PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haydrick Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinnard comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skinnard
vs
Naar

189 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Skinnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Haydrick Naar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinnard takes a swing at Naar's ribcage but misses.
Skinnard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naar. Naar obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Skinnard misses
and Naar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skinnard misses with a right hand
and Naar counters with a low kick, right behind Skinnard 's knee.
Skinnard is breathing heavily.
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!
Skinnard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Naar.
Naar misses with a head kick.
Skinnard avoids the head kick by Naar.
Naar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Naar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skinnard takes a step back to recover.
Naar connects with an inside leg kick.
Naar throws a head kick that misses.
Skinnard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Naar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skinnard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar throws a leg kick but Skinnard moved away.
Naar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naar throws a leg kick which misses Skinnard's front leg but catches the back leg as Skinnard tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar throws a body punch but Skinnard moves out of range.
Naar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skinnard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinnard walks into a stiff left hand from Naar.
Nice body kick from Naar.
Naar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skinnard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naar throws a head kick that misses.
Skinnard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naar.
Naar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skinnard tries to clinch but Naar is having none of it.
Naar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skinnard will feel that in the morning.
Skinnard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Naar thumps Skinnard with a low kick.
Naar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Leonard Skinnard has been cut.
Skinnard avoids the head kick by Naar.
Naar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naar throws a sloppy head kick and Skinnard moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naar lands a big head kick that sends Skinnard tumbling to the mat! Naar takes a step backwards and waves Skinnard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
An inside leg kick lands from Naar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naar lands a jab to Skinnard's midsection.
Skinnard moves out of range as Naar throws a body kick.

Naar lands a big head kick that sends Skinnard tumbling to the mat! Naar takes a step backwards and waves Skinnard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A shot to the body from Skinnard misses
and Naar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haydrick Naar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skinnard's sensitive parts.
Skinnard fails to land with a series of punches.
Naar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skinnard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Naar scores with a leg kick.
Naar scoring well with a low kick there.
Naar lands a leg kick that knocks Skinnard off balance momentarily.
Naar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skinnard rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar throws a wild body kick that Skinnard sees coming a mile off.
Naar misses with a hook.
Skinnard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naar tries to land a body kick

and Skinnard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skinnard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naar is looking to control Skinnard's arms but Skinnard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Naar has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Naar as Skinnard tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skinnard swings wildly with an uppercut but Naar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Naar on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haydrick Naar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Skinnard's cut.
That's time! Skinnard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Skinnard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haydrick Naar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Naar throws the kick towards the body but Skinnard avoids it.
Skinnard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Naar counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naar.
Naar throws a head kick that misses.
Naar is looking to land body kicks.

Naar lands a big head kick that sends Skinnard tumbling to the mat! Naar takes a step backwards and waves Skinnard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Skinnard is rocked!
Skinnard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Naar counters with a low kick, right behind Skinnard 's knee.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naar looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Naar.
Skinnard misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Naar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skinnard is looking to clinch but Naar is avoiding it.
Naar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naar tries a low kick but Skinnard avoids it.
Skinnard avoids the head kick by Naar.
Naar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Naar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Naar.
Naar scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Naar scores with a spinning back kick!
Naar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skinnard.
Naar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Naar.
Naar throws a low kick but Skinnard avoids it.
Skinnard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Naar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar throws the left hand but Skinnard avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinnard moves away.
Naar scores with a kick to the body.
Naar fakes the leg kick and cracks Skinnard in the body.
Naar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skinnard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skinnard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Naar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skinnard moves out of range of the body kick.
Naar scores with a hook to the body. Skinnard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar lands a head kick. Skinnard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naar misses with a head kick.
Naar feints and then cracks Skinnard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skinnard down.
Naar's corner calls for a 1-2. Naar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Leonard Skinnard's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Naar.
Naar throws a leg kick but Skinnard moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Naar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Naar, right into the meat.
Naar motions for Skinnard to come forward. Naar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haydrick Naar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonard Skinnard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Naar lands a nice looking body kick.
Naar throws a sloppy head kick and Skinnard moves out of range easily.
Naar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Skinnard with that takedown attempt.
Naar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skinnard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Skinnard blocks the leg kick.
A head kick by Naar misses

and Skinnard counters with a takedown into side control.
Naar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Skinnard controls the position from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skinnard's best efforts.
Naar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skinnard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Naar is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naar is trying to control but can't.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Naar is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naar won't allow Skinnard to pass to mount.
Skinnard controlling the action here.
Skinnard is trying to control the action in half guard but Naar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Leonard Skinnard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skinnard slips a straight right by Naar.
Skinnard throws a right hand that misses
and Naar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Naar counters with an inside leg kick.
Skinnard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naar.
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!
Naar connects with an inside leg kick.
Naar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Naar.
Skinnard throws a leg kick
and Naar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naar.
Skinnard avoids the head kick by Naar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Naar's waist but Naar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skinnard off to one side.
Naar misses with a head kick.
Naar tries a head kick but it misses.
Skinnard moves out of range of the body kick.
Naar slips under a jab.
Haydrick Naar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Naar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skinnard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naar.
Skinnard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Naar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Naar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinnard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Naar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skinnard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Naar.
Naar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skinnard if he has to take too many more of those.
Skinnard blocks a head kick by Naar.
Naar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Naar.
Naar thows a body kick. Skinnard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leonard Skinnard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haydrick Naar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naar 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haydrick Naar!