PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen has chosen JEDI MIND TRICKS FEAT. YOUNG ZEE & PACEWON as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Connor
vs
Parantainen

190 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Connor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parantainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parantainen 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.

Parantainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parantainen prevents Connor from breaking the clinch.
Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Parantainen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Parantainen manages to end up in side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Connor is trying to control Parantainen's posture but Parantainen avoids it.
Parantainen taking a breather here.
Connor tries to bench press Parantainen off him but Parantainen keeps the position.
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!
Parantainen cracks Connor with a big right hand but Connor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Parantainen trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen landing strikes.
Parantainen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Connor can't do much from the bottom here.
Parantainen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Connor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parantainen on the ground.
Connor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Connor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Parantainen in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Connor wants to control but Parantainen postures up.
Connor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parantainen connects with a decent elbow.
Connor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Connor is not content to let Parantainen control the position.

Parantainen is looking for a kimura but Connor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parantainen to get the leverage.
Connor is looking to escape.
Parantainen thows a huge punch but Connor dodges it nicely.
Parantainen is looking to advance position but Connor won't allow it.
Parantainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parantainen prevents Connor from improving his position.
Parantainen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Parantainen landing shots from mount.
Parantainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Parantainen working for a guillotine from mount but Connor is in no mood to give up.
Parantainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen lands a big shot there that rocks Connor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parantainen working the ground and pound effectively.
Parantainen postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Connor out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Parantainen goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
Jaakko Parantainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.