PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Frost (ranked 24564 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jak Sanders (ranked 5068 p4p, 0 weight class). Jak Sanders will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Frost
vs
Sanders

162 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Damion Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jak Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Frost gets a clinch.
Sanders tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.

Sanders pulls guard.

Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders is pulling down on Frost's head to control his posture.
Frost throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanders seems keen to control Frost's posture.
Sanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frost.

Sanders looking for a guillotine here but Frost defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frost.
Frost could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Frost half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Sanders clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frost jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damion Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost has Sanders pressed against the cage, preventing Sanders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
Frost is trying to pull guard but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.

Sanders pulls guard.
Sanders is adopting a defensive guard.

Sanders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Frost's head and hops out.

Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frost looking for a takedown.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Frost is breathing heavily.

Sanders decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders controlling the action here.
It looks like Sanders might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jak Sanders dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Frost throws a head kick that misses.

Sanders forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Frost as Sanders shoots in.
Damion Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jak Sanders.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Frost tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost sets himself, and Sanders steps forward looking for the clinch! Frost avoids it this time.
Jak Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Frost drags the fight down to the ground.

Frost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Frost.
Sanders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frost is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking to control.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Frost controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
Frost wants to sweep but no luck.
Frost lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost throws an elbow that misses. Sanders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frost's guard. Nice move by Sanders!

Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.

Frost postures up and lands a big shot to Sanders's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Frost working a defensive guard here.

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

Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.

Sanders successfully pulls guard.
Sanders is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Frost to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is pressing down on Frost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanders is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Frost wants to stand but Sanders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jak Sanders has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jak Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Frost looks for a takedown but Sanders sprawls well.

Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Frost is defending well.
Sanders is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanders is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damion Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jak Sanders.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to break free but Frost has control.
Frost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frost wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frost walks away with a smile on his face. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Frost dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Frost's head and hops out.
Sanders stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frost sprawls well. Frost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frost as he jumps to the side.
Frost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jak Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost shoots in but Sanders avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders shoots in but Frost avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Frost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for Frost on that attempt.
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Frost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to avoid it but Frost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanders to the ground. Sanders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanders digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jak Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jak Sanders!