PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irlav Jarol (ranked 5304 p4p, 5623 weight class) and Vilmer Stridh (ranked 518 p4p, 531 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jarol
vs
Stridh

180 cm
20
170
5 - 0 - 1

188 cm
21
180
5 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Irlav Jarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stridh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stridh falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jarol moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stridh.
A short right from Stridh on the inside.
Jarol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarol lands with a right to the head.
Jarol throws a head punch that misses.
Jarol misses with a body punch.

Stridh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stridh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stridh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarol drops his hands momentarily and Stridh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jarol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stridh at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Stridh.
Jarol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jarol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Stridh moves into the clinch.
Stridh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jarol backwards.
Jarol misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stridh blocking some punches.
Jarol can't find room to land a body shot as Stridh controls the action.
Stridh lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarol.
Jarol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stridh.
Stridh blocking some punches.
Stridh is looking to break free of the clinch but Jarol has double underhooks.
Jarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stridh is defending well for now.
Stridh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stridh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarol throws a head punch that misses.
Jarol tries to work over Stridh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stridh blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stridh blocking some punches.
Jarol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stridh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stridh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarol presses Stridh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stridh works on Jarol's body with a couple of short punches.
Jarol misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jarol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Jarol on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stridh trying to stall but Jarol improves his position.
Stridh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jarol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stridh lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarol tries to land a knee to the head but Stridh blocks with his arms.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Jarol scores with a hook to the body.
Jarol misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarol landing knees to the head.

It looks like Vilmer Stridh has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stridh lands a hook that snaps the head of Jarol backwards.
Stridh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stridh tries to work over Jarol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stridh.
Still in the clinch, Stridh scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Irlav Jarol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stridh loads up on a big right hand but Jarol slips the punch.
Stridh misses with a straight left.
Jarol is looking to counter the offense by Stridh and move into the clinch.
Jarol misses with an uppercut. Stridh saw that one coming.

Stridh moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarol.
Jarol misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stridh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Jarol fails to land.
A short uppercut from Stridh.
Jarol lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stridh misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stridh tries to stall but Jarol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jarol blocks an uppercut.
Stridh misses with the head strike.
Jarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarol scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarol swings wildly with an uppercut but Stridh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarol misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarol.
Stridh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarol's elbow.
Jarol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jarol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarol.
Jarol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Stridh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jarol.
Stridh is breathing heavily.
Stridh looking to slow down the pace here.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Jarol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jarol as Stridh tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stridh blocks it with crossed arms.
Stridh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stridh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jarol is keeping busy.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarol.
Jarol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stridh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Jarol as the two fighters clinch.
Stridh swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stridh can do to turn this around?
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Jarol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Stridh.
Jarol lands an uppercut.
Jarol has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Jarol swings wildly with an uppercut but Stridh uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irlav Jarol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vilmer Stridh's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stridh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irlav Jarol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarol tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Stridh counter with a right hand.
Stridh looks to throw the jab but Jarol is out of range.
Jarol is looking to slow Stridh down with leg kicks.

Jarol pushes Stridh up against the cage in a clinch.
Stridh is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarol gets an underhook and turns Stridh into the cage.
Jarol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stridh throws a head punch that misses.
Stridh is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarol letting Stridh take a breather here.
Stridh swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Stridh on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Stridh fails to land.
Jarol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarol tries to land a knee to the head but Stridh blocks with his arms.
Stridh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stridh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stridh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irlav Jarol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stridh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jarol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stridh avoids it.
Stridh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stridh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stridh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Stridh fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Stridh.
Stridh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vilmer Stridh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irlav Jarol!
After winning the bout, Irlav Jarol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.