PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kosneck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Parantainen
vs
Kosneck

185 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kosneck!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parantainen fails with the takedown.
Kosneck tries for a takedown but Parantainen circles away easily
and Parantainen counters with a nice body kick.
Kosneck misses with a takedown

and Parantainen counters by clinching up.
Parantainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kosneck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Parantainen pulls guard effortlessly.
Kosneck throws a strike but Parantainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kosneck wants to stand but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Kosneck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parantainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kosneck controls Parantainen momentarily but Parantainen frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosneck can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosneck is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parantainen dives into side control.
Parantainen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Kosneck bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kosneck tries to clinch there but Parantainen circles away.
Parantainen misses with a wild combination.
Parantainen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kosneck fails with the takedown
and Parantainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kosneck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kosneck is trying to control. Parantainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kosneck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parantainen defending well though.
Kosneck trying to control from Parantainen's half guard. Parantainen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kosneck trying to control the position from guard on top but Parantainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen trying to control the position.
Kosneck trying to control the position from guard on top but Parantainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parantainen trying to keep a closed guard but Kosneck is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parantainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Parantainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kosneck fails with the takedown
and Parantainen counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kosneck fails with the takedown
letting Parantainen counter with a right hand.
Kosneck misses with a takedown

and Parantainen counters with a shoot takedown. Kosneck fights it but they end up in guard.
Parantainen trying to control but Kosneck is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kosneck has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parantainen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Parantainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Parantainen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kosneck tries to clinch but Parantainen is having none of it.
Kosneck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parantainen counters with a two punch combo.
Parantainen wants to clinch.
Parantainen tests Kosneck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parantainen lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kosneck shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parantainen is trying to defend but Kosneck finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kosneck.
Kosneck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kosneck is stalling here. Parantainen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kosneck seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Parantainen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kosneck can't do much from the bottom here.
Kosneck is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parantainen misses with the ground and pound.
Kosneck is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parantainen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kosneck can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parantainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kosneck counters with a shoot takedown. Parantainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Parantainen looking to control.
Kosneck is looking to work some ground and pound but Parantainen has wrist control.
Kosneck trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Kosneck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosneck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parantainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kosneck is looking to work some ground and pound but Parantainen has wrist control.
Kosneck trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Kosneck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kosneck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kosneck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kosneck postures up in Parantainen's guard and throws a big left but Parantainen blocks it.
Kosneck wants to control from the top but Parantainen keeps moving.
Kosneck wanted to stand there but Parantainen had control of the position.

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.
Kosneck connects with a couple of short punches.
Kosneck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kosneck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parantainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parantainen keeping moving, preventing Kosneck from controlling successfully.
Kosneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parantainen is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kosneck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parantainen counters with a body kick.
Kosneck keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kosneck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kosneck is looking to clinch but Parantainen is avoiding it.
Kosneck fails in his attempt to clinch.

Parantainen closes the distance and pushes Kosneck back into the cage.
Kosneck can't get the takedown.
Parantainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kosneck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kosneck is fighting off a takedown attempt but Parantainen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kosneck to the mat. Kosneck regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
John Kosneck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kosneck controlling the position.
Kosneck trying to control the position.

Kosneck has his foot on Parantainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parantainen works his way back into a safe position though.
Kosneck looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kosneck pushes Parantainen off and gets back to his feet.
Kosneck shoots in and drives through. Parantainen sprawls well.

Parantainen has Kosneck up against the cage in a clinch.
Kosneck is working for takedown but Parantainen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaakko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kosneck.
Parantainen goes for a takedown attempt but Kosneck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kosneck darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parantainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kosneck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parantainen is not content to let Kosneck control the position.
Parantainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kosneck lands a nice short elbow.
Kosneck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kosneck not doing much here.
Parantainen is trying to control but can't.
Kosneck tries to pass to full mount but Parantainen defends it.
Kosneck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosneck trying to control from half guard but Parantainen is working away.
Parantainen is looking to control Kosneck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parantainen avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kosneck works his way into side control.
Kosneck is looking to take a break and control but Parantainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parantainen throws a series of punches but Kosneck moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Kosneck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kosneck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!

Jaakko Parantainen wins by unanimous decision!