PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 633 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Jacob Parker (ranked 89 p4p, 309 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bates
vs
Parker

190 cm
36
183
20 - 16 - 3

189 cm
36
162
23 - 14 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

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 20 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bates blocks a head kick by Parker.
Bates avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacob Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker cracks Bates with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Jacob Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Bates throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Parker throws a head kick that misses
and Bates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bates eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Parker closes the distance and pushes Bates back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Bates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bates tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Parker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bates throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Bates avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Parker moves into the clinch.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.

Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker lands a head kick. Bates smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.

Bates tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Parker connects with a jab.

Parker clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Bates won't allow it.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Parker gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates wants a takedown.
Bates jumps guard but Parker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bates successfully pulls guard.
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Bates is pulling down on Parker's head. It's preventing any offense from Parker, at least for the moment.
Bates has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.
Bates controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Parker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parker misses with a body kick.

Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Parker moves into the clinch.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bates gets a double leg takedown into Parker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control but Bates manages to pass to mount!
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parker tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Bates controlling from the full mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Parker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bates thowing shots but they're missing.
Parker tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Bates throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Bates content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying desperately to improve position.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker is trying to escape the mount.
Bates controlling the pace for now.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Bates's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Armad Bates dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Parker lands a high kick!
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.

Parker has Bates up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Bates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacob Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker clinches.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bates jumps into guard, dragging Parker to the mat.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bates trying to control the position.
Bates is looking to sweep but instead, Parker has passed into half guard.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is thwarting Bates's attempts to control the position.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parker blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bates dives in and scores a takedown into Parker's guard.
Bates trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bates controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Parker's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!