PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. Frost has chosen O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nanahara
vs
Frost

188 cm
36
215 lbs
32 - 8 - 0

198 cm
36
225 lbs
36 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Frost moves into the clinch.
Nanahara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
Nanahara blocks an elbow strike.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Nanahara has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Nanahara tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Nanahara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nanahara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost lands with a cross.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nanahara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Nanahara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Nanahara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost digs a good body shot into Nanahara's ribs.
Frost throws the left hand but Nanahara avoids the punch easily.
Shuya Nanahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
Nanahara looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Nanahara looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nanahara swinging wildly here.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
Nanahara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Nanahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nanahara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frost moves out of range as Nanahara strikes.
Nanahara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nanahara moves out of range of the body kick from Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nanahara. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nanahara swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a head kick.
Nanahara misses with a head kick.
Nanahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Frost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nanahara thinking.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nanahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Frost blocks a head kick by Nanahara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frost.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Frost throws a big counter head kick but Nanahara avoids it with no problem.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Nanahara.
Frost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nanahara misses with a double jab.
Frost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Nanahara misses with a body shot.
Frost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nanahara.
Frost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frost avoids the body shot from Nanahara.
Nanahara cracks Frost with a good jab.
Nanahara misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost avoids the body shot from Nanahara.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanahara's sensitive parts.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nanahara throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost throws a good cross that connects.
Olaf Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Nanahara misses with a body shot.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nanahara backing away here, and Frost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara misses with the combination.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Nanahara.

Nanahara gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nanahara.
Frost keeps control of Nanahara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nanahara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Nanahara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nanahara's elbow.
Nice elbow from Frost.
The referee calls for Frost to work.
Nanahara working hard to break the clinch.
Frost slows down the pace here.

Nanahara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Nanahara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nanahara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Nanahara.
Frost lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Nanahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nanahara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost keeps Nanahara at a distance using the push kick.
Frost walks into a straight right hand from Nanahara.
Frost throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nanahara swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Nanahara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut.
Nanahara lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Nanahara pushes him off.
Nanahara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Nanahara blocks the low kick.
Nanahara is looking for a counter combo.
Nanahara misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks to land a body kick but Nanahara moved away.
Nanahara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Nanahara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frost.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nanahara misses with a straight left.
Frost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nanahara with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Frost walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nanahara.
Nanahara lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
Frost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanahara's sensitive parts.
Nanahara checks a leg kick.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Nanahara pushes him off.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Olaf Frost just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nanahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nanahara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nanahara looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
Nanahara throws a body shot but no joy.
Nanahara swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Nanahara misses with a wild body shot.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nanahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost feints a counter leg kick.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Nanahara scores with a three punch combo!
Nanahara misses with a straight left.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Frost finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nanahara looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Frost raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Nanahara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Nanahara misses with an uppercut.
Nanahara throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
And Frost responds with a good body kick, but Nanahara manages to step out the way in time.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Nanahara throws a quick counter head kick but Frost was just out of range.
Nanahara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frost eats them both and turns towards Nanahara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nanahara lands with a straight right. Frost didn't see that one coming.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Nanahara misses.
Frost follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Frost throws a hook but Nanahara avoids it easily.
Nanahara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nanahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost rushes Nanahara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost gets through Nanahara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nanahara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nanahara's elbow.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nanahara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nanahara is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Nanahara is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Nanahara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shuya Nanahara had his way with Olaf Frost in that round.
That's time! Nanahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Frost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nanahara's head.
Frost blocks a jab.
Nanahara slips a straight right by Frost.
It looked like Nanahara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frost lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nanahara throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nanahara lands a slapping body shot.
Nanahara throws a head kick that misses.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nanahara.
Nanahara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nanahara moves out of range as Frost strikes.
Frost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nanahara looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Nanahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nanahara misses with a head kick.
Nanahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nanahara looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanahara throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost lands a nice shot that snaps Nanahara's head back.
Crunch! Frost slams his shin into Nanahara's torso.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nanahara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nanahara misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a good, hard body kick but Nanahara shrugs it off.
Nanahara throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Nanahara misses with a left hand
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Nanahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Frost doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nanahara looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Frost unleashes a big counter combination but Nanahara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nanahara just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost throws a big counter head kick but Nanahara avoids it with no problem.
Nanahara tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost slips a jab and a cross from Nanahara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost defending well as Nanahara loads up on a big left hand.
Frost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nanahara needs to keep his hands up - Frost had a free shot at his head there.
Shuya Nanahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nanahara misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Olaf Frost.
I think Frost 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Olaf Frost!
Olaf Frost is the new light heavyweight champion!
Olaf Frost bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Shuya Nanahara spoke after the fight, saying 'All good things must come to an end. But everybody loves a good comeback story.'.