PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 3603 p4p, 125 weight class) and Batuhan Jaruud (ranked 1730 p4p, 223 weight class). Jaruud has chosen Three 6 Mafia - Side to Side as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eikmeyer
vs
Jaruud

190 cm
44
272 lbs
35 - 55 - 2

186 cm
33
186 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 55 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batuhan Jaruud!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikmeyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaruud scores with a leg kick.
Eikmeyer with a hook.

It looks like Batuhan Jaruud has been cut.
Eikmeyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Eikmeyer both land. Nice combination.
Eikmeyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eikmeyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaruud finds it's way round the side to connect with Eikmeyer's head.
Jaruud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eikmeyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaruud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eikmeyer throws an overhand right that lands on Jaruud's shoulder, as Jaruud tries to avoid the shot.
Eikmeyer misses with the combination.
Jaruud connects with a right hand. Eikmeyer shakes it off.
Eikmeyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eikmeyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaruud's head.
Eikmeyer just misses with a punch to the body.

Jaruud forces Eikmeyer back against the ropes and clinches.
Jaruud lands an uppercut.
Jaruud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eikmeyer trying to land knees to the body.
Eikmeyer blocks the elbow strike.
Jaruud lands a shoulder strike.
Eikmeyer working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jaruud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eikmeyer blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jaruud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaruud blocks an elbow strike.
Eikmeyer lands an elbow inside.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
Eikmeyer has a couple of punches blocked by Jaruud.
Jaruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eikmeyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eikmeyer tries to throw a body punch but Jaruud avoids it by throwing Eikmeyer back against the ropes.
Eikmeyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaruud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eikmeyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaruud.
Jaruud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaruud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaruud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eikmeyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eikmeyer working aggressively here.
Eikmeyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eikmeyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eikmeyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eikmeyer missing with knees to the body.
Eikmeyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaruud pushes Eikmeyer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaruud lands with a short shot to the head.
Eikmeyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eikmeyer lands a right hand.
Eikmeyer pushes Jaruud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaruud blocks the elbow strike.
Jaruud misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Eikmeyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eikmeyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Jaruud.
Eikmeyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eikmeyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaruud lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jaruud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eikmeyer's brow.
Jaruud connects with a knee to the head.
Jaruud lands a knee to the head.
Eikmeyer lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
Jaruud misses with some punches.
Eikmeyer pushes Jaruud back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jaruud looks winded!
Eikmeyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaruud controls his hands.
Jaruud tries a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jaruud throws an elbow but misses.
Eikmeyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaruud.
Eikmeyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eikmeyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaruud throws an elbow but it misses.
Eikmeyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaruud backwards.

That has opened up Batuhan Jaruud's cut even more.
Jaruud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaruud throws a head punch that misses.
Eikmeyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eikmeyer working aggressively here.
Jaruud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eikmeyer's defenses.
Jaruud blocks an elbow strike from Eikmeyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud scores with a shoulder strike.
Eikmeyer lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eikmeyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaruud backwards.
Jaruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaruud misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Eikmeyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eikmeyer pushes Jaruud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaruud looking to throw knees to the head but Eikmeyer is blocking nicely.
Eikmeyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eikmeyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaruud managing to block the knees to the body from Eikmeyer.
A hook to the body from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud lands an elbow inside that Eikmeyer shrugs off.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
Jaruud blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaruud blocks a body shot from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaruud backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaruud obliges.
Jaruud blocking some punches.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Eikmeyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Batuhan Jaruud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eikmeyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
Mario Eikmeyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eikmeyer misses with the head strike.
Eikmeyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaruud controls his hands.
Jaruud misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer blocks an uppercut.
Eikmeyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaruud avoids it.
A short right from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud pushes Eikmeyer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer has a couple of punches blocked by Jaruud.
Eikmeyer throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaruud connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Jaruud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eikmeyer's defenses.
A knee to the head by Jaruud.
A knee to the head by Jaruud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eikmeyer.
Jaruud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaruud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaruud prevents a body shot from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Jaruud.
Jaruud lands a damaging elbow.
Jaruud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaruud looking to throw knees to the head but Eikmeyer is blocking nicely.
Eikmeyer misses with the head strike.
Jaruud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
Eikmeyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eikmeyer lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eikmeyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaruud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jaruud scores with a shot to the side of Eikmeyer's head.
Jaruud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaruud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eikmeyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaruud looking to throw knees to the head but Eikmeyer is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud lands with a short shot to the head.
Eikmeyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Eikmeyer.
Jaruud pushes Eikmeyer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaruud tries to work over Eikmeyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaruud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer presses Jaruud against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaruud is breathing heavily.
Eikmeyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eikmeyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaruud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eikmeyer misses with an elbow strike.
Jaruud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
Eikmeyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jaruud.
Eikmeyer can't find room to land a body shot as Jaruud controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Eikmeyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eikmeyer blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud gets through Eikmeyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaruud tries a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks it.
Jaruud throws a head punch that misses.
Eikmeyer misses with the head strike.
Eikmeyer throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jaruud.
Eikmeyer working aggressively here.
Eikmeyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaruud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eikmeyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Eikmeyer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Eikmeyer fails to land.
Jaruud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaruud lands a hook that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
Eikmeyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaruud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaruud lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eikmeyer.
Jaruud scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaruud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaruud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaruud.
Jaruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eikmeyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaruud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaruud.
Eikmeyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eikmeyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Jaruud on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eikmeyer fails to land.
Jaruud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eikmeyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaruud.
Eikmeyer takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eikmeyer blocks an elbow strike from Jaruud.
A short uppercut from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaruud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaruud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jaruud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batuhan Jaruud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Batuhan Jaruud's cut.
That's time! Eikmeyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jaruud has managed to clinch.
Jaruud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaruud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eikmeyer misses with the head strike.
Eikmeyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaruud takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaruud lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Jaruud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaruud.
Jaruud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eikmeyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eikmeyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaruud scores with a knee to the head.
Jaruud misses with a knee strike.
Jaruud lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaruud crunches a lovely knee into Eikmeyer's ribcage.
Eikmeyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eikmeyer misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Eikmeyer on the inside.
Jaruud blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eikmeyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
Jaruud scores with a shot to the side of Eikmeyer's head.
Eikmeyer has a couple of punches blocked by Jaruud.
Still in the clinch, Jaruud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaruud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eikmeyer backwards.
Jaruud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eikmeyer throws a head punch that misses.
Jaruud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eikmeyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Eikmeyer is rocked!
Jaruud lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Eikmeyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaruud creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Eikmeyer crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Eikmeyer face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Jaruud takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Batuhan Jaruud!
Our winner, Batuhan Jaruud, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.