PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacko Parantainen's chin.

Parantainen
vs
Jones

210 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dodges the punch combination from Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.

Parantainen sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Parantainen is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
A combination from Parantainen does no damage.
A punch combination from Parantainen misses.
Parantainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parantainen throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Parantainen misses with a looping left.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parantainen tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parantainen keeps working.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parantainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Parantainen tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parantainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Parantainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parantainen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parantainen misses with the combination.
Parantainen misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parantainen.
A combination from Parantainen does no damage.
Parantainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parantainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Parantainen connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen misses with the combination.
Jones slips under a jab.
Parantainen misses with a two punch combination.
Parantainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Parantainen tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parantainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks for a takedown but Parantainen sprawls well.

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parantainen is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parantainen kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Parantainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parantainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacko Parantainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parantainen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parantainen is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones 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.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacko Parantainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's time! Parantainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parantainen as he avoids it easily.
Parantainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parantainen misses with a two punch combination.
Parantainen misses with a wild combination.
Parantainen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jacko Parantainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parantainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parantainen is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Parantainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Parantainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jones stands up.
Parantainen misses with a double jab.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parantainen as he avoids it easily.
Jacko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen wants to get back to his feet.

Parantainen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Parantainen tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!

Jones get's back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Parantainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parantainen tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parantainen sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Parantainen kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
Parantainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Parantainen misses the jab.
A punch combination from Parantainen misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parantainen but Parantainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parantainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Parantainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parantainen throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Parantainen misses.
Jacko Parantainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parantainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Parantainen.
Parantainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Parantainen clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parantainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Parantainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parantainen misses with the combination.
Parantainen fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones defending well as Parantainen loads up on a big left hand.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Parantainen which made him look bad.
Parantainen looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Parantainen kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parantainen.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Parantainen.
Parantainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen misses with a wild combination.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tries for a takedown but Parantainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones slips under a jab from Parantainen.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parantainen defends it nicely.

Parantainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Parantainen pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen with a hook.
Parantainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parantainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parantainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Parantainen misses with a double jab.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.

Jones stands up.
Parantainen throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parantainen circles away.
Parantainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Parantainen throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Parantainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parantainen misses with the combination.
Parantainen swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Parantainen looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Parantainen looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Parantainen looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Parantainen throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Parantainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parantainen looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parantainen has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacko Parantainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parantainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacko Parantainen!