ILV - 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Cobana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kit Cobana looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hendo
vs
Cobana

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

181 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kit Cobana!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cobana pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hendo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendo trying to control but Cobana is working from the bottom.
Cobana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendo postures up and lands a big shot to Cobana's brow.
Hendo postures up.
Hendo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cobana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendo.
Hendo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cobana trying to control the position.
Hendo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cobana looks gassed!

Hendo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hendo looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo throwing strikes but missing.
Hendo is stalling in the full guard.

Hendo stands up and waves to Cobana to follow him.
Some wild striking there from Cobana.

Hendo closes the distance and clinches.
Cobana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hendo after a bit of a struggle.
Cobana can't break the clinch.

Hendo wants the takedown. Cobana is fighting it off but Hendo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cobana's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hendo is in close to Cobana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendo working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cobana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hendo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cobana has momentary wrist control but Hendo slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendo passes into half guard.
Hendo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hendo drops an elbow to the side of Cobana's head.
Hendo not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendo lands a nice short elbow.
Hendo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hendo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Hendo there.
Hendo uses his free foot to push down on Cobana's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cobana.
Hendo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo working Cobana over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo is landing with some decent strikes but Cobana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hendo working Cobana over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hendo lands a big shot there that rocks Cobana but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Cobana is rocked!
Hendo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobana's face.
Cobana is still in real trouble! Can Hendo finish him?
Hendo lands a big elbow.
Hendo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cobana bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hendo and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Hendo!
A victorious Danny Hendo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Von Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Von Prawn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drago
vs
Von Prawn

195 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Von Prawn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago cracks Von Prawn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drago lands a jab.

Von Prawn moves into the clinch.
Von Prawn keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Prawn.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Von Prawn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drago gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Von Prawn has picked Drago up - he's going for a ride! Von Prawn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Prawn connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Drago trying to control but Von Prawn postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Prawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Prawn drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Von Prawn sits in half guard.
Drago tries to roll over but Von Prawn keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Von Prawn there.
Von Prawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Prawn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Prawn scores with a couple of nice shots.

Von Prawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drago is looking to control Von Prawn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drago avoid being mounted?
Von Prawn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Prawn connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Von Prawn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drago wants to control but Von Prawn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Prawn lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Prawn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Prawn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
Von Prawn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Prawn thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Von Prawn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drago does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Prawn on the ground.
Drago is trying to stand up here but Von Prawn is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Prawn connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Drago tries to get to full guard but Von Prawn has control of the leg.
Von Prawn moves into full mount! Drago won't be happy about that!
Von Prawn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Von Prawn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drago's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Von Prawn scoring with strikes but Drago is staying in there.

Drago is rocked!
Von Prawn landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Prawn connects with a bit shot that sees Drago covering up! More strikes from Von Prawn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Von Prawn is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Von Prawn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loordi Vittu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Allen
vs
Vittu

191 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loordi Vittu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Vittu misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vittu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vittu throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vittu.
Vittu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Allen is taking a breather. Vittu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vittu tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vittu is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vittu is looking for a sweep. Allen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vittu has his hands clasped together around Allen's back. He's all about the action.
Vittu is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vittu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen works over Vittu's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Loordi Vittu has been cut.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vittu looks gassed!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allen - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vittu's calf.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.

Allen lands a big head kick that sends Vittu tumbling to the mat! Allen takes a step backwards and waves Vittu back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vittu is rocked!
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vittu is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vittu crumples to the floor! Allen milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barry Allen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Naginata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Julius Naginata has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Naginata
vs
Laar

197 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Naginata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar punishes Naginata's body with a nice straight punch.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Naginata rushes Laar and presses him up against the cage.
Naginata controlling the action here for a moment.
Naginata seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Naginata for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julius Naginata.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Naginata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laar defends it nicely.
Laar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laar swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar scores with a body shot.
Laar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naginata counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naginata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naginata.
Laar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laar duly obliges.
Laar throws a right hand that Naginata ducks under and follows up with a left that Naginata also avoids with ease.
Laar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Laar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naginata under the eye.
Laar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naginata throws a chopping leg kick but Laar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Naginata tries to clinch up.
Naginata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naginata misses with the combination.
Naginata avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naginata has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Laar connects with the punch.

