PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Parnevik (ranked 1084 p4p, 170 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 1253 p4p, 197 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parnevik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Montana of 300 - Here Now. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Parnevik
vs
Jaksinen

183 cm
32
177 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
32
185 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnevik tries to land a front kick but Jaksinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaksinen misses with a straight left.
Jaksinen blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parnevik.
Jaksinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parnevik moves away.
Jaksinen with a jab.
Jaksinen is looking to land body kicks.
Parnevik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parnevik sizes up Jaksinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parnevik scoring well with a low kick there.
Parnevik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jaksinen forces Parnevik back against the cage and clinches.

Parnevik breaks the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Parnevik moves out of range.
Parnevik slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
Parnevik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parnevik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaksinen misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Parnevik.
Jaksinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaksinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parnevik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen missing with a left hand there. Parnevik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parnevik scoring well with a low kick there.
Parnevik takes a swing at Jaksinen's ribcage but misses.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut. Parnevik saw that one coming.
Jaksinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaksinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Parnevik counters with a low kick, right behind Jaksinen 's knee.
Parnevik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaksinen throws out a powerful jab.
Parnevik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parnevik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jaksinen clinches up against the cage.
Parnevik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parnevik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaksinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Parnevik blocks an elbow strike.
Parnevik misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Parnevik.
Jaksinen lands with a right to the head.
Jaksinen works on Parnevik's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaksinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parnevik's defenses.

It looks like Jesper Parnevik has been cut.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
Parnevik pushes Jaksinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parnevik slowing the pace effectively.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parnevik avoiding damage.
Parnevik blocking some punches.

Parnevik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parnevik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice combination there by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parnevik if he has to take too many more of those.
Jaksinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaksinen throws an off balance right hand
and Parnevik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaksinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parnevik.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaksinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaksinen misses with a hook.
Jaksinen misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Parnevik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parnevik connects with a jab.
Jaksinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parnevik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaksinen misses with a looping left.
Jaksinen cracks Parnevik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Jaksinen closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaksinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaksinen misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parnevik stalling in the clinch.
Parnevik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik tries a body shot but Jaksinen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaksinen.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parnevik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaksinen's elbow.
Parnevik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parnevik avoids the elbow strike from Jaksinen, against the cage.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen pushes Parnevik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parnevik presses Jaksinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaksinen pushes Parnevik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parnevik slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parnevik lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Parnevik breaks the clinch.
Parnevik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaksinen.
Parnevik connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Espo Jaksinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesper Parnevik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parnevik scores with a shot to the body.
Jaksinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaksinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Parnevik misses with a hook.
Parnevik lands a jab.
Parnevik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaksinen lunges at Parnevik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parnevik's hand.
Jaksinen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Parnevik to counter with a crisp jab.
Parnevik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
Jaksinen throws out a counter right but Parnevik avoids it with no problem.
Jaksinen cracks Parnevik with an open hand slap.
Parnevik is looking to slow Jaksinen down with leg kicks.
Parnevik cracks Jaksinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parnevik scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Jaksinen misses.
Jaksinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Parnevik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaksinen thinking.
Parnevik punishes Jaksinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaksinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Parnevik.
A left lands for Parnevik.
Jaksinen connects with a jab.

Parnevik is rocked!
Parnevik has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Look low, kick high! Jaksinen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Parnevik tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Jaksinen is absolutely delighted - when Parnevik wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Espo Jaksinen!
Espo Jaksinen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'