PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 3950 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 4885 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Duncan The Tall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Laar
vs
The Tall

182 cm
41
213 lbs
33 - 28 - 0

198 cm
33
216 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
The Tall slips a jab and a cross from Laar.
Laar thuds a left hand into The Tall's body.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Tall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall misses with a few strikes there.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar jabs at The Tall's body.
A leg kick checked by The Tall.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but The Tall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar misses with a head kick.
The Tall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar throws out a leg kick but The Tall moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
The Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar throws a low kick but The Tall moves out of range easily.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body punch from Laar.
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Laar backs off The Tall throws a huge counter combo but Laar manages to avoid it all.
The Tall connects with a single shot there.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Tall checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Tall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laar tries a low kick but The Tall avoids it.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar defending well as The Tall loads up on a big left hand.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Tall.
The Tall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
The Tall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by The Tall as he checks the leg kick.
Laar misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.
The Tall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Tall's calf.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow The Tall down.
The Tall lands with an overhand left.
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
The Tall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Tall blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by The Tall as he connects with a hook.
The Tall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Tall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall unleashes a big counter combination but Laar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Tall scores with a three punch combo!
Laar wants to slow The Tall down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it.
Laar misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
The Tall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall moved away.
The Tall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Tall takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
The Tall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
The Tall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for The Tall's leg but The Tall calmly moves out of range.
The Tall throws a nice looking combination but Laar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Tall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Tall.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Tall moves away.
It seemed like The Tall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
Laar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Tall is able to avoid easily.
Laar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but The Tall checks it.
The Tall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laar moves away.
Laar misses the body punch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duncan The Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Tall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and The Tall moves out of range easily.
The Tall swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
Laar throws a head kick that misses
and The Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Laar.
Laar lands a jab to The Tall's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
The Tall scores with a shot to the body.
Laar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Tall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar throws a shot from downtown. The Tall moves away and avoids it.
Duncan The Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar tries a low kick but The Tall avoids it.
The Tall cracks Laar with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
The Tall 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 misses the shot to the body.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
The Tall jabs at Laar's body.
The Tall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Tall.
The Tall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Tall.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar throws a body punch but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar throws a series of punches but The Tall avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a two punch combo.
Laar walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Tall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Tall misses with the combination.
Laar fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Tall just manages to avoid it.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
The Tall throws a counter combo.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at The Tall's knee but The Tall avoids it well.
The Tall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Tall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laar on the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Tall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but The Tall moves his leg out of the way.
The Tall checks a low kick from Laar.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall moved away.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Tall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Laar misses the target.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall looks to land a combination but Laar avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Tall catches Laar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Tall throws a right and a left that Laar avoids nicely.
The Tall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Tall is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
The Tall throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Tall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Tall.
The Tall scores with a jab.
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laar manages to avoid it.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Tall scores with a jab. Laar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Tall connects with a nice looking jab.
The Tall checks the leg kick.
The Tall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Tall lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laar misses with a body punch
and The Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laar thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Tall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Tall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar digs a good body shot into The Tall's ribs.
The Tall cracks Laar with an open hand slap.
The Tall with a nice cross.
Laar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for The Tall.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Tall checks the leg kick.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Tall scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar is looking to wear down The Tall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Tall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Laar moves forwards but The Tall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Tall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Laar misses
letting The Tall counter with a right hand.
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but The Tall avoided it.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Despite the aggression on The Tall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall lands a jab-cross combination.
The Tall lands with a shot to the body.
The Tall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Tall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Tall lands a jab.
The Tall looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
The Tall scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at The Tall's knee but The Tall avoids it well.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar walks into a straight right hand from The Tall.
Laar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but The Tall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and The Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar thows a leg kick but The Tall checks it
and The Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and The Tall counters with a straight right hand.

Laar is rocked!
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Tall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Tall lands a left and a right that send Laar crashing to the mat, dazed. The Tall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Laar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Tall counters with a straight that turns Laar's legs to rubber! The Tall pushes forward with more strikes and Laar goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan The Tall!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan The Tall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.