PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roelof
vs
Garret

198 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

DC Unrivaled

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roelof throwing a counter right hand but Garret manages to avoid it.
Garret looks to land a left hand but Roelof moved out of range nicely.
Roelof has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Garret throws a leg kick
and Roelof counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Roelof.
Garret throws a leg kick
and Roelof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roelof misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Garret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roelof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garret dips to his left and cracks Roelof with an uppercut!
Garret looks to land a body kick but Roelof moved away.
Roelof darts in trying to clinch
and Garret makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garret misses with a kick to the body.
Garret throws a head kick but Roelof moves out of range.
Good work by Roelof as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roelof sizes up Garret with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garret cracks the inside of Roelof's front leg.
Roelof misses with an uppercut
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roelof misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Garret misses.
Roelof closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Roelof avoids the body shot from Garret.
Roelof is looking to clinch but Garret is avoiding it.
Garret circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garret counters with a nice body shot.
Roelof is looking to slow Garret down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Roelof.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof tries to work over Garret's front leg with a kick but Garret checks it.
Garret throws a hook to the side of Roelof's head but Roelof sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Garret misses with a body punch
and Roelof counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret throws a shot from downtown. Roelof moves away and avoids it.
Roelof connects with a nice looking jab.
Roelof misses with the body kick
letting Garret counter with a right hand.
Roelof pushes Garret away with a front kick.
Garret scores with a leg kick.
Roelof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Garret misses.
Garret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garret thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Roelof on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Garret is predictable there
and Roelof counters with a straight right hand.
Roelof on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garret. Garret obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret ducks right into an uppercut from Roelof.
Garret connects with a right hand. Roelof shakes it off.
Roelof is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roelof scores with a nice head shot.
Roelof thumps Garret with a low kick.
Roelof tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roelof wants to clinch up but Garret keeps it at a distance.
Roelof scores with a sloppy right hand. Garret should have avoided that one.
Roelof cracks Garret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roelof looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roelof.
Garret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roelof is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garret has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Garret moves in looking to clinch but Roelof pushes him off.
Roelof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garret.
Roelof is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret throws a solid leg kick but Roelof takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garret.
Garret misses with a head kick.
Garret scores with a body shot.
Garret jabs Roelof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garret looks to score with a jab to the body but Roelof is just out of range.
Garret swings for the body but Roelof moves out of range.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roelof.
Garret has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roelof finds it's way round the side to connect with Garret's head.
Roelof chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garret can pounce on him.
Garret takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roelof misses the body punch
and Garret makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garret tries to score with a low kick but Roelof moves his leg out of the way.
Garret on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roelof walks into a jab.
Roelof lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Garret dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roelof throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roelof throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Roelof is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Roelof.
Roelof takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garret slips under a jab.
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
Roelof throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roelof's knee momentarily.
Garret lands the left hand.
Roelof with a nice cross.
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret blocks a head kick by Roelof.
Roelof blocks the body kick.
Garret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roelof misses the jab.
Roelof jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roelof manages to avoid it.
Garret takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roelof scores with a nice body kick.
Roelof looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Roelof misses the target.
Roelof is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garret throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roelof counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garret's knee momentarily.
Roelof connects with the punch.
Roelof swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roelof lands a jab to the head.
Roelof takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garret misses with a hook. Roelof ducked under it nicely.
Garret defending well as Roelof loads up on a big left hand.
Garret takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roelof blocks a head kick by Garret.
A little feinted left hand from Roelof on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roelof sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a shot to the body
and Roelof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret misses the shot to the body.
Pat Garret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roelof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roelof at a distance.
Garret ducks right into an uppercut from Roelof.
Garret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roelof connects with a single shot there.
Roelof takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roelof throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roelof moves away.
Roelof tries to clinch but Garret is having none of it.
Garret thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Garret misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof moves away from the strike by Garret.
Garret misses with a straight right.
Roelof appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roelof swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roelof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roelof.
Garret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Garret tries to keep at a distance but Roelof has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roelof blocks a body shot from Garret.
Garret swings wildly with an uppercut but Roelof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Garret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roelof misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garret throws a head punch that misses.
Garret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garret digs a right hand into Roelof's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roelof's gas tank.
Roelof throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
Garret on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garret trying to control the position but instead, Roelof has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garret into the cage.
Garret works on Roelof's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garret lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garret can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ewoud Roelof will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garret takes a swing at Roelof's ribcage but misses.
Roelof gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garret counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roelof's knee momentarily.
Garret keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Garret on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garret on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garret throws a leg kick but Roelof moved away.
Roelof throws a chopping leg kick but Garret manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garret looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garret slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roelof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roelof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roelof fakes the leg kick and cracks Garret in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roelof connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roelof wants to clinch up but Garret keeps it at a distance.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Roelof wants to clinch up but Garret keeps it at a distance.
Garret scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret sizes up Roelof with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garret scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roelof in his tracks.
Roelof ducks under a wild hook from Garret.
Garret moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roelof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Garret throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roelof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roelof changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roelof throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garret's head.
Roelof keeps Garret at a distance using the push kick.
Roelof thuds his shin into the meat of Garret's side.
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!
Roelof avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roelof chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Garret
and Roelof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roelof throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garret throws a leg kick
and Roelof finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roelof cracks Garret with a good jab.
Garret has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garret throws a push kick but Roelof slaps the foot to one side.

