PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 403 p4p, 830 weight class) and Robert Frost (ranked 26 p4p, 52 weight class). Frost has chosen SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Robert Frost was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Xiaodong
vs
Frost

165 cm
27
143
15 - 6 - 0

168 cm
27
135
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frost takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost throws a head kick but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Xiaodong as the two fighters clinch.
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiaodong presses Frost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a knee to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks with his arms.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Frost tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong looking to slow down the pace here.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost tries a body shot but Xiaodong blocks it.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Xiaodong lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Xiaodong avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
A right hook to the body lands for Xiaodong.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiaodong pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Frost misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Xiaodong.
Frost blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong presses Frost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Frost.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xiaodong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost looks winded!
Xiaodong cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xiaodong into the cage.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Xiaodong avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks with his arms.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Still in the clinch, Xiaodong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost blocks a body shot from Xiaodong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost working aggressively here.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaodong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaodong looking to stall.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Li Xiaodong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost scores with a head kick. Xiaodong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Frost misses.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Xiaodong.

Frost is rocked!
Xiaodong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?

Xiaodong lands a big uppercut and Frost crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frost looks OK. Xiaodong waves Frost back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiaodong circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Frost drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Xiaodong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Frost's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Gracie, I want that rematch for your belt, or come for mine. We have to fight now.'.
In defeat, Robert Frost stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time...'.