PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus comes into the arena with Blood Of The Kings blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Columbus
vs
Frost

200 cm
25
274 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

190 cm
35
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tobin Frost!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Frost staying out of range there.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frost staying out of range there.
Frost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Columbus avoids the body shot from Frost.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
It looked like Columbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost needs to keep his hands up - Columbus had a free shot at his head there.
Frost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Columbus on the side of the head.
Frost blocks a leg kick.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Columbus's elbow.
Frost tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Frost.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Columbus controls his hands.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.

Columbus manages to break the clinch.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost misses with a double jab
and Columbus counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Columbus takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Columbus throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Columbus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Frost lands a nice shot that snaps Columbus's head back.
Columbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Frost sees coming a mile off.
Frost throws an off balance right hand
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
Columbus misses the jab.
Frost misses the jab.
Frost with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost tries to clinch up but Columbus circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobin Frost dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frost looks to land a left hand but Columbus moved out of range nicely.
Columbus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Columbus tries a low kick but Frost avoids it.
Frost follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Columbus throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Columbus tries to work over Frost's front leg with a kick but Frost checks it.
Columbus tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Columbus back to the ropes. Frost follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Columbus throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Columbus in his tracks momentarily.
Columbus throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost misses with a hook. Columbus ducked under it nicely.
Tobin Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Frost blocks the low kick.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. Frost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Columbus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Frost misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
Columbus throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Columbus throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Columbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frost lands a glancing blow to the side of Columbus's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Columbus is predictable there
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Columbus throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Columbus lands a nice looking body shot.
Columbus throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Columbus only half commits.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Columbus.
Columbus avoids a kick to the body.
Frost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frost swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus misses with a low kick as Frost jumps back.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Columbus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Columbus lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Columbus counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frost cracks Columbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Columbus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frost.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Columbus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Columbus throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Frost.
Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Columbus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Columbus moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Columbus misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus misses with a kick to the body
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Columbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves away from the strike by Columbus.
Columbus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Frost looks to land a body kick but Columbus moved away.
Frost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frost throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Columbus takes one on the button.
Frost takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Columbus swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a nice leg kick.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Columbus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Columbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost connects with a body shot that sends Columbus's belly button to the back.
Frost throws a front kick that sends Columbus stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Frost tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the ropes.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Columbus controls his hands.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobin Frost really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Columbus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Columbus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Frost misses.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Columbus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Columbus.
Columbus throws a right hand that misses
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbus works the jab nicely.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost tries to bum rush Columbus with a series of wild strikes but Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Columbus throws a big counter combination but Frost scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Columbus throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus connects with a high kick.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Frost throws a hook but Columbus blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Columbus, right into the meat.
Columbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Frost.
Frost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frost throws a push kick but Columbus slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Columbus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Columbus.
Columbus misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Columbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Columbus misses.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Frost connects with a body shot.
Frost tries to clinch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Columbus misses with an uppercut.
Frost throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Columbus. Columbus obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Columbus.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus misses with a low kick.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Columbus misses with a body kick.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus moves out of range as Frost throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Columbus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus tries to move into range but Frost moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frost blocks a jab.
Columbus scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Frost checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost closes the distance but Columbus moves to the side
and Columbus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Frost is looking to clinch.
Columbus wants to land a leg kick but Frost is out of range.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.

Frost moves into the clinch.
Columbus wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Columbus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Good body shot from Frost.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Columbus controls his hands.
Frost blocking some punches.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Frost.
Columbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Columbus's elbow.
Columbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tobin Frost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost presses Columbus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
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.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Columbus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Frost presses Columbus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Columbus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frost pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobin Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frost 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobin Frost!
Tobin Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.