PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Wai Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wai Ping comes to the cage accompanied by Once upon a time in China. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wai Ping
vs
Frost

174 cm
24
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
159 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lu Wai Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Frost!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.

Wai Ping moves into the clinch successfully.
Wai Ping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wai Ping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wai Ping connects with a knee to the head.
Wai Ping misses with a body punch.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Wai Ping won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping is struggling to control the position.
Frost is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wai Ping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wai Ping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wai Ping defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Frost misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wai Ping moves into the clinch.

Wai Ping breaks the clinch.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Wai Ping has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Wai Ping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost tries to bum rush Wai Ping with a series of wild strikes but Wai Ping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wai Ping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Wai Ping misses with a wild body shot.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Wai Ping tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Wai Ping is out of range.
Wai Ping swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wai Ping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wai Ping fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Wai Ping.
A knee to the head by Wai Ping.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wai Ping looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Wai Ping lands an uppercut.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wai Ping seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Wai Ping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wai Ping connects with a knee to the head.
Frost tries to break free but Wai Ping pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wai Ping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wai Ping moves into the clinch successfully.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wai Ping wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Wai Ping. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai Ping tries to clinch up
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wai Ping instigates a clinch.

Wai Ping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wai Ping forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Wai Ping has him pressed against the cage.

Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Wai Ping moved out of range.

Wai Ping moves into range and clinches up with Frost.
Wai Ping stalling against the cage.
Wai Ping swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries to break the clinch but Wai Ping is controlling the position.
Wai Ping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping has Frost pushed against the cage.
Wai Ping throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Wai Ping dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wai Ping tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wai Ping gets a clinch.
Wai Ping leaning his opponent against the cage.

Wai Ping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wai Ping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Wai Ping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Walter Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wai Ping fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wai Ping moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping lands with a left to the head.
Frost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wai Ping scores with a knee to the head.
Wai Ping is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wai Ping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wai Ping moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wai Ping takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wai Ping has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wai Ping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wai Ping pushes Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wai Ping has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wai Ping scores with a knee to the head.
Wai Ping dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping effectively controlling the action here.
Wai Ping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wai Ping is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Wai Ping prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Wai Ping tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost tries to circle away but Wai Ping has him pinned against the cage.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Wai Ping has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Frost's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wai Ping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wai Ping tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Wai Ping counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
Wai Ping staying out of range there.
Walter Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost misses with a body punch
enabling Wai Ping to counter with a crisp jab.
Wai Ping fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Frost misses.
Frost jabs Wai Ping right on the nose. Wai Ping blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wai Ping moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Wai Ping tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost jabs Wai Ping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Frost misses.
Frost keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
A left and a right from Frost both land. Nice combination.

Wai Ping is rocked!

It looks like Lu Wai Ping has been cut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Frost has cracked Wai Ping with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Frost lands another huge swinging hook and Wai Ping tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Wai Ping, before Frost can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Walter Frost!
Walter Frost made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview.