PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grape Kool Aid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen has chosen ULI-ULI-ULI-ULI-UHHUUHUUU-UHHUHUUUUU as his entrance music. Jaakko Parantainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kool Aid
vs
Parantainen

180 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grape Kool Aid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Parantainen.
Kool Aid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parantainen misses with a wild combination.
Parantainen wants to clinch.
Parantainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Kool Aid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Parantainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Kool Aid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kool Aid connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool Aid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parantainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kool Aid throws a big right hand that misses.
Kool Aid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kool Aid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kool Aid wants to pass the guard but Parantainen is keeping the position.
Kool Aid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kool Aid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid throwing strikes from guard but Parantainen blocks nicely.
Kool Aid engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kool Aid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parantainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kool Aid stays in close to Parantainen's body and controls the position.
Parantainen wants to sweep here but Kool Aid controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid landing some decent shots from guard.
Kool Aid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kool Aid wants to pass the guard but Parantainen is keeping the position.
Kool Aid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kool Aid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kool Aid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parantainen for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kool Aid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parantainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kool Aid controlling from the top position.
Kool Aid postures up in Parantainen's guard and throws a big left but Parantainen blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kool Aid stays in close to Parantainen's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Grape Kool Aid just wasn't active enough.

Kool Aid drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parantainen gets caught flat footed, as Kool Aid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kool Aid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parantainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kool Aid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kool Aid throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kool Aid throws a big elbow that misses.
Kool Aid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kool Aid postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kool Aid trying to move into half guard but instead Parantainen has managed to sweep!
Parantainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parantainen is fighting to break Kool Aid's control of his arms but Kool Aid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kool Aid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parantainen!
Kool Aid with the ground and pound from mount.
Kool Aid prevents Parantainen from getting the reversal.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kool Aid landing strikes from the mount.
Kool Aid working the ground and pound effectively.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Kool Aid! Parantainen is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grape Kool Aid!
Grape Kool Aid seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.