PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jarnkarl
vs
Newcastle

170 cm
35
135 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

170 cm
29
148 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q)
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KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Jarnkarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jarnkarl.
Newcastle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jarnkarl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Newcastle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jarnkarl scrambles back to his feet.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Newcastle is just out of range.
Newcastle throws out a counter right but Jarnkarl avoids it with no problem.
Newcastle misses with a straight right.
Newcastle throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jarnkarl counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarnkarl working some strikes from top position.
Jarnkarl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Newcastle has momentary wrist control but Jarnkarl slips an elbow through the middle.
Jarnkarl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarnkarl is stalling in the full guard.

Newcastle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jarnkarl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jarnkarl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jarnkarl postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Newcastle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcastle keeping moving, preventing Jarnkarl from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Newcastle is looking for a triangle but Jarnkarl pushes his legs off easily.
Jarnkarl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jarnkarl connects with a couple of short punches.
Jarnkarl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newcastle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Newcastle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarnkarl defends it well.

Newcastle is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Newcastle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is trying to control. Jarnkarl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jarnkarl is looking for a sweep. Newcastle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jarnkarl trying to control but Newcastle postures up.
Jarnkarl works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newcastle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarnkarl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newcastle trying to control but Jarnkarl is working from the bottom.
Jarnkarl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcastle trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarnkarl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newcastle stands and throws Jarnkarl's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl prevents Newcastle from improving position.

Newcastle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarnkarl has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jarnkarl is looking for a sweep.

Newcastle is trying to get an arm triangle but Jarnkarl is defending well.
Jarnkarl tries to bench press Newcastle off him but Newcastle keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Newcastle wants to control but Jarnkarl is keeping him busy.
Jarnkarl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jarnkarl is not content to let Newcastle control the position.
Newcastle uses his free foot to push down on Jarnkarl's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jarnkarl.

Newcastle moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jarnkarl has worked his arm free - good work by Jarnkarl!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jarnkarl manages to work his way to half guard, despite Newcastle's best efforts.
Jarnkarl is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Newcastle misses.
Nice body punch from Newcastle.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Newcastle is just out of range.
Newcastle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newcastle thinking.
Jarnkarl lands a jab to Newcastle's midsection.
Newcastle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newcastle lands with a nice body punch.
Jarnkarl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newcastle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newcastle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarnkarl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newcastle takes a swing at Jarnkarl's ribcage but misses.
Jarnkarl seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Newcastle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarnkarl scores with a push kick.
Newcastle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newcastle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarnkarl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarnkarl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Jarnkarl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle throws a body punch but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jarnkarl. Newcastle shrugs it off though.
Newcastle avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Newcastle throws a body punch but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
A jab from Newcastle misses.
A shot to the liver by Newcastle. Beautiful body shot.
Newcastle with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jarnkarl counter with a right hand.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Newcastle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Newcastle avoids a kick to the body.
Newcastle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jarnkarl throws the kick towards the body but Newcastle avoids it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jarnkarl here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jarnkarl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jarnkarl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newcastle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarnkarl is just out of range.
Jarnkarl jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newcastle thuds a left hand into Jarnkarl's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle misses with a body shot.
Newcastle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newcastle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jarnkarl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Newcastle.
Jarnkarl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newcastle lands with a nice body punch.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
Newcastle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arni Jarnkarl is winning the standup battle so far.
Newcastle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Newcastle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarnkarl was well out of range. Poor timing from Newcastle.
Newcastle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it.
Newcastle scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl jabs Newcastle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Newcastle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Newcastle is just out of range.
Jarnkarl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newcastle misses with a wild body shot.
Newcastle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarnkarl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarnkarl is looking to wear down Newcastle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarnkarl throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarnkarl.
Arni Jarnkarl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newcastle scores with a body shot.
Alton Newcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarnkarl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newcastle manages to avoid it.
Newcastle lands a nice shot to the body.
Newcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarnkarl slips a straight right by Newcastle.
Newcastle looks to land a body kick but Jarnkarl moved away.
Newcastle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jarnkarl lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newcastle avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Newcastle misses with a wild body shot.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at Newcastle's ribcage but misses.
Newcastle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Newcastle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jarnkarl counters with a straight right hand.
Jarnkarl throws a poor cross that misses
and Newcastle counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Newcastle misses.
Newcastle lands a jab to Jarnkarl's midsection.
Jarnkarl throws out a loose jab but Newcastle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newcastle throws a shot from downtown. Jarnkarl moves away and avoids it.
Newcastle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarnkarl, right into the meat.
Newcastle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Jarnkarl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newcastle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Newcastle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jarnkarl is fending him off so far but Newcastle persists. Nope, Jarnkarl circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarnkarl digs a good hook to Newcastle's body.
Nice straight punches there by Jarnkarl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jarnkarl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a lazy right hand but Newcastle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newcastle loads up on a big right hand but Jarnkarl slips the punch.
Jarnkarl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jarnkarl moves out of range as Newcastle strikes.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Newcastle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jarnkarl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newcastle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Newcastle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jarnkarl is looking to land body kicks.
And Newcastle tries to counter it with a takedown but Jarnkarl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab by Jarnkarl.
Newcastle misses the body punch
and Jarnkarl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newcastle misses the shot to the body.
Newcastle connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newcastle just misses with a punch to the body.
Alton Newcastle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle jabs at Jarnkarl's body.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newcastle! But no joy.
Newcastle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newcastle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarnkarl was well out of range. Poor timing from Newcastle.
Jarnkarl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarnkarl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newcastle lands the left hand.

Jarnkarl is rocked!
Newcastle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Jarnkarl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarnkarl takes one on the button.
Newcastle lands a right hook to the body.

Newcastle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jarnkarl quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newcastle winds up and cracks Jarnkarl with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl is looking for a sweep. Newcastle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Newcastle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jarnkarl sees it coming and defends easily.
Newcastle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arni Jarnkarl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Newcastle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jarnkarl seems to have got his legs back now.
Newcastle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jarnkarl knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jarnkarl is staying active underneath Newcastle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Newcastle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jarnkarl sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jarnkarl moves into full guard.
Newcastle forces his way into half guard.
Newcastle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jarnkarl won't allow Newcastle to pass to mount.
Newcastle misses with a head shot. Jarnkarl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Newcastle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Newcastle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jarnkarl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Newcastle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alton Newcastle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarnkarl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Jarnkarl!
A victorious Arni Jarnkarl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.