PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1392 p4p, 188 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 2214 p4p, 279 weight class). Blackburn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When the Man Comes Down. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lugh Blackburn enters the cage!

Frost
vs
Blackburn

188 cm
35
204 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

187 cm
35
200 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost scores with the left hand. Blackburn knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Blackburn.
Frost moves away from the strike by Blackburn.
Frost scores with a three punch combo!
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Blackburn crunches a lovely knee into Frost's ribcage.

Blackburn jumps guard and drags Frost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frost defends it easily.
Frost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Frost stands and throws Blackburn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blackburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Frost stalling.
Frost tries to pass to full mount but Blackburn defends it.

Blackburn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Frost escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Frost!
Frost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackburn keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Blackburn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackburn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blackburn wants to control but Frost is keeping busy.
Frost with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frost is thwarting Blackburn's attempts to control the position.
Blackburn is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blackburn is staying active underneath Frost, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frost controlling the action here.
Frost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackburn keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn wants to improve his position but Frost is controlling well.
Frost trying to control the pace.

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

Frost drives through and clinches with Blackburn against the cage.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn jumps guard but Frost stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Frost avoiding damage.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Blackburn lands a nice uppercut.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blackburn jumps into guard, dragging Frost to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frost's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost pushing down on Blackburn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frost fails with a takedown attempt.

Frost instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Blackburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frost tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olaf Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackburn drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Blackburn looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Blackburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost misses with some punches.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackburn can do to turn this around?
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost blocking some punches.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frost walks away with a smile on his face. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Blackburn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frost.
Frost stalks Blackburn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackburn's face. Blackburn staggers backwards, shaken.
Blackburn throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost is looking to clinch but Blackburn is avoiding it.
Blackburn tries to clinch but Frost moves away
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Blackburn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blackburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Frost pushes Blackburn up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Frost.
Blackburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blackburn misses with some punches.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost working aggressively here.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Frost.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frost looking to slow down the pace here.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Frost.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.

Blackburn pulls guard.

Frost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blackburn is breathing heavily.

Blackburn working for submissions but it's allowed Frost to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Frost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Decent striking displayed by Frost there.
Blackburn lands a head shot.
Olaf Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackburn misses the jab.
Blackburn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blackburn takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackburn looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.

Blackburn gets tackled into the cage by Frost. Frost maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Blackburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackburn crunches a lovely knee into Frost's ribcage.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost lands a right hand.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackburn lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Frost won't allow it.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Frost.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blackburn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blackburn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blackburn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost passes into half guard.
Frost with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blackburn is trying to maintain the position but Frost is very close to passing his half guard.
Blackburn wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Frost moves into full mount! Blackburn won't be happy about that!
Frost looking to control but Blackburn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn taking shots to the head.
Lugh Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost looking to control but Blackburn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Frost is working for a guillotine from mount but Blackburn frees his head quite easily.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to stand but Blackburn is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Frost avoids the attempt from Blackburn to control.
Olaf Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost controlling his opponent.

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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
An out of breath Olaf Frost thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.