PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Ber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. why cant we be friends kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jarkko Ber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ber
vs
Parker

180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarkko Ber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker stuffs the takedown.
Ber swinging wildly here.
Ber misses with the combination.
Parker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Ber does no damage.
Ber fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ber thinking.
Ber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Parker moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarkko Ber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jarkko Ber has been cut.
Ber takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ber blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ber blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Ber blocks it.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Ber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Parker.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but Ber blocks with his arms.
Parker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ber fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
Ber misses with a takedown attempt

and Parker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parker wants to take a breather but Ber is having none of it.
Ber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker throwing shots but Ber is blocking nicely.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker throwing shots but Ber is blocking nicely.
Parker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Parker prevents Ber from improving his position.

Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker thows a huge punch but Ber dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ber keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Ber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker forces his way into half guard.
Ber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parker's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ber is trying to stick to Parker's back but Parker is turning into Ber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Parker.
Parker looking to pass the guard.

Parker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ber is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ber has escaped and now he's on top!

Parker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ber is aware though and is defending well.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Ber defends easily.
Ber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ber landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ber controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bruce Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker regains half guard.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ber blocks the strikes from Parker.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Ber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Parker looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ber passes into side control!
Parker wants to control but Ber postures up.
Ber lands a nice forearm strike.
Parker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Parker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ber working the head and body with strikes.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Ber scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Parker looking for submissions off his back.

Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Parker is looking to escape.
Ber is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parker sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to hold on to Ber's head to control him but Ber postures up.
Ber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ber winds up and cracks Parker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ber tries to stand but can't do so whilst Parker controls his leg.
Ber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Parker is rocked!
Ber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker is still in real trouble! Can Ber finish him?

Ber seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ber is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.

Parker actively working from the bottom here.
Parker trying to hold on to Ber's head to control him but Ber postures up.
Ber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Parker with the active half guard here but Ber passes nicely into side control.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Parker tries to roll over but Ber keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is controlling Ber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ber prevents Parker from improving his position.

Parker actively working from the bottom here.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Ber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker punching from the bottom.

Ber is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is pressing down on Ber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarkko Ber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarkko Ber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Parker to the ground. Ber is now in Parker's guard.
Ber trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Parker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Parker has escaped and now he's on top!
Ber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker wants to control from the top but Ber keeps moving.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ber working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.

Parker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parker has managed to get both his arms back between Ber's legs - danger averted.
Ber is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Ber has wrist control.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker is working Ber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parker wants to control from the top but Ber keeps moving.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Ber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ber manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker won't allow Ber to sweep him here.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Ber can't keep his opponent in guard - Parker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ber is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker looks to land a strike but Ber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Ber blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to control from the top but Ber keeps moving.

Parker throws a sloppy strike and Ber has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Parker is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ber!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarkko Ber!