PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narushima
vs
Wyatt

190 cm
26
203 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
193 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wyatt.
Narushima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyatt.
Narushima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wyatt.
Wyatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Narushima's head.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Wyatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wyatt tries to land a front kick but Narushima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wyatt checks a leg kick.
Wyatt throws a body punch but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima feints and then cracks Wyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyatt down.
Wyatt walks into a jab.
Narushima thumps Wyatt with a low kick.
Jarrod Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wyatt is looking to slow Narushima down with leg kicks.
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!
Narushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Wyatt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Wyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wyatt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Narushima is fending him off so far but Wyatt persists. Nope, Narushima circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryo Narushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Wyatt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima. That's going to slow Wyatt down.
Wyatt walks into a stiff left hand from Narushima.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Wyatt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. Narushima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyatt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Wyatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narushima jabs at Wyatt's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Narushima. Those never looked like landing.
Wyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wyatt lands with a right hand.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Wyatt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima.
Wyatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Narushima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyatt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
Wyatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Narushima walks into a stiff left hand from Wyatt.
Narushima misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a leg kick that knocks Wyatt off balance momentarily.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wyatt tries to land a leg kick but Narushima saw it coming and moves away.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
Wyatt throws an off balance right hand
and Narushima counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Wyatt coming out on top.
Narushima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyatt stuns Narushima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narushima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wyatt scores with a jab. Narushima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Narushima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Narushima as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Wyatt should have avoided that one.
Narushima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wyatt in his tracks.
Narushima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narushima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narushima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wyatt with a jab.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Wyatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wyatt looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Wyatt scores with a four punch combination!
Wyatt thows a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt lands a really nice looking cross but Narushima seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima 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.

Wyatt throws a leg kick but Narushima moved away.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Wyatt checks a low kick from Narushima.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wyatt.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No luck for Wyatt with that takedown attempt.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wyatt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Narushima is fending him off so far but Wyatt persists. Nope, Narushima circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima lands with a nice body punch.
Wyatt lands with a nice body punch.
Narushima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wyatt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narushima lands a front kick.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narushima.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Narushima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narushima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Wyatt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wyatt.
Narushima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wyatt.
Ryo Narushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Wyatt.
Wyatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narushima.
Narushima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wyatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Narushima avoids the punch easily.
Narushima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wyatt throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Wyatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Wyatt tries to avoid it.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Narushima is looking to chop away at Wyatt's legs.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Narushima throws a series of punches but Wyatt avoids them all with ease.
Wyatt looks to land a right hand but Narushima moved out of range.
Narushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narushima looks for the body kick but Wyatt saw that one coming.
Narushima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima cracks the inside of Wyatt's front leg.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narushima.
Narushima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut.
Narushima misses with a right hand
and Wyatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Wyatt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wyatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyatt checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Narushima blocks the leg kick.
Narushima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
Wyatt is trying desperately to land a takedown but Narushima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wyatt.
Wyatt closes the distance and clinches up with Narushima, looking for a takedown. Wyatt pushes Narushima against the cage but Narushima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt throws a nice looking combination but Narushima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wyatt moves out of range as Narushima strikes.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wyatt doesn't seem bothered though.
Narushima tried to score with a low kick but Wyatt checks it.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Wyatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
That's time! Narushima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wyatt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narushima is looking to slow Wyatt down with leg kicks.
Narushima misses with an uppercut. Wyatt saw that one coming.
Wyatt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narushima lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Wyatt blocks the leg kick.
Narushima throws a right and a left that Wyatt avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Wyatt as he connects with a hook.
Wyatt tries to land a leg kick but Narushima saw it coming and moves away.
Wyatt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyatt avoids the body shot from Narushima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Narushima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wyatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Narushima throws a head kick but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt checks a leg kick nicely.
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narushima.
Wyatt lands with a nice body punch.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut
and Narushima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Narushima avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
Narushima is looking to slow Wyatt down with leg kicks.
Narushima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wyatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Narushima tenderised Wyatt's leg. Wyatt is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wyatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Narushima.
Wyatt blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Wyatt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narushima under the eye.
A left and a right from Narushima both land. Nice combination.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Wyatt avoids it.
Wyatt misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima misses the body punch
and Wyatt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wyatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wyatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narushima moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyatt misses the target.
Wyatt lands an overhand right.
Wyatt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Narushima swivels and escapes.
Jarrod Wyatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wyatt 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 Narushima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Narushima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wyatt throws a body kick that misses
and Narushima counters with a straight right hand.
Narushima scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Narushima.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt cracks Narushima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
No joy there for Narushima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wyatt tries a low kick but Narushima avoids it.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Narushima but Narushima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryo Narushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Wyatt.
Narushima scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narushima counters with a head kick.
Narushima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narushima 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
After winning the bout, Ryo Narushima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.