PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bert Starius (ranked 7952 p4p, 161 weight class) and Tarvo Jaak (ranked 20717 p4p, 180 weight class). Jaak has chosen Ludacris - Move Bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tarvo Jaak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Starius
vs
Jaak

180 cm
40
230 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

205 cm
27
255 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bert Starius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Jaak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaak throws a jab when Starius was well out of range.
Starius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaak sizes up Starius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaak lands a slapping body shot.
Jaak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaak - the referee stops the clock and Starius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaak. Starius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Starius checks a leg kick nicely.
Starius throwing a counter right hand but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Jaak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaak lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaak as he connects with a hook.
Starius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaak - the referee stops the clock and Starius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaak. Starius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaak throws a leg kick which misses Starius's front leg but catches the back leg as Starius tries to avoid it.
Jaak throws a body punch but Starius moves out of range.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tarvo Jaak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaak misses with a hook.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Starius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaak scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Jaak lands but Starius takes it in his stride.
Jaak lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 connects with a high kick.

Jaak forces Starius back against the cage and clinches.

Jaak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaak pushes Starius away with a front kick.
Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaak connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Starius blocks the low kick.
Jaak wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Jaak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws the kick towards the body but Starius avoids it.
Jaak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Starius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Jaak.
Starius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaak throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Jaak.
Jaak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starius at a distance.
Jaak lands a leg kick that knocks Starius off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starius counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaak lands with a good body shot.
Starius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaak can pounce on him.
Jaak misses the body punch
letting Starius counter with a right hand.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaak.
A slow jab from Jaak misses its intended target.
It looked like Starius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaak misses with an uppercut.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarvo Jaak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Starius walks into a left hand.
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Starius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a shot to the body
and Starius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Jaak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but Starius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Starius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaak.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaak as he connects with a hook.
Starius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starius under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak misses with a body shot.
Starius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws out a powerful jab.
Jaak connects with a crisp jab.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Starius down.
Jaak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Starius. Starius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Starius takes one to the chin there.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses
and Starius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by Jaak.
Jaak lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
Starius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Starius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaak looks to throw the jab but Starius is out of range.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak sizes up Starius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaak cracks Starius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jaak thumps Starius with a low kick.
Jaak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Starius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaak throws a poor cross that misses
and Starius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaak.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaak - that will leave a mark!
Jaak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starius will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starius.
A counter left hand to the body from Starius misses its target.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaak tries a head kick but it misses.
Starius is looking to counter punch.
Jaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak moves in looking to clinch but Starius pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Starius misses the target.
Jaak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jaak throws a leg kick
and Starius counters with a straight right hand.
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak tries to bum rush Starius with a series of wild strikes but Starius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Starius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but Starius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starius is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick but Starius moves out of range.
Starius is looking to counter punch.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Starius slips a jab from Jaak.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarvo Jaak 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!

Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Starius is just out of range.
Jaak lands a leg kick that knocks Starius off balance momentarily.
Jaak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Starius misses the target.
Jaak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Starius misses its target.
Jaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Starius counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Jaak to the mat! Starius runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Jaak is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak lands a glancing blow to the side of Starius's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak wants to clinch
and Starius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaak scores with a nice body kick.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starius at a distance.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Starius. Starius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaak lands an overhand right.
Starius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jaak there.
Bert Starius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws a head kick that Starius semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Starius avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaak.
Jaak misses with a hook. Starius ducked under it nicely.
Jaak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaak thuds a left hand into Starius's body.
Jaak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starius moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaak lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarvo Jaak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Starius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jaak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Starius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.
Starius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starius keeps the fight on the outside.
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 the leg kick and cracks Starius in the body.
Jaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starius counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick but Starius moves out of range.
Starius avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Starius avoids the head kick by Jaak.
Jaak throws a shot to the body.
Jaak cracks Starius with an open hand slap.
Starius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaak misses with a looping right.
Jaak lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarvo Jaak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaak 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!