PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Drew (ranked 6680 p4p, 696 weight class) and Xavier Frost (ranked 6280 p4p, 660 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Drew
vs
Frost

200 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

KAGED

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drew circles away quickly and effectively.

Frost cracks Drew with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Drew looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frost finish him?

It looks like Bubba Drew has been cut.
Frost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drew.
Xavier Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Drew is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Frost's half guard.
Drew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drew working over Frost with some ground and pound. Frost looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drew moves into full mount! Frost won't be happy about that!

Drew gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Drew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Drew feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drew looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drew passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drew controls the position.

Drew stands up and beckons Frost to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Drew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drew throws a series of strikes that have Frost backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.
Drew swinging wildly here.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
Drew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Drew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frost cracks Drew with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drew.

Drew shoots in and gets a takedown into Frost's guard.

Frost has his foot on Drew's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drew works his way back into a safe position though.
Drew stands up over Frost, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drew passes Frost's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drew is thwarting Frost's attempts to control the position.

Drew is working for a submission of some sort.

Drew escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Drew moves away and avoids it.

Drew closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frost quickly recovers to half guard.
Drew winds up and cracks Frost with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frost can do anything to dispel that myth.

Drew decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drew connects with a jab.
Frost might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drew moves away from the strike by Frost.
Frost walks into a left hand.
Frost throws a hook but Drew blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Drew moved out of range.
Frost throws a series of punches but Drew avoids them all with ease.
Drew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Drew is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Drew lands a left and a right that send Frost crashing to the mat, dazed. Drew thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Frost is rocked!

It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
It looked like Drew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Drew takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Drew finish him?
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Drew works Frost's body with a nice hook.
Drew moves away from the strike by Frost.
Frost lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frost.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Frost looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.

Drew drives through and clinches with Frost against the cage.

Drew is trying to trip Frost. He has hold of a leg but Frost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Drew persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Drew is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Drew dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Drew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frost on the side of the head.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Frost with a hook.
Frost throws a hook but Drew blocks it.
Frost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Drew throws a good cross that connects.
Frost throws the left hand but Drew avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Drew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drew slips under a jab from Frost.
Drew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frost on the side of the head.
Frost throws the left hand but Drew avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Frost misses.
Bubba Drew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xavier Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
A combination from Drew does no damage.
Drew takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Drew lands.
Drew throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Drew walks into a jab.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
Drew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Drew digs a good hook to Frost's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Drew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drew throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew slips a jab from Frost.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drew blocks a jab.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frost throws an off balance right hand
and Drew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
Drew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
Frost throws a hook but Drew avoids it easily.
It looked like Drew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Drew decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frost is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to improve his position but Drew is controlling well.
Drew content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frost is looking for a sweep. Drew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Frost looking for submissions off his back.
Drew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drew takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Frost trying to control but Drew postures up.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Frost looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Drew pushes past his half guard into mount!
Drew sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drew scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frost?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Drew dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drew tries a head kick but it misses.

Drew shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drew showed some decent athleticism there.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Frost moves into full guard.
Drew not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frost is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drew distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Frost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Frost looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drew passes into half guard.
Frost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drew is taking a breather. Frost says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Xavier Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drew not doing much here.

Frost actively working from the bottom here.
Drew with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drew controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Drew there.
Frost trying to hold on to Drew's head to control him but Drew postures up.
Frost might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Drew haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Drew performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Drew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drew feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frost's calf.
Drew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drew tries a head kick but it misses.
Drew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drew.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Drew misses the target.
Drew lands a nice looking body shot.
Drew lands a slapping body shot.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drew - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost misses with a hook. Drew ducked under it nicely.

Drew moves into the clinch.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Drew's head.
Bubba Drew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frost lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Drew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drew, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Drew!
Bubba Drew thanked the fans post fight for their support.