PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abram Frost (ranked 25010 p4p, 4571 weight class) and Hernando Villalobos (ranked 451 p4p, 392 weight class). Villalobos has chosen El Sonidito as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Frost
vs
Villalobos

175 cm
20
164
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
165
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Heavy handed

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hernando Villalobos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villalobos lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Villalobos punishes Frost's body with a nice straight punch.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Villalobos works over Frost's head and body with a nice combination.
Frost tries to clinch but Villalobos is having none of it.
Villalobos misses with an uppercut.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Villalobos breaks away and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Villalobos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villalobos.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villalobos misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villalobos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villalobos throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
A jab from Villalobos misses.
Villalobos throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Villalobos and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost wants to clinch up but Villalobos keeps it at a distance.
Villalobos just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Villalobos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Villalobos stalks Frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frost's face. Frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Villalobos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Villalobos.
Villalobos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frost.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villalobos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost defending well as Villalobos loads up on a big left hand.
Frost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Villalobos.
Villalobos throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Villalobos throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Villalobos swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Villalobos swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Villalobos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villalobos loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Villalobos works the jab nicely.
Villalobos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Frost wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Villalobos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.

Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villalobos misses with some punches.
Villalobos has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villalobos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Villalobos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villalobos as Frost tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Villalobos is trying to break free.
Frost landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frost blocks a body shot from Villalobos.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Villalobos.
Frost has Villalobos pushed against the cage.
A short right from Villalobos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villalobos.

Villalobos manages to break the clinch.
Villalobos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Villalobos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Villalobos swinging wildly here.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Villalobos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villalobos lunges at Frost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frost's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hernando Villalobos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frost is looking to clinch.
Villalobos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frost back to the cage. Villalobos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hernando Villalobos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villalobos misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Villalobos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Villalobos takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernando Villalobos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villalobos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villalobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villalobos lands a lovely overhand right.
Villalobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Villalobos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villalobos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Villalobos duly obliges.
Villalobos keeps the fight on the outside.
Villalobos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Frost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Villalobos.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Villalobos.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Villalobos breaks away and moves out of range.
Villalobos throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Villalobos manages to circle out of the way.
Villalobos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost defending well as Villalobos loads up on a big left hand.
Hernando Villalobos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villalobos scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
Frost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Villalobos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villalobos throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Villalobos. Those never looked like landing.
Villalobos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frost walks into a straight right hand from Villalobos.
Villalobos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Frost is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Frost instigates a clinch.
Villalobos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost blocks a body shot from Villalobos.
Villalobos is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villalobos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villalobos lands a nice shot to the body.
Villalobos can't break the clinch.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villalobos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Villalobos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villalobos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Villalobos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villalobos.
Frost slowing the pace effectively.
Villalobos lands a hook to the side of the head.

Villalobos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villalobos misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Villalobos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Villalobos misses with an uppercut.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Villalobos swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Villalobos.
Frost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Villalobos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Villalobos and move into the clinch.
Villalobos misses with a right hand

and Frost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hernando Villalobos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Villalobos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Villalobos.
Villalobos throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Villalobos.
A slow jab from Villalobos misses its intended target.
Villalobos misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Villalobos misses.
Good exchange - Villalobos coming out on top.
Villalobos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Villalobos. Those never looked like landing.
Villalobos cracks Frost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Frost drives through and clinches with Villalobos against the cage.
Villalobos avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernando Villalobos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost just leaning against Villalobos, taking a breather.
Villalobos swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villalobos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villalobos blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Villalobos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Villalobos blocks an elbow strike.

Villalobos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Villalobos.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Villalobos tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Villalobos and move into the clinch.

Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost lands an elbow just above Villalobos 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villalobos's brow.

Villalobos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villalobos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Villalobos misses with an uppercut.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Villalobos breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villalobos throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villalobos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frost is looking to clinch but Villalobos is avoiding it.
Frost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Villalobos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost slips under a jab from Villalobos.
Frost wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Villalobos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villalobos keeps the fight on the outside.
Villalobos keeps the fight on the outside.
Abram Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villalobos missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost walks into a straight right hand from Villalobos.
Villalobos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Villalobos misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Villalobos.
Frost slips a jab from Villalobos.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Villalobos and move into the clinch.

Frost darts in and clinches Villalobos up against the cage.
Villalobos lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Villalobos's brow.
Villalobos blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villalobos.
Villalobos blocks an elbow strike.

Villalobos manages to break the clinch.
Villalobos misses with a few strikes there.
Villalobos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Villalobos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Villalobos.
Frost tries to clinch there but Villalobos circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Villalobos! But no joy.
Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost tries to clinch up but Villalobos circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Villalobos misses the target.
Frost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernando Villalobos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villalobos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernando Villalobos!
After winning the bout, Hernando Villalobos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.