PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey comes into the arena with Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers blaring out of the sound system. Ronald Rousey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arni Jarnkarl's chin.

Rousey
vs
Jarnkarl

175 cm
34
174 lbs
23 - 23 - 1

170 cm
38
167 lbs
31 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
Jarnkarl gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Rousey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rousey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jarnkarl has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rousey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rousey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jarnkarl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarnkarl tries a low kick but Rousey avoids it.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rousey cracks the inside of Jarnkarl's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarnkarl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jarnkarl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rousey at a distance.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
Rousey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jarnkarl connects with a body shot.
Jarnkarl digs a good hook to Rousey's body.
Arni Jarnkarl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rousey.
Jarnkarl throws a hook but Rousey avoids it easily.
Rousey attempts a counter takedown but Jarnkarl avoids it well and moves away.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rousey looks to land a right hand but Jarnkarl moved out of range.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jarnkarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rousey was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rousey. Rousey obviously looking to wear him down.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rousey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rousey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rousey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jarnkarl defending well as Rousey loads up on a big left hand.
Rousey cracks the inside of Jarnkarl's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rousey was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Rousey is just out of range.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarnkarl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rousey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
Rousey checks a leg kick.
Jarnkarl stuns Rousey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarnkarl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rousey rather than just go for the knockout.
Rousey 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.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rousey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rousey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rousey.
Jarnkarl throws a body punch but Rousey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a body punch but Rousey moves out of range.
Rousey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jarnkarl keeps the fight on the outside.
Rousey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jarnkarl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rousey can pounce on him.
Rousey is looking to score with low kicks.
Rousey misses the jab.
Jarnkarl stuns Rousey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarnkarl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rousey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rousey lands with a straight right. Jarnkarl didn't see that one coming.
Rousey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jarnkarl's sensitive parts.

Rousey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jarnkarl to the ground. Rousey is now in Jarnkarl's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jarnkarl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jarnkarl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rousey looking to sit in guard and control but Jarnkarl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jarnkarl is looking to work some ground and pound but Rousey has wrist control.
Rousey trying to control the position here.
Rousey working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arni Jarnkarl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rousey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarnkarl under the eye.
Jarnkarl defending well as Rousey loads up on a big left hand.
Jarnkarl on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rousey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarnkarl can pounce on him.
Rousey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarnkarl.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Rousey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarnkarl at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rousey.
Rousey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jarnkarl's calf.
Rousey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarnkarl throws out a counter right but Rousey avoids it with no problem.
Rousey throws a leg kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rousey. That's going to slow Jarnkarl down.
Rousey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl staying out of range there.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarnkarl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rousey. Rousey obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Jarnkarl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jarnkarl 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.
Rousey misses with a left hand
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rousey thinking.
Jarnkarl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jarnkarl - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rousey, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rousey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarnkarl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Rousey.
Rousey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick, looking for Rousey's leg but Rousey calmly moves out of range.
Jarnkarl just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
Rousey slips under a jab from Jarnkarl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rousey misses with a leg kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarnkarl blocks a head kick by Rousey.

Rousey clinches with his opponent.

Jarnkarl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarnkarl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a looping left.
Rousey throws a lazy uppercut
and Jarnkarl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jarnkarl lands with a nice body punch.
Rousey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl misses with a leg kick

and Rousey counters with a single leg into guard. Jarnkarl didn't expect that.
Rousey is looking to advance position but Jarnkarl has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Rousey tries to lock up and control but Jarnkarl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jarnkarl landing strikes from the mount and Rousey is in trouble!
Jarnkarl has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rousey's face.
Jarnkarl raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jarnkarl unloading with bombs!
Rousey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arni Jarnkarl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jarnkarl misses with a low kick as Rousey jumps back.
Jarnkarl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Jarnkarl moves out of range easily.
Rousey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rousey misses with a double jab.
Jarnkarl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarnkarl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rousey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jarnkarl pushes Rousey away with a front kick.
Jarnkarl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarnkarl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rousey.
Rousey thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
Ronald Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rousey scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey lands a right hook to the body.
Rousey is looking to clinch.
Rousey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rousey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rousey misses with a hook
and Jarnkarl counters with a left to the body.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rousey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rousey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jarnkarl sprawls and moves away.
Jarnkarl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarnkarl misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Rousey counters with a single leg into guard. Jarnkarl didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jarnkarl has control of Rousey's left arm, preventing Rousey from doing any damage.
Rousey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarnkarl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarnkarl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl controls Rousey momentarily but Rousey frees himself.
Jarnkarl is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
Jarnkarl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rousey feinted with a counter takedown.
Rousey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarnkarl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rousey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rousey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rousey thows a leg kick but Jarnkarl checks it
and Jarnkarl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ronald Rousey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl misses with a wild body shot.
Rousey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jarnkarl sprawls and moves away.
Rousey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarnkarl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rousey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey missing with a left hand there. Jarnkarl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Rousey as he checks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but Rousey moves out of range easily.
Jarnkarl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rousey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl is out of range.
Rousey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rousey looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rousey checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Jarnkarl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jarnkarl winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Jarnkarl!
Our winner, Arni Jarnkarl, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Ronald Rousey stepped up to the mic, saying 'My hat's off to my opponent. He fought a great fight and won fair and square. I'm glad we were able to put on an exciting fight for you fans. Give it up, people!'.