PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bengt Andre Eikaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's entrance music is Young. A fine choice. Eikaas has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - On The Eve Of War as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parker
vs
Andre Eikaas

185 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bengt Andre Eikaas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikaas moves out of range of the body kick.

Parker rushes Eikaas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eikaas wants a takedown.
Eikaas lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.

Eikaas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parker uses from the top position.
Parker trying to control but Eikaas is working from the bottom.
Parker sitting in guard here, content to control.

Eikaas looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.

Eikaas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Eikaas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Eikaas blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikaas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Eikaas is retaining full guard.
Parker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eikaas's guard.
Eikaas trying to control here.
Parker works his way into side control.

Parker stands up.
Parker lands a slapping body shot.
Eikaas tries to clinch up
and Eikaas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Eikaas misses.
Eikaas wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eikaas or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
Eikaas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eikaas has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Eikaas improves position.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eikaas blocks it with crossed arms.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eikaas darts in trying to clinch

and Parker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eikaas won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eikaas tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Parker stands up and beckons Eikaas to his feet.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Eikaas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker digs a good hook to Eikaas's body.
Eikaas fails with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker cracks Eikaas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eikaas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eikaas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eikaas tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Eikaas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Eikaas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eikaas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.

Eikaas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parker struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Eikaas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Parker sneaks out the side door and pushes Eikaas away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Eikaas's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eikaas.
Eikaas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Eikaas 's knee.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Eikaas pushes him off.
Eikaas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.

Eikaas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Eikaas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eikaas tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Parker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikaas trying to control here.
Parker wants to stand but Eikaas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Eikaas actively working from the bottom here.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Eikaas is working away.
Eikaas is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Eikaas finds it's way through Parker's defenses.

It looks like Michael Parker has been cut.
Michael Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eikaas tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Eikaas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eikaas wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikaas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eikaas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Eikaas lands with a right to the head.
Eikaas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Eikaas misses with a punch on the inside.
Eikaas wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eikaas.

Eikaas manages to break the clinch.
Eikaas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Eikaas doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Eikaas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eikaas tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Eikaas tries to clinch up.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eikaas darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Eikaas lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Eikaas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Eikaas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eikaas tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Eikaas fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eikaas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eikaas tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Eikaas.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Eikaas is out of range.
Eikaas tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily

and Parker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eikaas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eikaas is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michael Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker is trying to control. Eikaas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parker is thwarting Eikaas's attempts to control the position.

Eikaas actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Parker is going to stand back up.
Eikaas wants to control but Parker is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eikaas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eikaas gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Michael Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Eikaas moves out of range easily.
Eikaas throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Eikaas tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker tries to bum rush Eikaas with a series of wild strikes but Eikaas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eikaas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker misses with a straight right.

Eikaas moves into the clinch successfully.
Eikaas pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eikaas looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Eikaas blocks it.
Eikaas is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikaas trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eikaas into the cage.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eikaas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Eikaas's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eikaas.
Eikaas works on Parker's body with a couple of short punches.
Eikaas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eikaas looking to stall.
Eikaas lands a knee to the body.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Eikaas won't allow it.
Eikaas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Eikaas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eikaas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eikaas looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker keeps control of Eikaas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eikaas misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Eikaas is controlling the position.

Eikaas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eikaas lands with a hook. Parker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Parker misses.

Eikaas has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Eikaas.
Eikaas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eikaas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Eikaas cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Eikaas misses with some punches.
Eikaas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eikaas tries to stall but Parker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Eikaas.
Eikaas lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Eikaas has the dominant position.
Eikaas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikaas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eikaas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eikaas misses with a knee to the head.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.

Eikaas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eikaas swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eikaas avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Parker tries to pull guard but Eikaas holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Eikaas looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Eikaas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eikaas.
Parker looking to stall.
Eikaas working hard to break the clinch.
Eikaas tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Good body shot from Eikaas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eikaas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Eikaas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eikaas stalling in the clinch.
Eikaas swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Eikaas drags the fight down to the ground.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Eikaas is keeping the position.

Eikaas is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Parker with a nice head shot there.
Eikaas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parker!
Eikaas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bengt Andre Eikaas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Parker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parker is looking to clinch but Eikaas is avoiding it.
Eikaas scores with a leg kick.
Eikaas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Parker counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Eikaas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker looking to stall.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eikaas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.

Eikaas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Eikaas moved out of range nicely.
Eikaas clinches but Parker breaks the clinch
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eikaas swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Eikaas swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eikaas wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eikaas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker walks into a left hand.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Eikaas tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Eikaas tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Eikaas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eikaas looks to clinch
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eikaas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Eikaas tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bengt Andre Eikaas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eikaas slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Eikaas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Eikaas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Eikaas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eikaas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikaas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Eikaas is looking for a kimura here.

Parker looking for submissions off his back.

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

Eikaas clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Eikaas lands a nice uppercut.
Eikaas is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Eikaas into the cage.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eikaas.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Eikaas is controlling the position.
Eikaas with a knee to the head.

Michael Parker's cut is getting worse.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eikaas's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eikaas tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Eikaas back against the cage.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eikaas tries to clinch
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
Eikaas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eikaas is looking to clinch.
Eikaas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Eikaas wants to clinch.
Parker is looking to clinch but Eikaas is avoiding it.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Parker tries to clinch but Eikaas is having none of it.

Eikaas takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bengt Andre Eikaas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Parker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Parker tries to keep at a distance but Eikaas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eikaas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Eikaas fails to land.
Eikaas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
Eikaas throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Eikaas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Eikaas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Eikaas breaks from the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Parker throws a leg kick but Eikaas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eikaas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eikaas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Eikaas drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikaas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bengt Andre Eikaas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eikaas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eikaas misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eikaas as Parker tries to tie him up.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Eikaas.
Eikaas lands with a right to the head.
Eikaas tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Eikaas misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eikaas.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eikaas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Eikaas has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Eikaas breaks the clinch.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eikaas tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eikaas shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bengt Andre Eikaas.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eikaas circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker throws a series of punches but Eikaas moves out of range.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Eikaas gets the takedown into side control.
Eikaas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Parker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eikaas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eikaas works to advance to full mount. Parker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Eikaas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Eikaas working for a guillotine from mount but Parker is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to hold on but Eikaas postures up.
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Eikaas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Eikaas looking to isolate an arm here. Parker doesn't see it coming and as Eikaas extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Eikaas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bengt Andre Eikaas!
Bengt Andre Eikaas is the new light heavyweight champion!