PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between luis suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozner Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). luis suarez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

suarez
vs
Parker

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, luis suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozner Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
suarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
suarez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Parker has closed the distance and engaged suarez in a clinch.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.

Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker pushes down on suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but suarez defends it.
suarez is not content to let Parker control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ozner Parker.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.

Parker drives through with a takedown into guard.
suarez wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Parker gets to his feet - suarez follows without any prompting.

Parker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for suarez!
Parker won't let suarez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish suarez?

Parker stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
suarez is trying to stand.
Parker is keen to just control but suarez is a slippery customer.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but suarez keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
suarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parker trying to control the action but suarez is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ozner Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
suarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.

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.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but suarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker shoots in for a double leg but suarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
luis suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozner Parker.
Parker takes one to the chin there.

suarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
suarez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
suarez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
suarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
suarez working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozner Parker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
Parker is trying to control. suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parker stops suarez from getting back to his feet.

Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker trying to control the action but suarez is working from the bottom.
suarez is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
suarez tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Parker decides to stand and escape the position.
Parker tries to clinch up but suarez circles away and keeps his distance.
suarez shoots and misses

and Parker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

suarez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped suarez in his tracks.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.

suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

suarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
suarez landing with the ground and pound.
suarez pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.

suarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parker trying to control but suarez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
suarez throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.

suarez looking for a submission but Parker manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. suarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parker won't allow suarez to get back to his feet.

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.
Parker wants to control from the top but suarez keeps moving.
Parker won't allow suarez to get back to his feet.
Parker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed suarez's guard.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker wants to stand but suarez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
suarez is not content to let Parker control the position.
suarez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozner Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Parker thumps suarez with a low kick.

Parker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for suarez!
suarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Parker controlling his opponent.

Parker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, suarez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
suarez really wants to buck Parker off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker scoring with strikes but suarez is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
suarez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
suarez tries to buck Parker off but Parker takes his back!
Parker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
suarez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
suarez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Parker.
Parker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
suarez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Parker throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Parker.
suarez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Parker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
suarez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
suarez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

suarez is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
luis suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and suarez counters with a single leg into guard. Parker didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
suarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
suarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Parker's guard.
Ozner Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.

suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from suarez there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

suarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

suarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parker trying to control 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 luis suarez.
Well Parker 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozner Parker!