PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 787 p4p, 120 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 704 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frost
vs
Vurny

188 cm
33
208 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

187 cm
32
203 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vurny.

It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Frost throws a jab when Vurny was well out of range.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurny.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olaf Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a combination

and Vurny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny throws a strike but Frost rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Frost won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Frost wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there.
Vurny throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vurny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurny shoots in but no luck this time.
Frost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vurny's hands.

Frost gets caught napping as Vurny dives in and scores a takedown. Frost manages to retain guard.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Frost wants to stand up but Vurny is controlling him.
Vurny trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurny stops Frost from standing up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vurny looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vurny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Vurny looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Frost gets a clinch.

Vurny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vurny but Vurny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frost.
Vurny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vurny throws a series of punches but Frost avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vurny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurny.
Frost misses with a hook.

Vurny scores with a takedown into Frost's guard.
Vurny trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Frost manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Frost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frost is one step ahead there.
Vurny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny stops Frost from standing up.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Vurny stops Frost from standing up.
Vurny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny trying to move into half guard but instead Frost has managed to sweep!

Frost slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Frost is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frost stands and throws Vurny's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vurny looking for a sweep but Frost has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Frost wants to stand but Vurny is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Frost thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vurny is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny regains half guard.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vurny is not content to let Frost control the position.
Vurny wants to get back to full guard.
Frost passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vurny!
Frost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vurny is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Frost wants to control the pace but Vurny is squirming around nicely.
Vurny is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vurny is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost is looking to stand but Vurny has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vurny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Vurny manages to avoid it.
Vurny 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 Vurny off to one side.
Frost shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vurny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frost swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Frost shoots for a double leg takedown but Vurny sprawls well. He's pushed Frost's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Frost.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurny.
Vurny dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost scores with a leg kick.
Frost misses with a combination

and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Frost fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vurny postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny works over Frost with some ground and pound from guard.
Frost wants to stand and escape but Vurny is having none of it.
Vurny looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Frost preventing the sweep.
Frost wanted to stand there but Vurny had control of the position.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost passes Vurny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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 is thwarting Vurny's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny wants to improve his position but Frost is controlling well.
Vurny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vurny working a defensive guard here.
Frost would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Frost won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Vurny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frost controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vurny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vurny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost with a nice cross.
Frost throws a right and a left that Vurny avoids nicely.
Vurny connects with the punch.
Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Vurny off balance momentarily.
Frost feints and then cracks Vurny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vurny down.

Frost drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vurny is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Vurny. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.

Vurny shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vurny is keen to just control but Frost is a slippery customer.
Frost is trying to stand up here but Vurny is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny winds up and cracks Frost with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vurny is working for a submission of some sort.
Frost is trying to stand back up but Vurny is controlling him
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vurny prevents Frost from standing back up.
Vurny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frost is refusing to be controlled, as Vurny sits in half guard.
Frost looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny lands strikes from half guard.
Vurny is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vurny.
Vurny wants to free his trapped foot but Frost is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Frost is looking to escape.

Vurny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frost defends it well.
Vurny not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny is looking to stall here but Frost recovers full guard.
Vurny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vurny prevents Frost from getting back to his feet.
Vurny works over Frost with some ground and pound from guard.
Vurny cracks Frost with a solid left hand.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Vurny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny lands a couple of elbows.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Frost.
Vurny checks a leg kick nicely.
Vurny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurny avoids the head kick by Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Vurny dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Frost shoots in for a double leg but Vurny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vurny backs up against the cage.

Frost gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vurny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vurny showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Vurny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vurny prevents Frost from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurny misses with a straight left.
Frost lands a nice looking body kick.
Frost looks to land a combination but Vurny avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Vurny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Vurny.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vurny looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Vurny there.
Frost tries to kick Vurny off but Vurny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vurny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vurny trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Vurny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frost with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurny wants to advance to full mount but Frost doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Vurny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vurny blocks a head kick by Frost.
Vurny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice combination there by Frost.
Vurny avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vurny. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aldo Vurny.
I think Frost has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olaf Frost!
Olaf Frost retains his light heavyweight title!
Olaf Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.