PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve McQueen (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve McQueen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McQueen
vs
Parantainen

198 cm
28
266 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

194 cm
21
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQueen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQueen misses with a lunging right hand
and Parantainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McQueen. Those never looked like landing.
McQueen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
McQueen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parantainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Parantainen dives in and scores a takedown into McQueen's guard.
Parantainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parantainen cracks McQueen with a solid left hand.
Parantainen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parantainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parantainen lands a couple of digs.
Parantainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen wants to stand up but Parantainen is controlling him.
Parantainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parantainen working the ground and pound.
Parantainen lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parantainen working the head and body with strikes.
Parantainen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Parantainen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Parantainen scoring with punches from side control.
Parantainen lands an elbow.
McQueen is breathing heavily.
Parantainen trying to control the action but McQueen is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parantainen tries for a kimura but McQueen is defending well.
McQueen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parantainen cracks McQueen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Parantainen.
Parantainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parantainen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parantainen connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McQueen's shoulder. That is not cool.
McQueen parries the strikes from Parantainen easily there. Parantainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McQueen to escape.

Parantainen has an Americana. McQueen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Parantainen is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Parantainen hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaakko Parantainen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jaakko Parantainen made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.