PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Gaara (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!

Larsonn
vs
Gaara

198 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsonn checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsonn throws a good cross that connects.
Larsonn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaara counters with a thumping low kick.
Larsonn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsonn throws a hook but Gaara avoids it easily.
Gaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larsonn throws a head kick that Gaara semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsonn. Gaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaara moves away from the strike by Larsonn.

Gaara gets tackled into the ropes by Larsonn. Larsonn maintains the clinch.
Larsonn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Larsonn takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaara's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaara lands a knee to the body.
Larsonn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Gaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Larsonn.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ulf Larsonn has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaara as Larsonn tries to tie him up.
Larsonn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaara backwards.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara looking to stall.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara crunches a lovely knee into Larsonn's ribcage.
Gaara scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands an elbow inside that Larsonn shrugs off.
Larsonn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaara is leaning against Larsonn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara looking to stall.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaara lands a knee to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn throws an elbow that misses.
Larsonn blocks an elbow strike from Gaara.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara landing knees to the body.
Gaara lands an elbow inside.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaara avoids it.
Gaara trying to control the position but instead, Larsonn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaara into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Gaara blocks the elbow strike.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara connects with a knee to the head.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Gaara.
Gaara wants to break free but Larsonn has control.
Gaara landing knees to the body.
Gaara tries a knee to the head but Larsonn blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsonn blocks an uppercut.
Larsonn has a couple of punches blocked by Gaara.
Gaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsonn has him pressed against the ropes.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but Gaara blocks with his arms.
Larsonn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaara lands a body punch.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Larsonn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaara gets an underhook and turns Larsonn into the ropes.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Gaara digs a right hand into Larsonn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsonn's gas tank.
Gaara lands an elbow just above Larsonn 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Larsonn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Gaara.
Nice defenses there by Gaara.
Larsonn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaara.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsonn tries to clinch there but Gaara circles away.
Gaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsonn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Larsonn gets a clinch.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaaras head.
Gaara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsonn pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Larsonn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaara up against the ropes.
Ronan Gaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsonn trying to control the position but instead, Gaara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsonn into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larsonn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaara avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gaara can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.
Gaara wants to stall.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Gaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaara lands a shot to the body.
Gaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn avoids the elbow strike from Gaara, against the ropes.
Larsonn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaara.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Gaara.
Gaara is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsonn has double underhooks.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara tries to break the clinch but Larsonn is controlling the position.
Larsonn throws a head punch that misses.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaara crunches a lovely knee into Larsonn's ribcage.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsonn is defending well for now.
Gaara misses with a punch to the body.
Gaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Gaara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gaara is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands an elbow that stopped Larsonn in his tracks for a moment.
Larsonn lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsonn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Larsonn lands a nice uppercut.
Larsonn wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsonn blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaara's efforts to push away.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsonn looking to throw knees to the head but Gaara is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulf Larsonn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gaara slips a straight right by Larsonn.
Larsonn throws a wild body kick that Gaara sees coming a mile off.
Larsonn throws the left hand but Gaara avoids the punch easily.
Gaara throws a leg kick but Larsonn checks it.
Larsonn misses with a body shot
and Gaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Larsonn loads up on a big right hand but Gaara slips the punch.
Larsonn motions for Gaara to come forward. Larsonn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsonn lands a really nice looking cross but Gaara seems unphased.
Larsonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaara.
Larsonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larsonn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gaara misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsonn throws a looping overhand right but Gaara ducks down to avoid it.
Larsonn misses with a looping left.
Larsonn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsonn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaara.
Larsonn tries to work over Gaara's front leg with a kick but Gaara checks it.
Larsonn throws a big shot that misses.
Larsonn scores with the left hand. Gaara knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulf Larsonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaara tries to clinch up.
Larsonn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsonn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larsonn moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
Larsonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaara.
Gaara moves out of range as Larsonn strikes.
A swing and a miss from Larsonn.
Ronan Gaara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara slips under a jab.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsonn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsonn tries to score with a low kick but Gaara moves his leg out of the way.

Larsonn pushes Gaara up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaara throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn tries to stall but Gaara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsonn.
Larsonn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara blocks an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Gaara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gaara throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn is trying to stall.
Larsonn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Gaara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsonn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gaara.
Ulf Larsonn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Larsonn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Larsonn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaara 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Gaara!
Ronan Gaara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.