PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Hall (ranked 2577 p4p, 6190 weight class) and Bahamut Parkkinen (ranked 311 p4p, 545 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hall
vs
Parkkinen

188 cm
20
280
4 - 2 - 0

204 cm
20
248
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahamut Parkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a jab when Parkkinen was well out of range.
Parkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Hall is wise to it.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Hall backs off Parkkinen throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Parkkinen catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Parkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Jed Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parkkinen misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkkinen throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parkkinen at a distance.
Parkkinen connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Parkkinen is just out of range.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Parkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall avoids the body shot from Parkkinen.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
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!
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parkkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall swings for the body but Parkkinen moves out of range.
Parkkinen throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Bahamut Parkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Parkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Parkkinen.
Hall misses with a hook.
Parkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with an open hand slap.
A cross from Hall lands.
Parkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parkkinen's coach down at FF Forever was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parkkinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Parkkinen's head but Parkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parkkinen moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Parkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Parkkinen saw that one coming.
Parkkinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parkkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parkkinen moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Parkkinen misses.
Parkkinen needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parkkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkkinen.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkkinen manages to avoid it.
Parkkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall avoids the body shot from Parkkinen.
Hall cracks Parkkinen with an open hand slap.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkkinen.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Parkkinen is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Parkkinen throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hall throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Bahamut Parkkinen has been cut.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkkinen manages to avoid it.
Parkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Parkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Parkkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parkkinen missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parkkinen looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Parkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Parkkinen is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkkinen.
Parkkinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall moves away from the strike by Parkkinen.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Parkkinen counter with a right hand.
Parkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Hall defending well as Parkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Parkkinen slips the punch.
Hall slips a jab from Parkkinen.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab by Hall.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Parkkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jed Hall is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall throws a hook but Parkkinen avoids it easily.
Parkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Parkkinen misses

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Parkkinen!
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parkkinen can do to turn this around?
Hall landing a few strikes.
Parkkinen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Hall.
Hall working the ground and pound but Parkkinen is defending the strikes.
Hall wants to control but Parkkinen is keeping him busy.
Parkkinen is looking for a sweep.
Hall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but Parkkinen is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parkkinen is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Parkkinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hall tries to score with some ground and pound. Parkkinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Hall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hall lands some shots froms side control.
Parkkinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hall postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hall landing strikes.

The cut above Bahamut Parkkinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bahamut Parkkinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jed Hall!