PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Frost (ranked 2973 p4p, 3920 weight class) and Tahboule Alawi (ranked 216 p4p, 264 weight class). Alawi has chosen The Ruler of Everything as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frost
vs
Alawi

180 cm
34
153
10 - 15 - 1

170 cm
29
147
8 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tahboule Alawi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Alawi has him pressed against the cage.
Alawi fails to pull guard.
Alawi jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alawi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.

Frost closes the distance and pushes Alawi back into the cage.
Alawi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alawi tries to pull guard but Frost forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alawi wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Frost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alawi jumps guard but Frost stands there with Alawi around his waist. Alawi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alawi swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Alawi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Frost defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alawi tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.

Frost breaks from the clinch.
Frost is looking to clinch.

Frost has closed the distance and engaged Alawi in a clinch.
Alawi jumps guard but Frost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frost gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alawi.
Alawi 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. Alawi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alawi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost darts in and clinches Alawi up against the cage.
Alawi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frost gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Alawi decides to pull guard.

Alawi working for a triangle but Frost defends it easily.
Frost is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Scrap Squad that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Alawi seems keen to control Frost's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alawi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alawi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.

Frost is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alawi trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alawi controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alawi pushes down on Frost's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alawi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Frost!
Alawi looking to control but Frost is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Frost will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Frost shoots and misses

and Alawi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alawi wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Alawi stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Alawi trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alawi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alawi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frost is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alawi, into his guard.

Frost won't allow Alawi to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi is controlling Frost's posture.
Alawi looking for a sweep. Not yet Alawi, not yet.
Alawi is trying to control the position but Frost postures up.
Alawi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Frost wants to stand but Alawi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Frost being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alawi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alawi shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Alawi has Frost pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frost manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alawi jumps guard but Frost stands there with Alawi around his waist. Alawi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahboule Alawi.
Alawi wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alawi wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets underhooks to prevent Alawi's takedown attempt.
Alawi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alawi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frost smiles and moves away.

Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alawi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alawi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alawi tries to pull guard but Frost forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alawi tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Alawi drops back down to his feet.
Alawi prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.

Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to clinch there but Alawi circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alawi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alawi pulls Frost in close to prevent any damage.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alawi can do to turn this around?
Alawi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alawi working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alawi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Frost haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Frost dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Frost wants to clinch.

Alawi tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.

Alawi pulls guard successfully.
Frost wants to get up but he can't break Alawi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alawi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.

Alawi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alawi trying to pass the guard but Frost defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alawi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frost does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alawi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alawi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Alawi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frost does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alawi controlling the action here.
Alawi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alawi is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Frost is staying active underneath Alawi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Alawi is working for a submission of some sort.

Alawi is trying for a kimura here. Frost looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Alawi wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tahboule Alawi!
A relieved looking Tahboule Alawi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.