PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jarlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jarlsberg
vs
Hood

190 cm
23
240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

194 cm
28
230 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolf Jarlsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlsberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hood was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarlsberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarlsberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarlsberg misses the shot to the body.
Hood swings for the body but Jarlsberg moves out of range.
Jarlsberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.
Hood throws a nice head kick!

Hood has managed to clinch.

Jarlsberg manages to break the clinch.
Jarlsberg misses with a looping left.
Jarlsberg misses with a jab to the body
and Hood counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Hood misses.
Jarlsberg is looking to wear down Hood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarlsberg misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Hood misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarlsberg. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarlsberg misses with a left hand
and Hood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jarlsberg is breathing heavily.

Hood has managed to clinch.
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jarlsberg wants to stall.

Jarlsberg breaks from the clinch.

Hood clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jarlsberg misses with an elbow strike.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Hood does it's job there.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarlsberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarlsberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarlsberg misses with a body shot.
Rolf Jarlsberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarlsberg throws a hook to the side of Hood's head but Hood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hood defending well as Jarlsberg loads up on a big left hand.
Hood throws a series of punches but Jarlsberg avoids them all with ease.
Jarlsberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarlsberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hood.
Jarlsberg ducks right into an uppercut from Hood.
Hood defending well as Jarlsberg loads up on a big left hand.
Jarlsberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jarlsberg throws an off balance right hand
and Hood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarlsberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hood misses.
Hood slips under a jab.
Jarlsberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hood connects with the punch.
Jarlsberg misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Hood throws a leg kick
letting Jarlsberg counter with a right hand.
Jarlsberg misses with a wild body shot.
Jarlsberg swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Jarlsberg dodges the punch combination from Hood.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarlsberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Jarlsberg slips a jab and a cross from Hood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hood rushes Jarlsberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hood wants to break free but Jarlsberg has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jarlsberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jarlsberg tries to keep at a distance but Hood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Jarlsberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jarlsberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarlsberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarlsberg throws an elbow but misses.
Jarlsberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Hood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hood is trying to break free.
Jarlsberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarlsberg throws an elbow that misses.
Jarlsberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hood breaks from the clinch.
Jarlsberg throws a right hand that Hood ducks under and follows up with a left that Hood also avoids with ease.
Jarlsberg swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Hood misses with a double jab.
Hood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Jarlsberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hood momentarily.
Hood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarlsberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarlsberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg misses the body punch
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Jarlsberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jarlsberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hood avoids the body shot from Jarlsberg.
Jarlsberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
Gordon Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Jarlsberg misses.
Jarlsberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarlsberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gordon Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarlsberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Jarlsberg misses.
A lazy left from Jarlsberg finds it's target.
Jarlsberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarlsberg misses with a left hand
and Hood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarlsberg misses the shot to the body.
Jarlsberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jarlsberg misses.
Jarlsberg tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hood looks to land a right hand but Jarlsberg moved out of range.

Hood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jarlsberg tries to stall but Hood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jarlsberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarlsberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hood blocks an uppercut.
Jarlsberg misses with an elbow strike.
Jarlsberg tries to work over Hood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Jarlsberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jarlsberg looks to land a left hand but Hood moved out of range nicely.
Jarlsberg swings widly with a right hand
and Hood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarlsberg thinking.
Hood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jarlsberg's sensitive parts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Jarlsberg breaks from the clinch.
Jarlsberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Hood counters with a three punch combo that has Jarlsberg backing up. Jarlsberg nods at Hood to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hood takes the fight into the clinch.

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarlsberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jarlsberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarlsberg misses the shot to the body.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hood has had enough of the clinch but Jarlsberg keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarlsberg throws an elbow but misses.
Hood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hood has Jarlsberg pressed against the cage, preventing Jarlsberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Hood tenderised Jarlsberg's leg. Jarlsberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jarlsberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hood cracks Jarlsberg with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jarlsberg looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hood finish him?

Jarlsberg is rocked!

Hood cracks Jarlsberg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jarlsberg to stand back up!
Oh Jarlsberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a head kick.
Jarlsberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Jarlsberg backs away from a small jab... but Hood lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Jarlsberg crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Hood with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gordon Hood!
Gordon Hood tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.