PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath comes to the cage accompanied by Asche zu Asche. Parker has chosen Bananas In Pajamas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Uriah Heath has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Heath
vs
Parker

179 cm
24
139 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayden Parker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath lands with a nice body kick.
Parker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Parker tries for a takedown but Heath sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jayden Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heath shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heath showed some decent athleticism there.
Heath content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Heath scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Heath working Parker over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Heath there.
Heath sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heath seems to be looking for submissions.
Parker wants to improve his position but Heath is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heath drops an elbow to the side of Parker's head.

Heath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker wants to control but Heath is keeping busy.
Heath working over Parker with some ground and pound. Parker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heath slows the pace down in half guard.
Heath missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Parker tries to roll over but Heath keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Heath shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Heath finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heath really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heath throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to control but Heath is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Heath is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.
Heath missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Heath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heath will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heath seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker is trying to control but can't.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker with a poor takedown

and Heath counters with a single leg into guard. Parker didn't expect that.
Heath is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heath slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Heath has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Heath trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Heath in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heath sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Heath dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heath counters with a head kick. That will keep Parker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Heath looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Parker!
Parker is trying to escape the mount.
Heath looking to control and managing it successfully.

Heath is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Parker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Heath lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath wants to control the pace but Parker is squirming around nicely.
Parker wants to control but Heath is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heath controlling the pace for now.
Parker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Heath looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.

Heath has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Parker wants to stand but Heath is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parker postures up in Heath's guard and throws a big left but Heath blocks it.
Parker postures up.
Parker wants to stand but Heath has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heath pulls Parker in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Heath feints and as Parker raises his hands in defense, Heath changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Parker is looking for a triangle but Heath pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Heath is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Parker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Heath's back instead.
Heath is in bad spot here.

Heath is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Heath turns into Parker and is now in his guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Heath won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.

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.
Parker controls Heath momentarily but Heath frees himself.
Heath controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heath throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.

Parker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker with a poor takedown

and Heath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Heath dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Heath counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Parker's guard now.
Heath wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Heath postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Parker wants to stand but Heath is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Heath defends easily.
Heath missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Heath decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Parker is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Heath is tapping! Great win for Parker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jayden Parker!