PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes into the arena with Hawaii 78 & E ala E blaring out of the sound system. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jarkko
vs
Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva

180 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

179 cm
25
168 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 11 - 6 - 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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jarkko.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a hook.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks to clinch
and Jarkko counters with a straight right hand.
Jarkko throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarkko misses the shot to the body.
Jarkko clobbers Dos Santos De Souza Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva swings for the body but Jarkko moves out of range.
Jarkko tries for a takedown but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away easily
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarkko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jarkko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is wriggling around but Jarkko manages to pass to half guard.
Jarkko prevents Dos Santos De Souza Silva from standing back up.
Jarkko working the head and body with strikes.
Jarkko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jarkko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Jarkko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dos Santos De Souza Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jarkko scoring with strikes but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarkko unloading with bombs!
Jarkko looking to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jarkko working Dos Santos De Souza Silva over with strikes here.
Jarkko wants to control the pace but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Jarkko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jarkko looking to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jarkko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos De Souza Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jarkko working Dos Santos De Souza Silva over with strikes here.
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.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jarkko landing punches.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jarkko landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko looking to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jarkko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jarkko controlling his opponent.
Jarkko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naru Jarkko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a hook but Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks it.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarkko clobbers Dos Santos De Souza Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes the distance but Jarkko moves to the side
and Jarkko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jarkko misses the jab.
Jarkko looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moved out of range.
Jarkko throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jarkko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jarkko misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko misses with a jab to the body
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Jarkko misses its intended target.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva connects with a right hand. Jarkko shakes it off.
Jarkko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jarkko scores with a jab to the body.
Jarkko thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarkko scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves away.
A big left from Jarkko misses.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarkko.
Jarkko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jarkko circles away.
Jarkko moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes one to the chin there.
Jarkko throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos De Souza Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarkko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Naru Jarkko is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jarkko throws a jab when Dos Santos De Souza Silva was well out of range.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to clinch.

Jarkko dives in and scores a takedown into Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard.

Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Jarkko.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva cracks Jarkko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko takes a swing at Dos Santos De Souza Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko slips under a jab from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Jarkko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jarkko takes a swing at Dos Santos De Souza Silva's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to break free but Jarkko pushes him back against the cage.
Jarkko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jarkko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dos Santos De Souza Silva regains guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to stand but Jarkko is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to stand up but Jarkko isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a looping overhand right but Jarkko ducks down to avoid it.
Naru Jarkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarkko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jarkko scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch there but Jarkko circles away.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch but Jarkko moves out of range.
Jarkko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to avoid it but Jarkko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos De Souza Silva to the ground. Dos Santos De Souza Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks the low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos De Souza Silva as he connects with a hook.
Jarkko takes a swing at Dos Santos De Souza Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Jarkko - just one landing.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarkko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos De Souza Silva's knee momentarily.
Jarkko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jarkko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jarkko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko trying to control the pace.
Jarkko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko is stalling here. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jarkko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dos Santos De Souza Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jarkko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dos Santos De Souza Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarkko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is keen to just control but Jarkko is a slippery customer.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jarkko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jarkko looking for a sweep. Not yet Jarkko, not yet.
Jarkko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
Jarkko won't let Dos Santos De Souza Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jarkko looking to finish Dos Santos De Souza Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dos Santos De Souza Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko lands a big elbow.
Jarkko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naru Jarkko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarkko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarkko trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is having none of it.
Jarkko controlling his opponent.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko trying to control but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naru Jarkko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jarkko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge Sam Margolis 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).