PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 5215 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Roddick (ranked 22953 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laar
vs
Roddick

182 cm
45
213 lbs
34 - 32 - 0

196 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 34 - 32 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Roddick!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar throws a right hand that Roddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Roddick also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roddick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roddick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roddick unleashes a big counter combination but Laar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roddick. That's going to slow Laar down.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Roddick lands with a nice combination. Laar backs away looking to recover.
Roddick jabs Laar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar throws a head kick but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roddick lands with a kick to the temple. Laar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roddick missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a leg kick
enabling Roddick to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Laar misses
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roddick's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Roddick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roddick 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.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roddick.
Roddick lands a two punch combo.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Roddick ducks under a wild hook from Laar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a nice body kick.
Roddick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laar is looking to chop away at Roddick's legs.
Laar throws a head kick but Roddick moves out of range.
Roddick moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar takes a swing at Roddick's ribcage but misses.
Roddick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roddick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a left and a right that stings Laar.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roddick.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Roddick throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roddick misses with a hook.
Laar throws a body punch but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar misses with a shot to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roddick throws a sloppy head kick and Laar moves out of range easily.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Roddick counters with a body kick.
Roddick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
enabling Roddick to counter with a crisp jab.
Laar thumps Roddick with a low kick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Roddick down.
Laar is looking to slow Roddick down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking to chop away at Roddick's legs.
Roddick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar throws a leg kick but Roddick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 tries to bum rush Roddick with a series of wild strikes but Roddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar tries to land a leg kick but Roddick saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar throws a series of punches but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar moves out of range as Roddick strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Roddick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Roddick is looking to land body kicks.
As Roddick backs away, Laar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar slips under a jab from Roddick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a two punch combo.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a good low kick that Laar was not able to check.
Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Roddick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roddick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Roddick tenderised Laar's leg. Laar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roddick throws out a counter right but Laar avoids it with no problem.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roddick. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Laar misses the body punch
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar is looking to slow Roddick down with leg kicks.
Laar misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Roddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laar misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Roddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roddick avoids the head kick by Laar.
Nice defenses there by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Roddick's leg but Roddick calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky Roddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Roddick throws a hook to the side of Laar's head but Laar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laar throws a low kick but Roddick avoids it.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a leg kick but Roddick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roddick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Roddick misses its intended target.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but Roddick avoided it.
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roddick misses with a head kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Roddick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roddick. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
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 misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Roddick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Roddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roddick jabs Laar right on the nose. Laar blinks but takes it well.
Laar blocks a head kick by Roddick.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roddick manages to avoid it.
Roddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Roddick as he checks the leg kick.
Roddick throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Roddick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roddick.
Laar is looking to wear down Roddick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a series of strikes. Laar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roddick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Roddick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Roddick blocks a leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roddick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Roddick misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Roddick misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roddick. Laar shrugs it off though.
Laar wants to slow Roddick down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Roddick misses.
Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laar throws a leg kick
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Roddick moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Roddick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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.
Laar scores with a head kick. Roddick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roddick misses the jab.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Laar misses
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Roddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roddick.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Roddick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Roddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laar misses with a leg kick
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roddick is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Roddick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Roddick's leg but Roddick calmly moves out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Roddick.
Roddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
A countering left hand to the body from Roddick misses.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roddick.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Rocky Roddick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Roddick checks it.
Roddick throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roddick is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Roddick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roddick lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Roddick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roddick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Roddick!