Naginata clinches.
Laar tries to circle away but Naginata has him pinned against the cage.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laar can't break the clinch.

Naginata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Naginata.
That kick from Laar tenderised Naginata's leg. Naginata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naginata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Laar misses.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naginata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laar throws a combination that misses

and Naginata counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laar!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naginata is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Laar is surviving well by controlling Naginata's body position as best he can.
Laar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naginata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laar is working to get back to half guard.
Laar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naginata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Naginata is working for a guillotine from mount but Laar frees his head quite easily.
Naginata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Naginata is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Laar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Laar shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
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 Julius Naginata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Laar throws a head kick that half lands.
Laar throws a series of punches but Naginata moves out of range.

Naginata moves into the clinch successfully.
Laar is trying to break free.
Laar can't break the clinch.
Laar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar stalling in the clinch but Naginata improves position.
Laar being controlled against the cage.
Naginata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naginata wants a takedown but no success here.
Laar works on Naginata's body with a couple of short punches.
Naginata is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Naginata is controlling him.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Naginata is controlling the position.
Laar wants to break free but Naginata has control.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naginata has him pressed against the cage.

Naginata breaks the clinch.
Laar misses with a few strikes there.
Laar ducks under a wild hook from Naginata.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar slaps away a takedown attempt from Naginata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Laar.
Naginata just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Naginata checks a leg kick.
Naginata blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Julius Naginata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naginata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Laar does no damage.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.

Naginata darts in and clinches Laar up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naginata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naginata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Naginata pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naginata has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Naginata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naginata leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naginata gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Naginata has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Naginata turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee asks Naginata politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Naginata prefers to stall for the moment though.

Naginata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laar is trying to control Naginata's posture but Naginata avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naginata is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Naginata tries for a kimura but Laar is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Naginata closes the distance and clinches.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Naginata has double underhooks.
Laar prevents a body shot from Naginata.
Naginata can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
Naginata pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naginata lands a body punch in the clinch.
Naginata lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Naginata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Laar does no damage.
Laar fails to land with a series of punches.
Naginata slips a jab and a cross from Laar.
Naginata misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Naginata backs up against the cage.
Naginata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naginata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laar moves away.
Laar checks the leg kick.
Laar throws a series of punches but Naginata moves out of range.
Laar throws a right hand that Naginata ducks under and follows up with a left that Naginata also avoids with ease.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naginata swinging wildly here.

Naginata moves into range and clinches up with Laar.
Naginata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Julius Naginata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naginata lands with a light punch inside.
Naginata taking a breather.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Naginata is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naginata is struggling to control the position.
Naginata lands a nice shot to the body.
Naginata lands a nice uppercut.

Laar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laar throws a series of punches but Naginata moves out of range.
Naginata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Naginata rather than just go for the knockout.
Naginata fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to close the distance and clinch but Naginata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Naginata lands a high kick!
Laar misses with a series of wild punches.
Laar throws a series of punches but Naginata avoids them all with ease.
Laar misses with a series of wild punches.
Naginata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar moves out of range of the body kick from Naginata.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naginata throws out a leg kick but Laar moves out of range and Naginata only half commits.
Laar throws a right and a left that Naginata avoids nicely.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naginata circles away quickly and effectively.
Naginata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar swings for the body but Naginata moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naginata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Naginata moves into the clinch successfully.
Naginata has Laar pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naginata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naginata taking a breather.
Laar tries to break free but Naginata pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naginata taking a breather.
Naginata swings wildly with an uppercut but Laar uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Naginata showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Naginata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Julius Naginata!