PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1223 p4p, 187 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 2353 p4p, 342 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frost
vs
Irhin

188 cm
38
204 lbs
34 - 19 - 0

180 cm
36
221 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Beer or Fear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
No joy there for Irhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Irhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Irhin.
Irhin throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Irhin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Irhin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
Frost scores with a one two! Irhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Frost scores with a one two! Irhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Irhin misses.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irhin throws a head kick that misses
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Irhin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Irhin as Frost shoots in.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Irhin.
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin misses with a hook.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Frost darts in and clinches Irhin up against the cage.
Irhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irhin blocking some punches.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Irhin as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
Frost tries a body shot but Irhin blocks it.
Irhin misses with the head strike.
Frost blocks a body shot from Irhin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhin.
Irhin blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhin.
Frost gets through Irhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost pushes Irhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhin.
Frost misses with a body punch.

Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Frost tries to clinch there but Irhin circles away.
Irhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Irhin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irhin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frost is defended easily by Irhin.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Irhin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Frost misses with a combination
and Irhin counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown. Irhin tries to sprawl out of it but Frost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irhin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irhin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frost lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irhin eats them both and turns towards Frost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Irhin. No joy for Frost on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Irhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost throws a series of punches but Irhin avoids them all with ease.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irhin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Irhin throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Frost works over Irhin's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin scores with a punch to the head.
Frost slips a straight right by Irhin.
Frost swinging wildly here.

Frost rushes Irhin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost fails with the takedown.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Irhin misses
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Irhin.
Irhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost stalks Irhin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irhin's face. Irhin staggers backwards, shaken.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost slips under a jab from Irhin.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Irhin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost thuds his right hand into Irhin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olaf Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frost.
Irhin misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irhin.
Artem Irhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Irhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frost defending well as Irhin loads up on a big left hand.
Irhin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Frost.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irhin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frost thinking.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin misses with a straight left.
Irhin misses with a wild body shot.
Frost blocks a head kick by Irhin.
Irhin misses with a looping left.
Frost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Irhin 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.

Frost pushes Irhin up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
Irhin misses with a punch to the body.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Irhin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irhin tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Irhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irhin can do to turn this around?
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Frost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost tries to work over Irhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Olaf Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irhin tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Frost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frost with a nice cross.
Irhin throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Irhin misses with a head kick.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irhin misses with a double jab
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irhin looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frost moves out of range as Irhin strikes.
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irhin is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, Irhin circles away and we're back to standing.
Irhin swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Irhin misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irhin.
Frost tries to clinch up but Irhin circles away and keeps his distance.
Irhin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Frost tries to clinch there but Irhin circles away.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Irhin off balance momentarily.
Irhin lands a jab to the head.
Frost looks to land a combination but Irhin avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.

Frost drives through and clinches with Irhin against the cage.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Irhin is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irhin.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to work over Irhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irhin wants to break free but Frost has control.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Frost has Irhin pressed against the cage, preventing Irhin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Irhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Irhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irhin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost avoids the body shot from Irhin.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Irhin misses the jab.
Irhin misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.

Frost moves into the clinch.
Irhin scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost digs a right hand into Irhin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irhin's gas tank.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Irhin's head.
Irhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost pushes Irhin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artem Irhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irhin lands with a light punch inside.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
Frost keeps control of Irhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irhin is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
Our winner, Olaf Frost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.