PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackman
vs
Parker

170 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnie Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Johnie Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Jackman misses the jab.
Jackman throws a right and a left that both miss.

A jab-cross combination lands for Jackman and sends Parker crashing to the mat! Jackman follows him down to the mat - Parker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Parker is rocked!

It looks like Rodney Parker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parker is still in real trouble! Can Jackman finish him?
Parker is holding on to half guard well.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.

Parker manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker trying to control the action but Jackman is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Parker with the ground and pound but Jackman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackman wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker is in close to Jackman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parker postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackman holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackman wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Johnie Jackman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackman lands a glancing blow to the side of Parker's head.
A combination from Jackman does no damage.
Jackman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Jackman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackman.
Jackman is breathing heavily.
Jackman misses with a two punch combination.
Jackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnie Jackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Parker.
Jackman looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jackman.

Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parker is in close to Jackman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker is in close to Jackman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parker postures up in Jackman's guard and throws a big left but Jackman blocks it.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackman keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker trying to move into half guard but instead Jackman has managed to sweep!
Jackman thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Parker jumps into guard, dragging Jackman to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parker is on top in guard.
Jackman wants to stand and escape but Parker is having none of it.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker preventing the sweep.

Jackman looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnie Jackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney 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.

Jackman misses with a hook

and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackman's guard.

Jackman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackman looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Jackman swinging wildly here.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.

Parker drives through with a takedown into Jackman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parker works over Jackman with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker landing with the ground and pound.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker passes into half guard.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker looks to land a strike but Jackman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parker postures up.
Parker won't allow Jackman to sweep him here.
Parker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Parker scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
Parker postures up in Jackman's guard and throws a big left but Jackman blocks it.
Parker landing some decent shots from guard.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. Jackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Jackman!
Parker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Parker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackman throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Jackman misses with a double jab.
Jackman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Jackman.

Parker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackman wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.

Jackman pushes Parker off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Parker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackman's guard.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodney Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackman is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Parker scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Parker cracks Jackman with a big elbow.
Jackman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackman some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman wants to control but Parker postures up.
Parker lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Parker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Parker prevents Jackman from escaping the position.
Parker grinds an elbow into Jackman's temple.
Parker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackman gets back to half guard.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Jackman's hands, connecting with Jackman's forehead.
Jackman trying to control from the bottom.
Jackman is looking to improve his position.
Jackman won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Parker is nestled in close to Jackman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackman is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackman is staying active underneath Parker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackman wants to control but Parker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parker prevents Jackman from standing back up.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackman is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parker connects with a nice short shot to Jackman's temple.
Jackman is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackman tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Parker stalling.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parker stops Jackman from getting back to his feet.
Jackman gets full guard.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.

Parker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnie Jackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Parker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackman quickly recovers to half guard.

Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackman wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

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