PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nordskov (ranked 152 p4p, 7 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 85 p4p, 4 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nordskov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fugle. Jaroslav is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Sound of Running Feet. 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.

Nordskov
vs
Jaroslav

171 cm
35
138 lbs
33 - 11 - 2

168 cm
28
137 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Nordskov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaroslav connects with an inside leg kick.
Nordskov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick as Nordskov jumps back.
Jaroslav smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nordskov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nordskov cracks Jaroslav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nordskov throws a hook but Jaroslav avoids it easily.
Nordskov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick nicely.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range.
Nordskov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the body kick from Nordskov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Nordskov throws a head kick that misses.

Jaroslav clinches up with Nordskov and pushes him back against the cage.
Nordskov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a right hand.
Jaroslav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nordskov or not.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
Jaroslav lands with a short shot to the head.
Nordskov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nordskov cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nordskov.
A short right from Jaroslav.
Nordskov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nordskov.
Nordskov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Jaroslav lands a shoulder strike.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordskov's elbow.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.
Nordskov lands with a light punch inside.
Nordskov lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.

Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Nordskov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nordskov blocks the body kick.
Nordskov scores with a punch to the head.
Nordskov thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body.
Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Jaroslav's side.
Nordskov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nordskov.
Nordskov with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Nordskov avoids the body shot from Jaroslav.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
It appears Nordskov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nordskov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Nordskov moves away from the strike by Jaroslav.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
Jaroslav moves in looking to clinch but Nordskov pushes him off.
Nordskov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaroslav darts in trying to clinch
and Nordskov counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaroslav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jaroslav moves into range and clinches up with Nordskov.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Jaroslav.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Nordskov blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Jaroslav lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaroslav tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
Jaroslav lands an uppercut.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordskov's elbow.
Nordskov lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nordskov.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jaroslav connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nordskov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaroslav. Jaroslav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch
and Nordskov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jaroslav really felt that one!
Jaroslav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordskov misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Jaroslav responds with a good body kick, but Nordskov manages to step out the way in time.
Nordskov cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Nordskov scores with a nice body kick.
Nordskov connects with a right hand. Jaroslav shakes it off.
Nordskov cracks the inside of Jaroslav's front leg.
Nordskov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nordskov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaroslav's hands.
Jaroslav just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nordskov is out of range and Jaroslav settles back down.
Nordskov walks into a straight right hand from Jaroslav.
Nordskov with a jab.
Nordskov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaroslav.
A slow jab from Nordskov misses its intended target.
Nordskov looks for the body kick but Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Jaroslav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Nordskov moved out of range.
Nordskov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jaroslav takes a step back to recover.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the side of Nordskov's head but Nordskov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Nordskov moves out of range.
Mads Nordskov is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Nordskov is out of range.
A head kick misses from Nordskov.
Nordskov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nordskov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaroslav tries to move into range but Nordskov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaroslav throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Nordskov misses its target.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaroslav should have avoided that one.
Jaroslav has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordskov.
A big left from Jaroslav misses.
Nice defenses there by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Jaroslav misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nordskov rushes Jaroslav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaroslav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nordskovs head.
Jaroslav lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Jaroslav struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaroslav.
Nordskov lands an uppercut.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav misses with a body punch.
Nordskov lands with a right to the head.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nordskov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Nordskov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.

Nordskov moves into the clinch.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Nordskov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Jaroslav works on Nordskov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nordskov.
Jaroslav lands with a short shot to the head.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jaroslav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Nordskov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordskov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaroslav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaroslav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nordskov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaroslav.
Nordskov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaroslav throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov thuds a left hand into Jaroslav's body.
Nordskov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Nordskov keeps it at a distance.
Jaroslav misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaroslav doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nordskov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Nordskov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaroslav throws a front kick aimed at Nordskov's knee but Nordskov avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nordskov - that will leave a mark!
Nordskov lands a jab to Jaroslav's midsection.
Jaroslav lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nordskov blocks a jab.
Jaroslav circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaroslav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Nordskov finds it's target.
Jaroslav throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Nordskov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nordskov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaroslav can do to turn this around?
Jaroslav throws a sloppy head kick and Nordskov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaroslav is just out of range.
Jaroslav avoids a kick to the body.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordskov throws a body kick that misses.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordskov moves away from the strike by Jaroslav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav fails to land with a series of punches.
Nordskov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaroslav scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaroslav buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaroslav moves in looking to clinch but Nordskov pushes him off.
Nordskov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordskov!
Jaroslav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaroslav cracks Nordskov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaroslav checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Nordskov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Nordskov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaroslav at a distance.
Nordskov misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaroslav stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nordskov lands with a shot to the body.
Nordskov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
Nordskov scores with a push kick.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nordskov has closed the distance and engaged Jaroslav in a clinch.
A short right from Nordskov.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav tries to work over Nordskov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Jaroslav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nordskov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a right to the head.
Jaroslav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a right hand.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nordskov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nordskov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaroslav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Nordskov avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Nordskov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaroslav controls his hands.
Jaroslav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Nordskov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Nordskov fails to land.
Jaroslav stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Jaroslav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mads Nordskov.
Well Nordskov 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
After the big win, Mads Nordskov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.