PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes into the arena with Red Nation blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parker
vs
Sotaheimo

225 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

MMA Exclusive

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 Sydney, Jake Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker defending well as Sotaheimo loads up on a big left hand.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Jake Parker has been cut.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotaheimo throws a series of strikes that have Parker backpedaling.

Sotaheimo instigates a clinch.
Parker tries to circle away but Sotaheimo has him pinned against the cage.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Sotaheimo keeps him there for the moment.
Sotaheimo has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotaheimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sotaheimo.
Parker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Sotaheimo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sotaheimo misses with a kick to the body.

Sotaheimo drops Parker with a nice combination! Sotaheimo dives into Parker's guard, looking to finish!

Parker is rocked!
Sotaheimo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sotaheimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Parker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotaheimo prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Sotaheimo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parker's head.
Sotaheimo throwing strikes but missing.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sotaheimo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sotaheimo prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sotaheimo is one step ahead there.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sotaheimo throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotaheimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker trying to strike off his back.
Sotaheimo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sotaheimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker is looking to stand up but Sotaheimo isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sotaheimo is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sotaheimo throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Parker wants to stand up but Sotaheimo is controlling him.
Sotaheimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sotaheimo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sotaheimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sotaheimo!
Sotaheimo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sotaheimo gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo controlling the position for now.
Parker is thwarting Sotaheimo's attempts to control the position.
Sotaheimo is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sotaheimo landing strikes from the bottom.
Sotaheimo tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Sotaheimo wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sotaheimo controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo keeping control of the position.
Sotaheimo trying to hold on to Parker's head to control him but Parker postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ari Sotaheimo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
An inside leg kick lands from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotaheimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sotaheimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Jake Parker's cut is getting worse.
Sotaheimo connects with a superb combination that knocks Parker out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Sotaheimo before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Parker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ari Sotaheimo!