PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 610 p4p, 420 weight class) and Jacob Parker (ranked 78 p4p, 56 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kiryu
vs
Parker

184 cm
30
194
10 - 6 - 1

189 cm
33
187
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a head kick.
Kiryu misses with a straight right.
Parker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu tries to work over Parker's front leg with a kick but Parker checks it.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Kazuma Kiryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiryu.
Parker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiryu steps away.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Kiryu misses with a double jab
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiryu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiryu.
Kiryu backing away here, and Parker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Kiryu moved out of range.
Kiryu throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kiryu coming out on top.
Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiryu steps away.
Parker slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Parker. That one must have hurt.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiryu.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Kiryu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Kiryu cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parker slips a jab from Kiryu.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves out of range as Kiryu strikes.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Kiryu delivers a nice body kick.
Kiryu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker defending well as Kiryu loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu misses with a double jab.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Parker.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiryu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker avoids the body shot from Kiryu.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiryu throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kiryu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiryu tried to score with a low kick but Parker checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiryu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
That's time! Kiryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kiryu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jacob Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Parker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kiryu has got the better of the exchanges.
Kiryu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a nice body kick.
Kiryu throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiryu checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a wild combination.
Parker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kiryu tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiryu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Kiryu with an uppercut!
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu checks a low kick from Parker.
Kiryu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Kiryu 's knee.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiryu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiryu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Kiryu 's knee.
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Kiryu.
Parker throws a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
A solid body kick from Kiryu.
Kiryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Kiryu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Kiryu ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes one to the chin there.
Parker moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Kiryu with a nice cross.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Kiryu loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiryu throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiryu throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Kiryu misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker throws a leg kick but Kiryu moved away.
Parker blocks a head kick by Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a body shot.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiryu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiryu works the jab nicely.
Kiryu lands a body shot.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker keeps Kiryu at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kiryu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiryu lands a slapping body shot.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiryu misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Kiryu moves away and avoids it.
Kiryu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kiryu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kiryu scores with a spinning back kick!
Kiryu blocks a jab.
Kiryu looks for the body kick but Parker saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker feints a counter leg kick.
Kiryu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parker throws out a counter right but Kiryu avoids it with no problem.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiryu wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Parker misses with a hook.
Kiryu misses with a body shot.
Parker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Parker misses.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Kiryu scores with a nice body kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiryu thinking.
Kiryu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiryu misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu scores with a hook.
Kiryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiryu swings away with a body shot that misses

and Parker counters with a nice right hand that sends Kiryu toppling to the canvas! Kiryu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parker finish him?!

Kiryu is rocked!

Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
Kiryu wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Oh Kiryu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
Kiryu seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Kiryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
Parker checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Parker tried to score with a low kick but Kiryu checks it.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiryu keeps Parker at a distance using the push kick.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kiryu lands with a shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiryu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiryu misses with a right hand

and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kiryu! Parker lets Kiryu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.
Parker is looking to chop away at Kiryu's legs.
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiryu lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiryu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiryu. Kiryu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kazuma Kiryu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Parker.
Well Kiryu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.