PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Parp Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Lange Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parp Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by Nile - Sacrifice Unto Sebek. Jimmy Lange Jnr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Parp Cannon
vs
Lange Jnr

168 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Parp Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Lange Jnr!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parp Cannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parp Cannon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lange Jnr fails with a takedown attempt.
Lange Jnr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parp Cannon but Parp Cannon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parp Cannon tries for a takedown but Lange Jnr circles away easily

and Lange Jnr counters with a takedown into side control.
Parp Cannon is trying to control Lange Jnr's posture but Lange Jnr avoids it.
Lange Jnr tries to get to his feet but Parp Cannon is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Lange Jnr in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange Jnr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Parp Cannon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lange Jnr is looking to take a break and control but Parp Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parp Cannon trying to control from the bottom.
Lange Jnr drops an elbow to the side of Parp Cannon's head.
Lange Jnr working Parp Cannon over with strikes.
Parp Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lange Jnr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parp Cannon keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parp Cannon is looking to improve his position.
Lange Jnr trying to control from Parp Cannon's half guard. Parp Cannon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Parp Cannon has his hands on Lange Jnr's head, controlling the position.

Lange Jnr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lange Jnr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lange Jnr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lange Jnr showed some decent athleticism there.

Lange Jnr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parp Cannon sees it coming and defends easily.
Parp Cannon is not content to let Lange Jnr control the position.
Lange Jnr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parp Cannon's head.
Parp Cannon won't allow Lange Jnr to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parp Cannon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Parp Cannon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lange Jnr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parp Cannon is pulling down on Lange Jnr's head to control his posture.
Parp Cannon keeping full guard, as Lange Jnr tries to pass.
Parp Cannon keeping moving, preventing Lange Jnr from controlling successfully.
Lange Jnr content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lange Jnr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lange Jnr misses with a takedown attempt
and Parp Cannon counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Parp Cannon misses.
Parp Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lange Jnr manages to avoid it.
Lange Jnr shoots and misses
and Parp Cannon counters with an outside leg kick.
Parp Cannon misses with a double jab.
Lange Jnr with a poor takedown
and Parp Cannon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daniel Parp Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Lange Jnr.
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!
Parp Cannon misses with a double jab

and Lange Jnr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lange Jnr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parp Cannon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lange Jnr prevents Parp Cannon from improving his position.
Lange Jnr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parp Cannon keeps working.
Parp Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parp Cannon is staying active underneath Lange Jnr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parp Cannon wants to get back to full guard.
Parp Cannon trying to control but Lange Jnr postures up.
Lange Jnr is looking to take a break and control but Parp Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parp Cannon wants to clinch.
Parp Cannon throws a head kick but Lange Jnr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange Jnr has his takedown stuffed

and Parp Cannon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Parp Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Parp Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parp Cannon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parp Cannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lange Jnr blocks a head kick by Parp Cannon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lange Jnr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lange Jnr.
Parp Cannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parp Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lange Jnr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lange Jnr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parp Cannon counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Parp Cannon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lange Jnr fails with the takedown
letting Parp Cannon counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jimmy Lange Jnr has been cut.
Lange Jnr shoots and misses
and Parp Cannon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parp Cannon takes a swing at Lange Jnr's ribcage but misses.
Parp Cannon fails with the takedown

and Lange Jnr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange Jnr looking to pass the guard.
Lange Jnr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parp Cannon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange Jnr tries to free his leg and advance position but Parp Cannon is retaining full guard.
Parp Cannon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lange Jnr's guard.
Lange Jnr trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parp Cannon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parp Cannon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parp Cannon slips nicely into half guard.
Parp Cannon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lange Jnr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lange Jnr wants to control but Parp Cannon is keeping busy.
Parp Cannon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Parp Cannon is pressing down on Lange Jnr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lange Jnr is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parp Cannon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parp Cannon works his way into side control.
Parp Cannon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Parp Cannon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parp Cannon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lange Jnr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parp Cannon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Parp Cannon wants to control but Lange Jnr is keeping him busy.
Parp Cannon throws a strike aimed at the side of Lange Jnr's head but Lange Jnr avoids it well.

Parp Cannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lange Jnr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Parp Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parp Cannon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Parp Cannon!