PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B - Bet I [feat. T.I. & Playboy Tre]. Janssen has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. Bob Parker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Parker
vs
Janssen

179 cm
21
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parker instigates a clinch.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Janssen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Janssen breaks from the clinch.
Janssen tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Parker rushes Janssen and presses him up against the cage.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Janssen lands with a right to the head.
Janssen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Janssen throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Parker.

Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Parker drives through and clinches with Janssen against the cage.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.

Janssen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janssen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Parker has Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janssen can't break the clinch.
Janssen looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Janssen's efforts to push away.
Janssen is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker presses Janssen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker working aggressively here.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker is working Janssen over against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janssens head.
Janssen struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Janssen takes a shot to the head.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Janssen lands an uppercut.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Janssen tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Janssen throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Janssen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Janssen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Parker moves into range and clinches up with Janssen.
Janssen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Janssen breaks from the clinch.
Janssen throws an off balance right hand

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Janssen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Janssen is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Parker.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Janssen's head.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Janssen lands a right hand.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker pushes Janssen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Janssen's efforts to push away.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Janssen wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker is leaning against Janssen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Janssen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Parker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Janssen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker prevents a body shot from Janssen.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands a left hand.
Janssen wants to break free but Parker has control.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker prevents Janssen from breaking the clinch.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
Janssen tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.

That's four 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 throws a head punch that misses.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Janssen's head.
Parker is working Janssen over against the cage.
Bob Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
Janssen is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Janssen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker keeps control of Janssen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Parker rushes Janssen and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Parker does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Janssen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Janssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Parker clinches.
A short left from Parker.

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

Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Janssen can do to turn this around?
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Janssen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker gets through Janssen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker presses Janssen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Janssen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janssen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Parker moves into range and clinches up with Janssen.
Jan Janssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
Janssen has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Janssen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.

Janssen breaks from the clinch.

Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janssen tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.

Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Parker clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

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