PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Parke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingle's entrance music is Kay Kyser - I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle. A fine choice. 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.

Jingle
vs
Parke

178 cm
24
169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
154 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Parke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jingle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parke counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Jingle misses.
Jingle moves away from the strike by Parke.
Parke blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Parke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jingle throws a right hand that Parke ducks under and follows up with a left that Parke also avoids with ease.
Parke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parke misses with a hook. Jingle ducked under it nicely.
Jingle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Parke just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingle avoids the body shot from Parke.
Parke missing with a left hand there. Jingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Jingle is just out of range.
Jingle moves out of range of the strikes.

Jingle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parke on his heels. He'll look to pass Parke's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jingle is looking to work some ground and pound but Parke has wrist control.
Parke is controlling Jingle's posture.
Jingle trying to control the position from guard on top but Parke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parke is trying to control the position but Jingle postures up.
Jingle being controlled here momentarily.
Jingle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jingle stopping the sweep attempt from Parke.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jingle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jingle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parke sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jingle scores with a takedown into Parke's guard.
Jingle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jingle is fighting to break Parke's control of his arms but Parke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

My spies in The Power Plant inform me that Parke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jingle controls Parke momentarily but Parke frees himself.
Jingle seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Parke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jingle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parke controls the pace.
Parke postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke throwing strikes from guard but Jingle blocks nicely.
Parke lands a couple of elbows.
Jingle is trying to control the position but Parke postures up.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jingle looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parke misses the shot to the body.
Jingle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parke counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jingle looking to score a takedown here. Parke is defending well but Jingle drives through and ends up in Parke's guard.
Parke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parke pulls Jingle in close to his closed guard and prevents Jingle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jingle's guard.

Parke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jingle wants to sweep here but Parke controlling him for the moment.
Parke wants to control from the top but Jingle keeps moving.
Parke is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Parke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jingle fails to land with a series of punches.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Jingle is just out of range.
Jingle missing with a left hand there. Parke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jingle.
Jingle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jingle throws a lazy uppercut
and Parke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parke throws a right and a left that Jingle avoids nicely.
Jingle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Parke. No joy for Jingle on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Parke - just one landing.
Jingle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jingle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingle Jingle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jingle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parke.
Jingle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parke circles away.
A little jabbing left from Parke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jingle misses with an uppercut
and Parke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jingle staying out of range there.
Jingle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parke misses with a looping right.
Jingle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jingle scores with a hook to the body. Parke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jingle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parke sprawls well initially but Jingle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jingle preventing the sweep.
Parke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jingle trying to move into half guard but instead Parke has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle looking for a sweep. Not yet Jingle, not yet.
Parke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jingle Jingle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jingle's head.
Parke wants to pass the guard but Jingle is keeping the position.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Jingle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jingle wants to sweep here but Parke controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke looking to pass the guard.

Jingle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parke escapes and throws Jingle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Parke cracks Jingle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Parke tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parke postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jingle is trying to improve his position.
Jingle is not content to let Parke control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jingle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Parke is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Parke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parke with shots to the head and body - Jingle looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Parke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parke swings for the body but Jingle moves out of range.
Parke connects with a single shot there.
Parke misses with a straight left.
Parke throws a right and a left that Jingle avoids nicely.
Parke throws out a loose jab but Jingle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Parke.
Nice body punch from Jingle.
Parke throws a big shot that misses.
Jingle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jingle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jingle moves away.
Jingle attempts a counter takedown but Parke avoids it well and moves away.
Norman Parke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jingle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jingle defending well as Parke loads up on a big left hand.
Parke throws a series of strikes that have Jingle backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parke looks to land a right hand but Jingle moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Parke. Beautiful body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jingle or perhaps it was just good defense by Parke, which made it look bad.
Parke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jingle momentarily.
Parke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jingle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingle Jingle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jingle slips a jab from Parke.
Parke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parke misses with an uppercut.
Parke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parke gets back to full guard.

Jingle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Parke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jingle, into his guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jingle is on top in guard.

Jingle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parke has control of Jingle's left arm, preventing Jingle from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jingle manages to get himself to full guard.

Parke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parke wants to control from the top but Jingle keeps moving.

Jingle looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Parke is defending well. Jingle quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Parke has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jingle celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jingle Jingle!
Jingle Jingle is the new lightweight champion!
Jingle Jingle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.