PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Mathers has chosen Victory by Eminem as his entrance music. Marshall Mathers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jarkko
vs
Mathers

180 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers jabs Jarkko right on the nose. Jarkko blinks but takes it well.

Mathers moves into the clinch.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jarkko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarkko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mathers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Mathers digs a right hand underneath Jarkko's ribcage. Jarkko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mathers tries to stall but Jarkko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mathers content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Jarkko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Mathers misses.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers closes the distance but Jarkko moves to the side
and Jarkko counters with a left to the body.
Mathers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Mathers clobbers Jarkko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a right hand that misses
and Mathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Mathers there.
Mathers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mathers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Mathers connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
Jarkko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Jarkko misses with a looping right.
Jarkko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mathers tries to bum rush Jarkko with a series of wild strikes but Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mathers has closed the distance and engaged Jarkko in a clinch.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarkko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarkko misses with a straight left.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jarkko gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Jarkko misses
and Mathers counters with a nice body shot.
Jarkko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathers.
Jarkko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jarkko moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarkko.
Mathers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jarkko back to the cage. Mathers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a body shot.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarkko moves away.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Jarkko's ribs.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers thumps Jarkko with a low kick.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jarkko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.

Jarkko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jarkko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but Mathers defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mathers tries to bum rush Jarkko with a series of wild strikes but Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarkko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jarkko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers cracks Jarkko with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mathers.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers sizes up Jarkko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mathers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mathers scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Mathers throws out a loose jab but Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarkko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathers pinned against the cage. Mathers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarkko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarkko moves forwards but Mathers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jarkko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Mathers. No joy for Jarkko on that attempt.
Mathers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mathers.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Jarkko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mathers's waist but Mathers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jarkko off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarkko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jarkko is defended easily by Mathers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Mathers throws the left hand but Jarkko avoids the punch easily.
Jarkko missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mathers.
Mathers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jarkko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Jarkko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jarkko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jarkko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarkko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet but Jarkko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Jarkko from controlling successfully.
Jarkko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jarkko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mathers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mathers working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Jarkko from controlling successfully.

Naru Jarkko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Jarkko's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jarkko slips under a jab.
Jarkko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarkko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarkko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarkko moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Mathers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarkko jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers tries to clinch up.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarkko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Jarkko misses.
A swing and a miss from Mathers.
Mathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jarkko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Mathers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mathers staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Jarkko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarkko jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Mathers cracks Jarkko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mathers as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Mathers both land. Nice combination.
Jarkko looks for a takedown but Mathers sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naru Jarkko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarkko doesn't seem phased though.
Jarkko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathers scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jarkko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarkko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers lands a jab to the head.
Jarkko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with the combination.
Mathers throws a right hand that Jarkko ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarkko also avoids with ease.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarkko.
Jarkko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jarkko ducks right into an uppercut from Mathers.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Mathers staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Mathers as he connects with a hook.
Jarkko slips a jab from Mathers.
Jarkko tries to move into range but Mathers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mathers 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.