PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. This should be a great matchup!

Frost
vs
Talbert

198 cm
32
226 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

185 cm
27
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Talbert missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talbert looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Talbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Talbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Talbert takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Talbert or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.
A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Frost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Talbert. Those never looked like landing.
Talbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frost's head.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Talbert looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
As Talbert backs away, Frost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Talbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frost at a distance.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talbert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olaf Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talbert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talbert misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a nice leg kick.
Talbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frost. That one must have hurt.
Frost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Talbert misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Talbert 's knee.
Talbert throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
A lazy left from Talbert finds it's target.
Frost blocks a jab.
Talbert misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Talbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Talbert. Those never looked like landing.
Talbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Talbert's knee momentarily.

Talbert fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frost to the ground. Talbert is now in Frost's guard.
Talbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frost wants to sweep here but Talbert controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talbert stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Talbert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talbert stops Frost from standing up.
Talbert looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to control the position but Talbert postures up.
Talbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Talbert postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow.
Talbert throws a strike but Frost rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Talbert has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Frost has passed into side control.
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!
Talbert is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Frost off and has taken his back!
Frost covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Even with his hooks in, Talbert manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Talbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Talbert will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Talbert throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbert works Frost's body with a nice hook.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talbert 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.
Frost cracks the inside of Talbert's front leg.
Talbert swings widly with a right hand
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Talbert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Frost tries to sprawl out of it but Talbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talbert lands with a straight right. Frost didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talbert in his tracks.

Frost clinches.
Talbert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Talbert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Talbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talbert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Talbert.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talbert.
Talbert letting Frost take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost working Talbert over with knees to the body.
Talbert is breathing heavily.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talbert misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
Frost throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Frost cracks Talbert with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frost slips a jab from Talbert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Talbert misses with a double jab
and Talbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbert throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost blocks a jab.
And Frost counters with a quick kick to the body but Talbert blocks it.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Talbert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Talbert.
Talbert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olaf Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Talbert is rocked!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost throws a leg kick which misses Talbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Talbert tries to avoid it.
Frost slips a jab from Talbert.
Talbert just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFrost.
Talbert throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talbert. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Talbert misses its intended target.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.
A jab from Talbert misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Talbert seems to have recovered his senses.
Talbert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Sam Talbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Talbert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Talbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbert throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Talbert misses with an uppercut.
Frost scores with a body shot.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Talbert.
Talbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frost counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talbert.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Talbert.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talbert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Talbert misses with some punches.
Talbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Talbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Talbert into the cage.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbert misses with a hook
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Talbert misses with a looping left.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talbert looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert walks into a straight right hand from Frost.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbert can do to turn this around?
Talbert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talbert throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talbert misses with a body punch
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!

Frost gets a clinch.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frost for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Talbert is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Frost has denied him.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Talbert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talbert has Frost pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frost manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Frost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Talbert up against the cage.
Frost lands an elbow just above Talbert 's eye.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Talbert in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert taking a breather.
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Talbert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbert jumps guard but Frost stands there with Talbert around his waist. Talbert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Talbert tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talbert up against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbert closes the distance and clinches up with Frost, looking for a takedown. Talbert pushes Frost against the cage but Frost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Talbert thuds his right hand into Frost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Talbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Talbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talbert throws a shot to the body.
Talbert shoots in and drives through. Frost sprawls well.
Talbert has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert misses with a hook
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Frost.
Talbert takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert blocks a head kick by Frost.
Talbert dips to his left and cracks Frost with an uppercut!
Frost cracks Talbert with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frost finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talbert is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frost lands with a nice body kick.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talbert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Talbert.
Talbert is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talbert has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talbert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frost's waist but Frost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Talbert off to one side.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Talbert avoided it.
Talbert lands a head shot.
Talbert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Frost.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Talbert loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Talbert misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Talbert in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Talbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talbert misses with an uppercut.
Frost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Talbert avoids it.
Talbert misses with a takedown
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Frost drops Talbert with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Talbert looks back up at him and smiles so Frost waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Frost connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talbert momentarily.
Talbert swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a leg kick.

Frost feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Talbert sprawling to the canvas! Talbert rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Frost finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Talbert's knee momentarily.
Talbert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frost circles away.
Frost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frost scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost connects with a single shot there.
Talbert misses the jab.
Talbert has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frost.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talbert throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Talbert takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talbert shoots and misses

and Frost counters with a head kick that drops Talbert to the mat! Talbert scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Talbert shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
Talbert misses with a takedown
and Frost scores with a counter punch that sends Talbert to the canvas! Frost smells blood - he's punishing Talbert with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Talbert has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olaf Frost!
Olaf Frost retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Olaf Frost started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.