PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 2290 p4p, 258 weight class) and Peter Heart (ranked 3007 p4p, 321 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heart's choice of entrance music: Eric Church - Record Year. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarlac
vs
Heart

174 cm
31
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
155 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Heart!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart throws a series of punches but Tarlac avoids them all with ease.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. Heart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tarlac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarlac throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Heart moved away.
Heart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarlac. Tarlac obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarlac misses with a low kick as Heart jumps back.
Tarlac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tarlac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarlac throws a push kick but Heart slaps the foot to one side.
Heart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tarlac throws out a loose jab but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Tarlac feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tarlac slips a jab from Heart.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Heart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart moves away from the strike by Tarlac.
Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Heart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heart slips a jab from Tarlac.
Heart lands a nice looking body shot.
Heart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarlac misses with a hook.
Heart throws a jab when Tarlac was well out of range.
Tarlac throws a low kick but Heart avoids it.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarlac moves away.
Tarlac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarlac misses with a low kick as Heart jumps back.
Tarlac throws the kick towards the body but Heart avoids it.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarlac moves out of range as Heart strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tarlac.
It looked like Tarlac wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac tries to work over Heart's front leg with a kick but Heart checks it.
Tarlac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heart to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarlac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Heart counters with a three punch combo that has Tarlac backing up. Tarlac nods at Heart to acknowledge the strikes.
Heart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tarlac thuds his right hand into Heart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarlac swings for the body but Heart moves out of range.
Tarlac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tarlac wants to slow Heart down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Heart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tarlac's head.
Heart throws out a powerful jab.
Tarlac is looking to slow Heart down with leg kicks.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarlac attempts a counter takedown but Heart avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tarlac.
Heart throws a series of punches but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac jabs at Heart's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Heart will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heart drops his hands momentarily and Tarlac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarlac.
Tarlac half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tarlac tried to score with a low kick but Heart checks it.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart takes a swing at Tarlac's ribcage but misses.
Tarlac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heart.
Heart throws out a counter right but Tarlac avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarlac. That snapped Heart's head back.
Tarlac swings for the body but Heart moves out of range.
Heart scores with a one two! Tarlac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Heart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heart scores with the left hand. Tarlac knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarlac throws a shot to the body.
Heart cracks Tarlac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Tarlac ducks down to avoid it.
Tarlac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Tarlac slips under a jab.
Tarlac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Heart moved away.
A big left from Heart misses.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Tarlac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heart's knee momentarily.
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarlac misses the target.
Heart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heart misses with a hook to the body
and Tarlac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heart misses with a hook. Tarlac ducked under it nicely.
Tarlac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heart checks a leg kick nicely.
Heart checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Heart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlac was well out of range. Poor timing from Heart.
Heart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Heart. That snapped Tarlac's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarlac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heart misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarlac, right into the meat.
Heart misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heart slips under a jab.
Heart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tarlac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarlac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tarlac swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heart counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Tarlac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarlac takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart takes a swing at Tarlac's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Tarlac - just one landing.
Tarlac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarlac is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Vladimir Tarlac will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarlac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tarlac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Heart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heart.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Tarlac throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarlac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarlac.
Heart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarlac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heart. That did some damage!
Tarlac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heart.
Tarlac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarlac connects with a body shot that sends Heart's belly button to the back.
Heart misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarlac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarlac lands with a shot to the body.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Tarlac saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarlac.
Tarlac looks to clinch
and Heart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heart checks a leg kick.
Heart avoids the body shot from Tarlac.
A little jabbing left from Heart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Tarlac's head but Tarlac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heart throws a series of punches but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac throws a low kick but Heart avoids it.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Heart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarlac looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range.
A big left from Heart misses.
Tarlac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heart's calf.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heart is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarlac misses with a wild body shot.
Heart scores with the left hand. Tarlac knows he should have avoided that one.
Heart throws a nice looking combination but Tarlac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac throws a leg kick which misses Heart's front leg but catches the back leg as Heart tries to avoid it.
Heart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Heart misses its intended target.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Tarlac moved out of range.
Tarlac tries to counter with a takedown but Heart is quick to defend against it.
Heart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the body
and Heart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarlac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heart slips a jab and a cross from Tarlac.
Heart unleashes a big counter combination but Tarlac bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Heart moved away.
Tarlac 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 crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac is looking to slow Heart down with leg kicks.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Tarlac moved out of range.
Tarlac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarlac moves away from the strike by Heart.
Vladimir Tarlac is winning the standup battle so far.

Tarlac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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 Vladimir Tarlac.
Well Tarlac 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!

Vladimir Tarlac wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Vladimir Tarlac misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Peter Heart had this to say: 'Fuck this! Let's do it again.'.