PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Frost
vs
Tapaus

190 cm
21
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus stalks Frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frost's face. Frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tapaus's knee momentarily.
Tapaus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tapaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tapaus's corner calls for a 1-2. Tapaus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tapaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tapaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tapaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Tapaus throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tapaus misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Tapaus in his tracks momentarily.
Tapaus looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapaus throws out the jab.
Frost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tapaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tapaus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapaus scores with a decent looking hook.
Tapaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Tapaus.
Frost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Frost looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tapaus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tapaus throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Tapaus avoided it.

Frost tries to sprawl but Tapaus drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
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!
Tapaus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Frost to regain full guard.
Tapaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tapaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapaus postures up.
Tapaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
Frost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tapaus's knee momentarily.
Tapaus throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tapaus throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost slips a jab from Tapaus.

Tapaus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tapaus showed some decent athleticism there.
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets back to full guard.
Tapaus looking to pass the guard.
Tapaus is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Tapaus from controlling successfully.

Frost is looking for a triangle but Tapaus pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tapaus swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Tapaus in his tracks momentarily.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tapaus.
Frost avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Tapaus misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tapaus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Tapaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Tapaus swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tapaus throws a big shot that misses.
Frost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xavier Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Tapaus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Tapaus misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Keijo Tapaus has been cut.
Tapaus stalks Frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frost's face. Frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapaus lands a right hook to the body.
Frost defending well as Tapaus loads up on a big left hand.
Frost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tapaus avoids it.
Tapaus lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tapaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapaus loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Tapaus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus with a jab.
Tapaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tapaus tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tapaus throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.

Tapaus is rocked!
Tapaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Tapaus 's knee.
Tapaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Tapaus is breathing heavily.
Frost fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tapaus out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Xavier Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Xavier Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.