Frank lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Frank.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Frank thuds his shin into the meat of Dietrich's side.
Frank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dietrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Dietrich's head back.
Frank misses with a kick to the body.
Frank throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Frank lands a body shot.
Dietrich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frank connects with a high kick.
Dietrich doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Frank throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frank connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Frank - that will leave a mark!
Dietrich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick from Frank.
Frank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dietrich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank lands a jab to Dietrich's midsection.

Dietrich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Frank!
Sloppy strikes there by Dietrich.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Frank sneaks out the side door and pushes Dietrich away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Dietrich dives in and grabs Frank's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frank pushes down on Dietrich's head and hops out.
Dietrich avoids the head kick by Frank.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Dietrich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frank fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dietrich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dietrich rather than just go for the knockout.
Dietrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.
Frank plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Frank throws a head kick that misses.

Frank tries to keep at a distance but Dietrich has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
Dietrich fails to pull guard.
Dietrich is trying to stall.
Frank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dietrich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is trying to pull guard but Frank has him pressed against the ropes.
Frank working hard to break the clinch.
Dietrich tries to pull guard but Frank forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Frank tries to circle away but Dietrich has him pinned against the ropes.
Dietrich is struggling to control the position.
Dietrich is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Frank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dietrich turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dietrich manages to end up in side control.
Dietrich tries to advance to mount but Frank denies him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frank is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dietrich is controlling him well.
Dietrich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Frank pushes Dietrich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dietrich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Dietrich is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Dietrich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Frank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Frank lands a leg kick that knocks Dietrich off balance momentarily.
No luck for Dietrich with that takedown attempt.
Dietrich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frank lands a leg kick that knocks Dietrich off balance momentarily.
Frank lands with a slapping head kick.

Dietrich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frank to the mat! Frank manages to get full guard.
Dietrich trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Dietrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frank swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Dietrich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Frank throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Jason Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frank.
Dietrich shoots for a double leg takedown but Frank sprawls well. He's pushed Dietrich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frank misses with a head kick.

Dietrich closes the distance and clinches.
Frank has Dietrich pressed against the ropes, preventing Dietrich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dietrich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frank lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dietrich shoots for a takedown but Frank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Frank plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dietrich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Dietrich takes the fight into the clinch.
Dietrich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frank smiles and moves away.
Frank throws a head kick that misses

and Dietrich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dietrich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frank stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frank wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dietrich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dietrich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dietrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dietrich has time to react.
Frank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dietrich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frank, right into the meat.
Frank lands a leg kick that knocks Dietrich off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frank.
Dietrich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frank.
Ken Dietrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Frank does no damage.
Frank scores with a head kick.
Frank scores with a push kick.
Frank cracks the inside of Dietrich's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank scores with a head kick. Dietrich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dietrich dives in and grabs Frank's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frank pushes down on Dietrich's head and hops out.
Frank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dietrich blocks a head kick by Frank.
Frank lands a high kick!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Frank. No joy for Dietrich on that attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dietrich's calf.
Donk. Frank catches Dietrich right on the button with a cross.
Frank scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dietrich doesn't seem bothered though.
Frank throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dietrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dietrich.
Frank throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Dietrich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Frank feints and then cracks Dietrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dietrich down.
Frank jabs Dietrich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Frank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frank throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Dietrich tries to clinch up but Frank circles away and keeps his distance.
Dietrich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dietrich misses with a head kick.
Frank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dietrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dietrich.
Frank throws a nice head kick!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dietrich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frank on his heels. He'll look to pass Frank's guard now, I'm sure.
Dietrich throwing strikes but missing.
Frank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dietrich controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ken Dietrich.
Frank throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown but Frank shows good takedown defense.
Frank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jason Frank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Frank lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dietrich will feel that in the morning.
Frank lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank connects with a solid leg kick.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Dietrich.
Frank throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dietrich's head.
Dietrich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dietrich eats them both and turns towards Frank to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Dietrich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frank is trying to defend but Dietrich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich trying to pass the guard but Frank defending well.
Dietrich controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ken Dietrich.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dietrich manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Frank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 18:20
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Frank!