PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko's entrance music is Hawaii 78 & E ala E. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Leonardo's choice of entrance music: Amazing by Kanye West. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jarkko
vs
Leonardo

180 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
156 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kimo Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo wants to clinch
and Jarkko counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Jarkko misses its intended target.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Jarkko scores with a jab. Leonardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarkko manages to avoid it.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarkko.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Jarkko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonardo's waist but Leonardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jarkko off to one side.
Jarkko thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Jarkko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarkko.
Naru Jarkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarkko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Leonardo. Those never looked like landing.

Jarkko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leonardo's half guard.
Leonardo trying to control from the bottom.
Jarkko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Leonardo to regain full guard.
Leonardo seems keen to control Jarkko's posture.
Jarkko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jarkko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jarkko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leonardo working a defensive guard but Jarkko manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is trying to improve his position.
Jarkko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Leonardo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarkko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leonardo looks a forlorn figure.
Leonardo working to try and regain half guard.
Leonardo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jarkko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkko unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
Jarkko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leonardo blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is squirming around, avoiding Jarkko's attempts to control the action.
Jarkko unloading with bombs!
Jarkko misses with a head shot.
Jarkko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jarkko prevents Leonardo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Jarkko.
Jarkko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jarkko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Leonardo is rocked!
Leonardo holds on for dear life, controlling Jarkko's posture momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo tries to lock up and control but Jarkko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Leonardo is still in real trouble! Can Jarkko finish him?
Leonardo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jarkko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jarkko scoring with strikes but Leonardo is staying in there.
Jarkko lands with some strikes.
Leonardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jarkko unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
Leonardo is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jarkko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jarkko avoids the attempt from Leonardo to control.
Jarkko lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leonardo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jarkko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naru Jarkko 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.

Leonardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jarkko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo defending well as Jarkko loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Jarkko coming out on top.
Jarkko throws a head kick but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Jarkko misses with a looping left.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarkko manages to avoid it.
Jarkko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jarkko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo fails with the takedown.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonardo manages to avoid it.

Leonardo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jarkko trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarkko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jarkko prevents Leonardo from getting back to his feet.
Jarkko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonardo is keeping the position for now.
Leonardo wants to stand up but Jarkko is controlling him.
Jarkko trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonardo has momentary wrist control but Jarkko slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo working a defensive guard here.
Jarkko trying to control but Leonardo is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Jarkko saw that one coming.
Leonardo tries to clinch up but Jarkko circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarkko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Jarkko throws a series of punches but Leonardo avoids them all with ease.
Jarkko misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarkko.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Leonardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Jarkko misses with a looping left.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarkko moves away.
Jarkko throws a lazy uppercut
and Jarkko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarkko tried to score with a low kick but Leonardo checks it.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Jarkko avoids them all with ease.
Jarkko takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko throws a hook but Leonardo avoids it easily.
Kimo Leonardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonardo misses with a few strikes there.
Jarkko thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarkko moves away.
Leonardo misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarkko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonardo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leonardo checks a leg kick.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Jarkko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naru Jarkko is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarkko scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naru Jarkko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimo Leonardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo moves in looking to clinch but Jarkko pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leonardo as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Leonardo as Jarkko shoots in.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a poor cross that misses

and Leonardo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarkko is refusing to be controlled, as Leonardo sits in half guard.
Leonardo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jarkko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leonardo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jarkko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leonardo stopping the sweep attempt from Jarkko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leonardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jarkko content just to control the position here.
Naru Jarkko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jarkko is stalling here but it's allowed Leonardo to get half guard.
Jarkko wants to control but Leonardo is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo taking some punishment here, with Jarkko in his half guard.
Jarkko throwing shots but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Leonardo tries to roll over but Jarkko keeps him under control.
Kimo Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarkko winds up and cracks Leonardo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jarkko throws a strike but Leonardo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jarkko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jarkko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarkko trying to control but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
Jarkko tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonardo is retaining full guard.
Naru Jarkko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko stopping the sweep attempt from Leonardo.
Jarkko pushing down on Leonardo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leonardo wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko misses with a head shot. Leonardo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jarkko passes Leonardo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jarkko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jarkko tries to pass to full mount but Leonardo defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko drops an elbow to the side of Leonardo's head.
Leonardo trying to control from the bottom.
Jarkko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leonardo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jarkko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leonardo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Leonardo is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarkko is trying to control the action in half guard but Leonardo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leonardo tries to roll over but Jarkko keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naru Jarkko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarkko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!

Naru Jarkko wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Naru Jarkko thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).