Garret moves into the clinch.
Roelof swings wildly with an uppercut but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roelof throws an elbow but misses.
Garret misses with some punches.
A short right from Garret.
Roelof blocking some punches.
Roelof blocks a body shot from Garret.
Roelof pushes Garret back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pat Garret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garret misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garret's defenses.
Roelof misses with the head strike.
Roelof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garret stalling in the clinch but Roelof improves position.
Garret throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garret looking to stall.
Garret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Garret - that landed with a thud.
Garret lands with a short shot to the head.
Garret managing to block the knees to the body from Roelof.
Garret has a couple of punches blocked by Roelof.

Garret breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret feints and then cracks Roelof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roelof down.
Roelof lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roelof throws a head kick that misses.
Garret was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Garret gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Garret fails to land.
Garret has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roelof.
A short left from Garret.
Roelof blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garret.
Garret gets through Roelof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Roelof.
Garret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roelof lands a hook that snaps the head of Garret backwards.
Garret working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ewoud Roelof did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Garret tries to score with a low kick but Roelof moves his leg out of the way.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Roelof saw that one coming.
Garret takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roelof sizes up Garret with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Garret misses with a wild body shot.
Roelof throws a sloppy head kick
and Garret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roelof defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Roelof uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garret.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roelof!
Roelof tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Roelof.
Garret tries a quick counter leg kick but Roelof is wise to it.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roelof.
Roelof waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Garret jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garret takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garret throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roelof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garret thows a leg kick but Roelof checks it
and Roelof counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roelof stuns Garret with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roelof tries to clinch
and Garret counters with a three punch combo that has Roelof backing up. Roelof nods at Garret to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Roelof.
Garret is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garret chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roelof can pounce on him.
Roelof throws a leg kick which misses Garret's front leg but catches the back leg as Garret tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret throws a leg kick
and Roelof cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roelof swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roelof with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof scores with a jab to the head.
Garret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roelof.
Roelof lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roelof takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garret tries to move into range but Roelof moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roelof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garret throws a jab when Roelof was well out of range.
Roelof misses with an uppercut.
Garret looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roelof tries to move into range but Garret moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roelof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Roelof misses the target.
Roelof takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garret misses with a low kick.
Roelof is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Roelof throws the left hand but Garret avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garret! But no joy.
Garret walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roelof.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret looks to land a body kick but Roelof moved away.
Roelof jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Garret misses with an uppercut.
Roelof delivers a nice body kick.
Garret slips under a jab from Roelof.
Roelof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret throws an off balance right hand
and Roelof makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
Garret misses with a hook
and Roelof counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garret tries to score with a low kick but Roelof moves his leg out of the way.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roelof is looking to counter punch.
Roelof fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garret.
Roelof tries a head kick but it misses.
Roelof throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret blocks the body kick.
Roelof is looking to chop away at Garret's legs.
Roelof takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roelof misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Roelof moves out of range of the strikes.
Roelof swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roelof fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roelof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garret.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Roelof.
Garret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roelof blocks a jab.
Garret pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roelof is out of range and Garret settles back down.
Roelof went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garret closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Garret misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ewoud Roelof had his way with Pat Garret in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Roelof swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Garret to counter with a crisp jab.
Garret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roelof keeps Garret at a distance using the push kick.
Roelof connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roelof takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roelof takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roelof misses with a hook.
Garret is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roelof with a body shot.
Roelof throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roelof bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roelof at a distance.
Roelof moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Roelof was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garret.
Garret throws a nice inside 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!
Garret finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret slips under a jab from Roelof.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roelof throws the kick towards the body but Garret avoids it.
Roelof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roelof throws a sloppy body shot
and Garret makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roelof checks a leg kick.
Garret rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roelof counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garret is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roelof misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Roelof swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garret counters with a low kick, right behind Roelof 's knee.
Roelof is looking to clinch but Garret is avoiding it.
Garret let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roelof.
A low kick from Roelof is predictable there
and Garret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roelof throws a sloppy head kick
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pat Garret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret takes a swing at Roelof's ribcage but misses.
Roelof throws a shot to the body.
Garret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roelof throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Roelof blocks the leg kick.
Garret misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roelof.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garret. Roelof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roelof scoring well with a low kick there.
Garret throws the left hand but Roelof avoids the punch easily.
Garret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garret takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garret misses with a leg kick
and Roelof counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Roelof there.
Roelof wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roelof takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roelof scores with a head kick. Garret tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garret tries to work over Roelof's front leg with a kick but Roelof checks it.
Roelof tries to clinch up but Garret circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Roelof.
Roelof was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roelof lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roelof misses with a left hand

and Garret counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Garret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Roelof prevents a body shot from Garret.
Roelof blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garret throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Garret tries a body shot but Roelof blocks it.
Garret blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garret.
Garret tries a body shot but Roelof blocks it.
Roelof tries to land knees in the clinch but Garret avoids the damage to the body.
Roelof utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Roelof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garret finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roelof was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roelof throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Garret is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garret misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Garret.
I think Roelof 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ewoud Roelof!
Ewoud Roelof retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ewoud Roelof thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.