PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Parantainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blachowicz
vs
Parantainen

187 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

ANABOLIC **160**

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz darts in trying to clinch

and Parantainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parantainen.
Parantainen managing to block the knees to the body from Blachowicz.
Blachowicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parantainen.
Blachowicz has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Blachowicz looking to stall.
Blachowicz is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parantainen.
Parantainen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blachowicz is looking to break free of the clinch but Parantainen has double underhooks.
Parantainen working aggressively here.
Parantainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Blachowicz.
Nice body punch from Parantainen - that landed with a thud.
Parantainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Parantainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen is trying to stall.
Blachowicz is working for takedown but Parantainen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parantainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Parantainen.
Parantainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Blachowicz controls his hands.
Parantainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parantainen misses with some punches.
Parantainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blachowicz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen works on Blachowicz's body with a couple of short punches.
Parantainen is pressed up against the ropes. Blachowicz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parantainen down to the mat. Parantainen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parantainen misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parantainen connects with a nice looking jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Parantainen has eaten all the pies!

Blachowicz gets a clinch.
Parantainen lands a left hand.
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!

Blachowicz breaks the clinch.
Blachowicz throws a series of punches but Parantainen avoids them all with ease.
Blachowicz tries to clinch up but Parantainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Parantainen lands a jab to the nose.

Blachowicz takes the fight into the clinch.
Parantainen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parantainen.
Parantainen stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Parantainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blachowicz has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Parantainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parantainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Parantainen blocks a body shot from Blachowicz.
Parantainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parantainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blachowicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parantainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen stalling against the ropes.

Blachowicz is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Parantainen can't fight it off and eventually Blachowicz manages to take the fight to the floor. Parantainen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parantainen keeping moving, preventing Blachowicz from controlling successfully.
Blachowicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parantainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parantainen has his hands on Blachowicz's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice uppercut there from Parantainen.

Blachowicz tries to keep at a distance but Parantainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parantainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parantainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Parantainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blachowicz backwards.
Parantainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parantainen is stalling here.
A short right from Parantainen.
Parantainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parantainen lands a shoulder strike.
Parantainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blachowiczs head.
Parantainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Blachowicz gets an underhook and turns Parantainen into the ropes.
Parantainen lands a nice uppercut.
Parantainen slowing the pace effectively.
Blachowicz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blachowicz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parantainen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Parantainen.
Blachowicz being controlled against the ropes.
Parantainen keeps control of Blachowicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Parantainen on the inside.
Parantainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blachowicz is keeping busy.
Blachowicz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parantainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Blachowicz is trying to trip Parantainen. He has hold of a leg but Parantainen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blachowicz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parantainen controlling Blachowicz's posture.
Blachowicz is looking to advance position but Parantainen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blachowicz working to try and regain half guard.
Parantainen content just to control the position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaakko Parantainen.
Blachowicz wants to clinch.
Parantainen tries to clinch but Blachowicz moves out of range.
Blachowicz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parantainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Blachowicz.
Jan Blachowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachowicz misses with the combination.
Blachowicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Parantainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Parantainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parantainen throws a sloppy head kick and Blachowicz moves out of range easily.
Jan Blachowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blachowicz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parantainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Blachowicz. Blachowicz gets slowly back to his feet.
Parantainen with a hook.
Blachowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parantainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Parantainen scores with a nice right hand.
Parantainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blachowicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Parantainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Parantainen has Blachowicz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Parantainen throws a head punch that misses.
Parantainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parantainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Blachowicz.
Parantainen lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Parantainen.
Parantainen trying to stall but Blachowicz improves his position.
Blachowicz blocks an uppercut.
Blachowicz working hard to break the clinch.
Jaakko Parantainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blachowicz wants to get back to striking at distance but Parantainen won't allow it.
Blachowicz prevents a body shot from Parantainen.
Blachowicz is trying to drag Parantainen to the mat but Parantainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Blachowicz manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parantainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parantainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blachowicz blocks a head kick by Parantainen.
Parantainen scores with a nice right hand.

Parantainen clinches with his opponent.
Parantainen wants to stall.
Parantainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blachowicz's efforts to push away.
Parantainen leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parantainen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Parantainen is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blachowicz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blachowicz wants to stand but Parantainen is controlling his arm.
Parantainen struggling a bit here.
Blachowicz trying to control the action but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Parantainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blachowicz trying to control from half guard but Parantainen is working away.
Parantainen trying to hold on to Blachowicz's head to control him but Blachowicz postures up.
Jan Blachowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen wants to improve his position but Blachowicz is controlling well.
Blachowicz trying to mount his opponent but Parantainen defends it.
Parantainen is staying active underneath Blachowicz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jan Blachowicz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Parantainen moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachowicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parantainen is defending well for now.
Parantainen digs a right hand into Blachowicz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blachowicz's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parantainen stalling in the clinch but Blachowicz improves position.
Blachowicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parantainen is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Parantainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parantainen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Jaakko Parantainen!

Jaakko Parantainen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jaakko Parantainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.