PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake mear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that jake mear was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parantainen
vs
mear

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jake mear!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mear tries a head kick but it misses.

Parantainen gets the takedown into side control.
Parantainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
mear is trying to control Parantainen's posture but Parantainen avoids it.
mear sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
mear wants to control but Parantainen is keeping busy.

mear is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Parantainen pulls his head out easily.
Parantainen trying to control the action but mear is working from the bottom.

Parantainen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows mear to get to his feet.
Parantainen tries to clinch there but mear circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mear throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
mear shoots in for a takedown but Parantainen shows good takedown defense.
No luck for mear with that takedown attempt.
Parantainen has his takedown stuffed

and mear counters with a single leg into guard. Parantainen didn't expect that.
Parantainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Parantainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parantainen tries to get out of the position.
Parantainen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

mear stands up and waves to Parantainen to follow him.
Parantainen throws a right hand that mear ducks under and follows up with a left that mear also avoids with ease.

Parantainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Parantainen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parantainen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parantainen advances position into side control!
Parantainen working the ground and pound from side control.

Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
mear is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parantainen wants to stand but mear has his arm trapped.
mear manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mear wants to get back to full guard but Parantainen has mounted him!
Parantainen controlling from mount.
mear tries to lock up and control but Parantainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parantainen landing strikes, looking to finish!
mear tries to reverse the position but Parantainen maintains control.
Parantainen unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mear tries to hold on but Parantainen postures up.
mear is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mear regains half guard.

mear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parantainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mear's head.
mear is trying to stand up here but Parantainen is controlling him well.

mear pushes Parantainen off and gets back to his feet.
Parantainen tries to clinch up but mear circles away and keeps his distance.
mear swats away the attempt to clinch by Parantainen.
mear fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Parantainen with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mear throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake mear 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.

mear lands with a slapping head kick.
mear fails with the takedown
and Parantainen counters with a thumping low kick.
Parantainen doesn't manage to clinch there - mear circles away.

Parantainen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
mear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
mear is looking to regain half guard here but Parantainen keeps moving and retains side control.
mear is trying to control Parantainen's posture but Parantainen avoids it.
mear is trying to escape the position but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Parantainen working away.
mear is breathing heavily.

Parantainen decides to stand back up. Parantainen steps back and let's mear get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parantainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in mear's guard.
mear punching from the bottom.
mear controls Parantainen momentarily but Parantainen frees himself.

mear pushes Parantainen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
mear wants to clinch.
mear fails with the takedown
and Parantainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parantainen throws a nice looking combination but mear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mear fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jaakko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake mear.
Parantainen misses with a leg kick

and mear counters by moving into the clinch.

mear has hold of one of Parantainen's legs. Parantainen is fighting the takedown attempt but mear gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
mear wants to control from the top but Parantainen keeps moving.
mear tries to free his leg and advance position but Parantainen is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mear prevents Parantainen from getting back to his feet.
mear throwing strikes from guard but Parantainen blocks nicely.
Parantainen keeping moving, preventing mear from controlling successfully.
Parantainen wants to sweep here but mear controlling him for the moment.
Parantainen controlling mear's posture.

Parantainen looking for a guillotine here but mear defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mear but mear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mear doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Parantainen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mear 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.
mear controls Parantainen momentarily but Parantainen frees himself.
Jaakko Parantainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
mear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parantainen's guard.
mear controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parantainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mear trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Parantainen scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

mear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Parantainen pushes mear off and scrambles back to his feet.
Parantainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parantainen counters with a left to the body.
Parantainen doesn't manage to clinch there - mear circles away.
mear shoots in looking for a takedown. Parantainen tries to sprawl out of it but mear 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.
Parantainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Parantainen dominated that second round.
That's time! Parantainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

mear gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

mear has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parantainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parantainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
mear trying to control the position.

mear scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Parantainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in mear's guard.

mear 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 two punch combination.
mear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parantainen's waist but Parantainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mear off to one side.
mear shoots for a takedown but Parantainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parantainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
mear keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
mear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
mear 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.
mear manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Parantainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mear on the ground.
mear lands a big elbow.

mear stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

mear shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parantainen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

mear stands up and waves to Parantainen to follow him.
mear avoids the head kick by Parantainen.

Parantainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parantainen landing a few strikes.
Parantainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on mear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parantainen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Parantainen decides to stand back up.

Parantainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming mear to the mat! mear manages to get full guard.

mear escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parantainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parantainen wants to stand but mear has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

mear looking for a guillotine here but Parantainen defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen is looking to stand up but mear won't let him.
Parantainen won't allow mear to sweep him here.
mear is trying to control the position but Parantainen postures up.
Parantainen trying to control but mear is working from the bottom.
Parantainen trying to stand up but can't free himself from mear's guard.

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.
mear keeping full guard, as Parantainen tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Parantainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parantainen throws a sloppy head kick

and mear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mear just leaning against Parantainen, taking a breather.
Parantainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. mear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mear jumps guard but Parantainen stands there with mear around his waist. mear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaakko Parantainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake mear.

Parantainen wants the takedown. mear is fighting it off but Parantainen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in mear's guard against the cage.
Parantainen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mear is proving hard to escape from.
Parantainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mear is looking to get back to full guard here but Parantainen has managed to pass to side control instead.
mear tries to reverse the position but Parantainen maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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