PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Parret (ranked 264 p4p, 41 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 533 p4p, 76 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luther Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parret
vs
Jackson

183 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
197 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Parret!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Parret. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parret.
Parret gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parret.
Parret has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parret lands a front kick.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Parret misses with a looping right.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Parret counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Parret makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Parret scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
Parret lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parret misses with a low kick.
Parret throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Parret.
Parret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parret works the jab nicely.
Jackson clobbers Parret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Parret sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parret misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Parret enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parret manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson is trying to control. Parret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parret won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parret knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parret is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parret preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parret is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Parret is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Parret is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parret loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Parret's belly button to the back.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Parret seems unphased.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parret.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Parret is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Parret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Parret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Parret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Parret throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parret connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pate Parret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parret throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Parret misses with a straight left.
Parret throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parret.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parret.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parret sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parret tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pate Parret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
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.

Parret gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parret keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parret holds on and takes a little breather.

Jackson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parret is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Parret working a defensive guard here.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parret is trying to keep Jackson in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two 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.
Parret connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parret.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parret.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parret sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Good exchange - Parret coming out on top.
Parret moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Parret misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Parret.
Parret lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parret throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate Parret is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Parret.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Parret moved out of range.
Parret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parret throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Parret saw that one coming.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parret throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
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!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Parret is just out of range.
Parret lands with a cross.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Parret gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Parret lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Parret misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pate Parret will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parret is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parret, right into the meat.
Parret tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson throws a jab when Parret was well out of range.

Jackson 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.
Parret wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jackson manages to pass to side control.

Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parret is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parret avoid being mounted?
Jackson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parret controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Parret is keeping the position.
Parret looking to control.
Parret working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jackson laying and praying for a moment but Parret takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jackson is trying to control. Parret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Jackson is trying to control. Parret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parret won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Parret moved out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parret.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Parret moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Parret tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Parret slips under a jab.
It looked like Parret wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parret throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Parret tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson throws a jab when Parret was well out of range.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parret.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parret has time to react.
Parret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Parret looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Parret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Parret pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parret thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parret's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Jackson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson with a jab.
Parret avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Parret lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Jackson throws a hook but Parret blocks it.
Parret is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parret cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Parret to counter with a crisp jab.
Parret thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parret lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parret moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Parret's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson cracks Parret with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Parret shows good takedown defense.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Parret counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parret stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Parret throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parret throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Parret tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parret works Jackson's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Parret comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Parret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parret bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Parret throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Parret throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson misses with a hook. Parret ducked under it nicely.
Parret staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Parret misses the target.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parret was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Parret throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parret doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Parret counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luther Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Parret tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Parret throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Parret.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parret throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Parret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Parret.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Parret sprawls well.
Pate Parret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jackson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parret takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parret under the eye.
Parret connects with a solid leg kick.
Parret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parret getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Jackson is rocked!
Parret fakes the body blow, causing Jackson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jackson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Parret!
Pate Parret retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Pate Parret thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.