PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaney Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Parker
vs
Bob

183 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

183 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistar Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaney Bob!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob missing with knees to the body.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Bob wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.

Bob clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Alistar Parker has been cut.
Bob misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Bob.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Bob.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Parker prevents a body shot from Bob.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bob just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Bob.
Bob putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parker tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
Bob gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Bob missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob looks gassed!
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Bob.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parker.
Bob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
Bob throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bob throws an elbow but misses.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parker tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistar Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Parker working away.
Bob sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Parker prevents Bob from improving his position.
Bob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaney Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Parker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.

Bob clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.

Bob drags the fight down to the ground.
Parker trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zaney Bob.

Bob closes the distance and clinches.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bob fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bob moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaney Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Bob lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bob obliges.
Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bob working Parker over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bob.
Bob landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bob lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Parker wants a takedown.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Bob 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.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Bob improves position.
Bob utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Parker avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is trying to break free.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bob throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaney Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistar Parker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bob clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob 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.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob 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.

Parker breaks the clinch.

Parker gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parker lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Bob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bob desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.

Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bob manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parker manages to get himself to full guard.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parker's head.
Bob lands a couple of elbows.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob stands and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bob.
Bob misses with the ground and pound.
Parker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bob is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bob.

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

Bob clinches with his opponent.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.

Bob pulls Parker into guard.
Parker postures up.
Parker preventing the sweep.
Parker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bob is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Bob landing with the ground and pound.
Alistar Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob stands up over Parker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.

Parker working for a triangle but Bob defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaney Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaney Bob!