PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Naru Jarkko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jarkko
vs
Bungholz

180 cm
26
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
168 lbs
21 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition

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 15 - 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 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungholz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarkko misses with a hook.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bungholz moves away.
Jarkko throws a leg kick
and Bungholz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bungholz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Naru Jarkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarkko throws a nice looking combination but Bungholz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarkko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bungholz pinned against the cage. Bungholz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jarkko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bungholz is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Bungholz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bungholz throws a lazy right hand but Jarkko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarkko misses with a body shot.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Bungholz moves out of range.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko misses with a jab to the body

and Bungholz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bungholz looking to pass the guard.
Jarkko working a defensive guard but Bungholz passes into half guard.
Jarkko is trying to control but Bungholz passes into side control!
Jarkko is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko wants to control but Bungholz postures up.
Jarkko is looking to regain half guard here but Bungholz keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarkko is not content to let Bungholz control the position.
Jarkko is looking for a sweep.
Jarkko can't do much from the bottom here.
Bungholz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jarkko keeps working.
Jarkko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Bungholz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bungholz trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jarkko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jarkko keeping moving, preventing Bungholz from controlling successfully.
Jarkko trying to keep a closed guard but Bungholz is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko keeping moving, preventing Bungholz from controlling successfully.
Jarkko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bungholz wants to control from the top but Jarkko keeps moving.
Jarkko looking for a sweep. Not yet Jarkko, not yet.

Touchin Bungholz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jarkko misses with a straight left.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bungholz is just out of range.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bungholz as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Jarkko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bungholz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jarkko shoots in but Bungholz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bungholz misses with a hook.
Bungholz misses with a straight left.
Jarkko misses with a looping left.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Bungholz sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarkko throws a big shot that misses.
Jarkko misses with a hook. Bungholz ducked under it nicely.
Jarkko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Bungholz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Bungholz moves out of range.
Jarkko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bungholz.
Jab from Bungholz.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarkko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bungholz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarkko swings for the body but Bungholz moves out of range.
Jarkko cracks Bungholz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jarkko finds it's way through Bungholz's defenses.
Bungholz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Bungholz shoots in for a double leg but Jarkko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bungholz closes the distance and clinches up with Jarkko, looking for a takedown. Bungholz pushes Jarkko against the cage but Jarkko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jarkko throws a front kick aimed at Bungholz's knee but Bungholz avoids it well.

Jarkko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bungholz did well to prevent Jarkko getting side control.
Jarkko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarkko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jarkko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Jarkko moves into full mount! Bungholz won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz regains half guard.
Bungholz is not content to let Jarkko control the position.
Jarkko working the head and body with strikes.
Bungholz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bungholz working for a triangle but Jarkko defends it easily.
Jarkko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jarkko tries to free his leg and advance position but Bungholz is retaining full guard.
Jarkko cracks Bungholz with a solid left hand.
Jarkko looking to pass the guard.

Bungholz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jarkko is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bungholz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Jarkko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungholz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkko looking to pass the guard.
Jarkko stands up over Bungholz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bungholz 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.
Jarkko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bungholz is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bungholz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jarkko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jarkko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jarkko with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naru Jarkko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bungholz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarkko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Jarkko.
Jarkko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bungholz.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bungholz moves away.
Jarkko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bungholz counters with a stiff right hand.
Naru Jarkko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bungholz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko misses with an uppercut.
Jarkko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jarkko throws a looping overhand right but Bungholz ducks down to avoid it.
Jarkko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bungholz manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bungholz misses.
Bungholz ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko ducks under a wild hook from Bungholz.
Jarkko swings for the body but Bungholz moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko misses with a straight right.
Jarkko lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bungholz.
Bungholz checks a low kick from Jarkko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Bungholz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bungholz as Jarkko shoots in.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bungholz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Bungholz looks to throw the jab but Jarkko is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bungholz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarkko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bungholz on the side of the head.
Jarkko swings for the body but Bungholz moves out of range.
Bungholz lands a really nice looking cross but Jarkko seems unphased.
Jarkko takes a swing at Bungholz's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko misses the body punch
and Bungholz counters with a nice body shot.
Jarkko misses with a wild body shot.
Jarkko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko closes the distance and clinches up with Bungholz, looking for a takedown. Jarkko pushes Bungholz against the cage but Bungholz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Bungholz checks it.
Jarkko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bungholz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bungholz looks for the body kick but Jarkko saw that one coming.
Jarkko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungholz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarkko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bungholz fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naru Jarkko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarkko 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Naru Jarkko!

Naru Jarkko wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Naru Jarkko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.