PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jones
vs
Laar

199 cm
26
218 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
213 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Laar scores with a spinning back kick!
Crunch! Laar slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar is looking to land body kicks.
Jones takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Laar lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar misses with a body kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
We've been informed that Laar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Laar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laar blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Jones avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Laar's head but Laar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laar looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Laar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar lands a head kick!
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones throws a hook but Laar avoids it easily.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laar cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Laar back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Laar.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Laar trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Laar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Laar blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Laar tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laar blocks an uppercut.
Laar lands a body punch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Jones prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laar looks to throw a body kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Laar tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Andre Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
Laar slips a jab from Jones.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Laar avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Laar tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Laar throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones lunges at Laar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laar's hand.
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Laar looks to throw a body kick

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Laar tries to tie him up.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks a body shot from Laar.
Laar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Laar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laar is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Laar is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones avoids the body shot from Laar.
Jones avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Laar scores with a head kick.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Laar misses with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Laar.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laar.
Laar lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Laar defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Laar's head back.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Laar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Laar slips under a jab.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. Jones catches Laar right on the button with a cross.
Jones tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Laar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Laar in a clinch.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laar takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Jones has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
Laar looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar walks into a left hand.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laar moves away from the strike by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arvo Laar.
I think Laar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.