PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kalhimba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalhimba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac, Eminem- When we ride on our enemies remix. Mike Kalhimba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Parker
vs
Kalhimba

169 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Kalhimba!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalhimba jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kalhimba throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Kalhimba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalhimba scores with a jab.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kalhimba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalhimba slips under a jab.
Parker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalhimba throws a combination. Parker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kalhimba counters with a straight right hand.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Kalhimba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalhimba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mike Kalhimba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalhimba misses with a double jab.
Kalhimba throws a one two combo.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalhimba is just out of range.
Kalhimba misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.

Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parker prevents Kalhimba from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Parker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalhimba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kalhimba is trying to control but can't.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kalhimba works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Parker is working Kalhimba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kalhimba wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Kalhimba is keeping the position.
Parker is working Kalhimba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalhimba is retaining full guard.
Kalhimba wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalhimba is on top in guard.
Parker has Kalhimba pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalhimba throwing strikes but missing.
Kalhimba trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Kalhimba throwing strikes but missing.
Kalhimba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Kalhimba lands a couple of elbows.

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 has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalhimba is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kalhimba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Parker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Kalhimba will probably get the nod.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalhimba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalhimba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalhimba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalhimba is just out of range.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalhimba.
Kalhimba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalhimba scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalhimba throws out a powerful jab.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalhimba is just out of range.
Kalhimba scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
and Kalhimba counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalhimba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalhimba.
A slow jab from Kalhimba misses its intended target.

Parker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Parker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Kalhimba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker wants to control for a moment but Kalhimba uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Parker is taking a breather. Kalhimba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalhimba sees it coming and defends easily.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalhimba on the ground.
Parker trying to control the action but Kalhimba is working from the bottom.
Kalhimba is trying to stand.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Kalhimba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker controlling the action here.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalhimba keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalhimba tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Parker misses with a head shot. Kalhimba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalhimba is retaining full guard.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker wants to control from the top but Kalhimba keeps moving.

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.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalhimba 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 scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker is in close to Kalhimba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalhimba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalhimba looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalhimba, not yet.
Kalhimba is breathing heavily.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Parker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Kalhimba. Those never looked like landing.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kalhimba counter with a right hand.

Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kalhimba moves into full guard.
Kalhimba keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Kalhimba wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker trying to control but Kalhimba is working from the bottom.
Kalhimba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Kalhimba is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Parker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kalhimba stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Kalhimba misses its intended target.
Kalhimba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalhimba misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Kalhimba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalhimba.
Good exchange - Kalhimba coming out on top.

That's two 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.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalhimba misses with a wild combination.
Kalhimba swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Kalhimba misses with a body shot

and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kalhimba's guard.
Parker trying to control but Kalhimba is working from the bottom.
Parker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kalhimba keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalhimba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalhimba is keeping the position for now.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalhimba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Parker landing some decent shots from guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalhimba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker with a nice head shot there.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Kalhimba.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalhimba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker trying to control but Kalhimba is working from the bottom.
Parker works over Kalhimba with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

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