PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost comes into the arena with O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei blaring out of the sound system. Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Frost
vs
Hayes

198 cm
34
225 lbs
31 - 16 - 1

180 cm
37
215 lbs
36 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Hayes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
Nice uppercut lands for Hayes. That snapped Frost's head back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hayes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frost counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Frost counters with a body kick.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost connects with a high kick.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Frost.
Hayes feints the counter takedown.
Hayes avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost checks a leg kick.

Frost gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Frost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Hayes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.

Frost has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hayes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.

Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost walks into a left hand.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalid Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frost's guard.
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!
Hayes throwing strikes but missing.
Hayes is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard.

Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Frost has passed into side control.
Hayes is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frost has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Hayes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hayes cracks Frost with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hayes tries to clinch
and Frost counters with a right hand to the body.
Frost scores with a kick to the body.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense.
Frost blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Frost.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Frost.

Hayes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost is trying to keep Hayes in close.
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.
Hayes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Hayes looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Frost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Olaf Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost stays in close to Hayes's body and controls the position.

Frost gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Frost slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalid Hayes.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Frost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Hayes avoided it.
Nice jab there from Frost.
Frost lands a head kick!
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hayes just manages to avoid it.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hayes misses with a hook
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Frost moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Hayes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Hayes tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Frost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Hayes stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes leaning against his opponent.
Frost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hayes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hayes wants a takedown.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Hayes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Hayes trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayes into the cage.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes letting Frost take a breather here.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost lands an elbow just above Hayes 's eye.

It looks like Khalid Hayes has been cut.
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!
Hayes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Hayes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Frost.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hayes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Frost after a bit of a struggle.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olaf Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalid Hayes.
Frost letting Hayes take a breather here.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
Frost is stalling here.
Khalid Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Hayes to work.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes looking to slow down the pace here.
Khalid Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frost, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
After the fight, Olaf Frost was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.