PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tarvo Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaak's entrance music is Ludacris - Move Bitch. A fine choice. Mickey Clark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tarvo Jaak's chin.

Jaak
vs
Clark

205 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

204 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Clark down.
Jaak slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaak misses its target.
Jaak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaak feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaak throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
Jaak swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Jaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Jaak connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaak counters with a nice body kick.
Clark looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Jaak tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark throws a right and a left that Jaak avoids nicely.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Jaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a series of strikes. Jaak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaak is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Jaak is looking to wear down Clark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaak moves away.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.

It looks like Mickey Clark has been cut.
Jaak looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Jaak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Jaak saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clark scrambles back to his feet.
Jaak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaak lands with a shot to the body.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
A left lands for Jaak.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Jaak stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Jaak.

That has opened up Mickey Clark's cut even more.
Jaak throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaak.
Jaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaak.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Jaak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarvo Jaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Clark's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Clark down.
Jaak scores with a jab.
Jaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Jaak tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Jaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Jaak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaak throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaak throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Jaak defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Jaak swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.

Jaak forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Clark is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak lands with a right to the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Jaak's ribcage. Jaak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Jaak's ribcage. Jaak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaak.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jaak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Jaak keeps him there for the moment.
Our sources have told us that Jaak has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak pushes Clark back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaak won't allow it.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jaak gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaak.
Jaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.

Clark breaks the clinch.
Jaak misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Jaak.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Jaak does no damage.
Donk. Jaak catches Clark right on the button with a cross.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaak misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Jaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Jaak misses its intended target.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaak has time to react.

Jaak has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Clark.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jaak.
Jaak throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaak lands a nice uppercut.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Jaak has the dominant position.
A short left from Jaak.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Jaak looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jaak manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarvo Jaak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Tarvo Jaak is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaak cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Jaak is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Clark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Jaak misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaak throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark slips a straight right by Jaak.
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!
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
You can see that Clark has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jaak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaak misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark throws a right and a left that Jaak avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws out a counter right but Jaak avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaak throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaak works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Jaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Jaak moves out of range as Clark strikes.
A big left from Jaak misses.
Jaak walks into a jab.
Jaak misses with a two punch combination.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Jaak.
Clark tests Jaak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Tarvo Jaak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Jaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaak is looking for a counter combo.
Jaak throws a nice head kick!
Jaak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clark just manages to avoid it.
Jaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaak.
Mickey Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark swinging wildly here.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
A little jabbing left from Clark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarvo Jaak.
Well Jaak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarvo Jaak!
Tarvo Jaak spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.