PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 3794 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 486 p4p, 329 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tarlac might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project. The crowd seem to be enjoying Roy's choice of entrance music: General Lee. Vladimir Tarlac is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tarlac
vs
Roy

174 cm
41
195
25 - 18 - 0

185 cm
32
186
14 - 13 - 1

Excellent boxer
Experienced

World class MT
Granite chin

Blaze Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roy.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarlac.
Roy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roy lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarlac's head.
Tarlac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tarlac walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roy wants to clinch.

Tarlac tries to keep at a distance but Roy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
I was talking to Tarlac's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Roy is looking to control Tarlac's arms but Tarlac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roy has his back to the ropes.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tarlac fails to land.
Roy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarlac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roy taking a breather.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roy.
Roy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy working aggressively here.
Roy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Roy prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tarlac seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roy can turn it around.
Roy is trying to maintain a safe position but Tarlac gets an underhook and turns Roy into the ropes.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Tarlac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarlac swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarlac.
Tarlac scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Tarlac misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roy lands a body punch.
A short left from Roy.
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac lands with a light punch inside.
Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Roy prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Roy misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roy.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarlac.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy has Tarlac pressed against the ropes, preventing Tarlac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Roy lands an elbow that stopped Tarlac in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Nice elbow from Roy.
Tarlac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Roy scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
A shot in the inside from Roy.
Roy lands an elbow inside.
Tarlac is struggling to control the position.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Roy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tarlac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Roy clinches.
Roy lands a nice knee to the body.
Tarlac blocks an uppercut.
Tarlac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarlac.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roy.
Roy lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac blocks an uppercut.

Tarlac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarlac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tarlac misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarlac tries to move into range but Roy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tarlac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarlac falls off balance throwing a combination

and Roy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Roy prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Tarlac dodges an elbow strike from Roy.
Roy stalling.
Tarlac working aggressively here.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Roy blocks it.
Tarlac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Roy misses with an elbow strike.
Lee Roy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roy wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac looking to slow down the pace here.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tarlac breaks the clinch.
Roy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roy, as that shot connected.
Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Roy wants to counter with a clinch but Tarlac pushes him away.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarlac.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarlac can pounce on him.
Tarlac missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarlac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.

Roy moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a nice uppercut.
Roy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roy stalling against the ropes.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Roy lands a left hand.
Roy blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy is looking to control Tarlac's arms but Tarlac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roy has his back to the ropes.
Roy lands a damaging elbow.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Roy.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roy lands an elbow that stopped Tarlac in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roy.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Roy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarlac.
Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Roy stalling the fight.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Roy has Tarlac pushed against the ropes.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roy.
Tarlac takes one to the chin there.
Tarlac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tarlac gets tackled into the ropes by Roy. Roy maintains the clinch.
Roy scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Roy misses with some punches.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Roy blocks it.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Roy.
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Roy has Tarlac pushed against the ropes.
Tarlac avoids a wild elbow strike from Roy.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Roy blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Roy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Roy scores a nice knee to the body.
Roy is struggling to control the position.
Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Tarlac tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roy.
Roy is struggling to control the position.
Tarlac working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy.
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!
Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Tarlac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roy prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roy.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roy lands an elbow that stopped Tarlac in his tracks for a moment.
Tarlac throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarlac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac is trying to push Roy away but Roy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Tarlac is working Roy over against the ropes.
Tarlac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tarlac working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
Roy blocking some punches.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarlac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tarlac fails to land.
Roy looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarlac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roy or not.
Lee Roy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac lands a body punch.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarlac.
Tarlac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.

Tarlac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roy tries to clinch but Tarlac moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Roy there.
Tarlac misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarlac misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Lee Roy!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Lee Roy!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Lee Roy!

Lee Roy wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lee Roy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Vladimir Tarlac spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time '.