PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bear Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Gaarlandt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Trapp
vs
Gaarlandt

169 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bear Trapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Trapp blocks it.
Trapp looks to throw a body kick
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaarlandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trapp tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Trapp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaarlandt connects with the punch.
Gaarlandt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaarlandt throws an overhand right that lands on Trapp's shoulder, as Trapp tries to avoid the shot.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook.
Gaarlandt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trapp. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeff Gaarlandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt lands a jab.
Trapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaarlandt is just out of range.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Trapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gaarlandt tries to keep at a distance but Trapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trapp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trapp has Gaarlandt pressed against the cage, preventing Gaarlandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trapp looking to throw knees to the head but Gaarlandt is blocking nicely.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Trapp has control.
Gaarlandt is trying to force a seperation but Trapp has the dominant position.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trapp lands a knee to the head.
Trapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaarlandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trapp landing knees to the head.

Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaarlandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaarlandt moves away from the strike by Trapp.
Trapp throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaarlandt counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaarlandt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaarlandt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut. Trapp saw that one coming.
Trapp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaarlandt manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaarlandt takes a swing at Trapp's ribcage but misses.
Trapp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Trapp. That snapped Gaarlandt's head back.
Trapp throws a hook but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Trapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trapp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaarlandt is out of range and Trapp settles back down.
Gaarlandt moves out of range as Trapp throws a body kick.
It seemed like Gaarlandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gaarlandt staying out of range there.
Gaarlandt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trapp momentarily.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Trapp is looking to counter the offense by Gaarlandt and move into the clinch.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Trapp moves out of range.
Trapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaarlandt throws out the jab.
Gaarlandt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trapp at a distance.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut.
Gaarlandt lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Gaarlandt misses.
A big left from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt misses with a shot to the body
and Trapp counters with a nice body shot.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trapp.
Gaarlandt throws a shot from downtown. Trapp moves away and avoids it.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trapp.
Trapp throws a right hand that Gaarlandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaarlandt also avoids with ease.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight right.
Trapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trapp moves forwards but Gaarlandt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot.
Gaarlandt throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Trapp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trapp avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Trapp scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Trapp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trapp.
Gaarlandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Trapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaarlandt moves away.
Trapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trapp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trapp is looking to wear down Gaarlandt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!

Trapp clinches with his opponent.
Trapp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trapp prevents Gaarlandt from breaking the clinch.
Trapp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaarlandt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaarlandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trapp misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that round.
That's time! Trapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gaarlandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trapp takes one on the button.
Gaarlandt loads up on a big right hand but Trapp slips the punch.
Gaarlandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trapp.
Trapp tries to work over Gaarlandt's front leg with a kick but Gaarlandt checks it.
Trapp throws a push kick but Gaarlandt slaps the foot to one side.
Trapp misses with a body shot.
Trapp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Trapp is out of range.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Trapp tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Trapp misses with a low kick.
Jab from Gaarlandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Trapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaarlandt throws out a loose jab but Trapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trapp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trapp wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Trapp connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Trapp tries to clinch but Gaarlandt moves away
enabling Gaarlandt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gaarlandt.
Trapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaarlandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Trapp.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook.
Trapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gaarlandt. Gaarlandt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trapp wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Trapp moved out of range.
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trapp ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt blocks the body kick.
Trapp lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Trapp misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Gaarlandt.
Trapp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gaarlandt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gaarlandt misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Trapp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaarlandt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Trapp moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
Trapp lands a slapping body shot.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the head.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Trapp is out of range.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Trapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaarlandt throws out the jab.
Gaarlandt moves away from the strike by Trapp.
Gaarlandt throws a jab when Trapp was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Trapp walks into a stiff left hand from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt jabs Trapp right on the nose. Trapp blinks but takes it well.
Trapp swings for the body but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt lands with a shot to the body.
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Trapp moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Trapp blocks it.
A jab from Trapp does it's job there.
Trapp takes a swing at Gaarlandt's ribcage but misses.
Trapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trapp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaarlandt manages to circle out of the way.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping left.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Trapp.
Trapp looks to throw the jab but Gaarlandt is out of range.
Gaarlandt cracks Trapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaarlandt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trapp. Trapp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gaarlandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaarlandt swings for the body but Trapp moves out of range.
Gaarlandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Trapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Trapp.
Gaarlandt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trapp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Trapp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt moves out of range as Trapp throws a body kick.
Gaarlandt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Trapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaarlandt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaarlandt.
The crowd cheers as Gaarlandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trapp doesn't seem phased though.
Trapp throws a body punch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trapp tries to counter by clinching up but Gaarlandt breaks away and moves out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trapp cracks a nice hook into Gaarlandt's ribs.
Trapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Trapp slips under a jab.

Trapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Trapp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Trapp throws a body shot but no joy.

Trapp rushes Gaarlandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Trapp closes the distance and clinches.

Gaarlandt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaarlandt.
Trapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Trapp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trapp takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trapp has him pressed against the cage.
Trapp misses with a knee strike.
Trapp lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Gaarlandt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trapp wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trapp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trapp misses with a body punch.

Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaarlandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trapp manages to avoid it.
Trapp misses with a jab to the body
and Gaarlandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trapp.
Trapp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trapp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaarlandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Trapp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gaarlandts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trapp staying out of range there.
Trapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaarlandt.
Bear Trapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
Trapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trapp.
As Gaarlandt tries to get set, Trapp tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaarlandt manages to avoid the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaarlandt with a nice cross.

Trapp clinches with his opponent.
Gaarlandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaarlandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Gaarlandt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trapp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trapp works on Gaarlandt's body with a couple of short punches.
Trapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaarlandt won't want to take too many of those.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Trapp away but Trapp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp scores with a hook to the body.
Trapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trapp cracks Gaarlandt with a nice body shot.
Trapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trapp.
Gaarlandt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trapp trying to land knees to the body.
Trapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trapp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gaarlandt blocks an uppercut.
Trapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Trapp has double underhooks.
Trapp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaarlandt avoids the damage to the body.
Trapp trying to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trapp presses Gaarlandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trapp tries to throw a body punch but Gaarlandt avoids it by throwing Trapp back against the cage.
Gaarlandt blocks a body shot from Trapp.
Trapp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trapp looking to stall.

Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Trapp.
Gaarlandt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaarlandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trapp on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaarlandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Trapp is out of range.
Jeff Gaarlandt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeff Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trapp ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Trapp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaarlandt 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gaarlandt!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Gaarlandt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.