PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rage (ranked 509 p4p, 77 weight class) and Jesper Parnevik (ranked 842 p4p, 114 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Parnevik has chosen Montana of 300 - Here Now as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rage
vs
Parnevik

178 cm
36
174 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

183 cm
36
177 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnevik looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.

Rage darts in and clinches Parnevik up against the cage.
Rage looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parnevik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Rage as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parnevik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Parnevik controls the action.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Parnevik controls the action.
Parnevik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rage is keeping busy.
Parnevik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parnevik trying to stall but Rage improves his position.
Parnevik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rage prevents Parnevik from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rage scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Rage.

Rage drags the fight down to the ground.
Parnevik stays in close to Rage's body and controls the position.
Parnevik is looking to stand up but Rage won't let him.
Rage controls Parnevik momentarily but Parnevik frees himself.
Parnevik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Rage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parnevik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik stopping the sweep attempt from Rage.

Parnevik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parnevik throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Rage tries to counter with a takedown but Parnevik is quick to defend against it.
Rage needs to keep his hands up - Parnevik had a free shot at his head there.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
Parnevik lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parnevik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rage is out of range.
Rage tries to counter with a takedown but Parnevik is quick to defend against it.
Jesper Parnevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rage with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Parnevik.
Rage connects with a body shot that sends Parnevik's belly button to the back.
A combination from Parnevik does no damage.
Parnevik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.
Parnevik takes one on the button.
Rage moves out of range of the body kick from Parnevik.
Parnevik lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Rage misses with a hook. Parnevik ducked under it nicely.
Parnevik connects with an inside leg kick.
Parnevik walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rage.
Parnevik throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Rage works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parnevik throws out the jab.
Parnevik throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Rage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
A low kick from Rage is predictable there
and Parnevik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Parnevik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parnevik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parnevik pulls Rage in close to his closed guard and prevents Rage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parnevik keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Parnevik is trying to control the position but Rage postures up.
Rage won't allow Parnevik to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Rage will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rage tries to clinch up.
Parnevik misses with a low kick.
Rage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parnevik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rage tries to counter with a takedown but Parnevik is quick to defend against it.
Rage thows a leg kick but Parnevik checks it
and Parnevik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jason Rage has been cut.
Nice cross by Parnevik.
Jason Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parnevik is looking to chop away at Rage's legs.
Rage catches Parnevik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage throws the kick towards the body but Parnevik avoids it.
A jab from Rage finds it's way through Parnevik's defenses.
Jason Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Rage. Beautiful body shot.
Rage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Parnevik misses.
Rage changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Rage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage stopping the sweep attempt from Parnevik.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rage chips away with some ground and pound.
Parnevik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rage trying to control but Parnevik is working from the bottom.
Rage is really struggling to control Parnevik but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Parnevik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Parnevik stands and steps away. Rage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Parnevik throws a leg kick

and Rage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parnevik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parnevik keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Parnevik has wrist control.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parnevik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rage's guard.

Rage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rage has a closed guard, preventing Parnevik from standing up.
Parnevik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parnevik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parnevik stands up from Rage's guard - Parnevik perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rage works the jab nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rage.
Rage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rage throws a low kick, looking for Parnevik's leg but Parnevik calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Parnevik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Parnevik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Parnevik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rage circles away quickly and effectively.
Parnevik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Parnevik throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parnevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Rage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parnevik doesn't seem phased though.
Parnevik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rage blocks the body kick.
Parnevik misses with a looping right.
It looked like Rage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parnevik takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Parnevik checks the leg kick.
Parnevik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Rage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Parnevik!
Parnevik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rage misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Parnevik defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Rage's cut.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rage tries to clinch up but Parnevik circles away and keeps his distance.
Rage defending well as Parnevik loads up on a big left hand.
Rage tries to land a front kick but Parnevik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parnevik - that will leave a mark!
Parnevik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rage cracks a nice hook into Parnevik's ribs.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Rage misses.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parnevik can do to turn this around?
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parnevik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parnevik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parnevik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parnevik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage throws a series of strikes that have Parnevik backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik misses with a shot to the body
and Rage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Parnevik.
Rage tests Parnevik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Parnevik down.
Parnevik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Parnevik.
Rage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Parnevik down.
Parnevik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Rage coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parnevik checks a low kick from Rage.
Parnevik appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik misses with a straight left.
Parnevik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rage lands a lovely overhand right.
Parnevik throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily.
Parnevik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parnevik manages to avoid it.
Rage thows a leg kick but Parnevik checks it
enabling Parnevik to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Rage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parnevik missing with a left hand there. Rage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Rage forces Parnevik back against the cage and clinches.

Rage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parnevik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rage is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage jabs Parnevik right on the nose. Parnevik blinks but takes it well.
Parnevik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
Rage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rage moves forwards but Parnevik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parnevik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parnevik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Parnevik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Parnevik manages to break the clinch.
Parnevik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Parnevik is rocked!
Parnevik gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rage gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rage!
Jason Rage bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.