PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frankie Edgar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frankie Edgar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Edgar
vs
Parker

168 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
162 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Wolfpack Threadz

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Parker!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails with the takedown

and Edgar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edgar is stalling in the full guard.
Parker wants to control the position but Edgar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Edgar prevents Parker from standing back up.
Parker won't allow Edgar to pass to mount.
Edgar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edgar trying to control from Parker's half guard. Parker has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.

Frankie Edgar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt

so Edgar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Edgar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edgar pushing down on Parker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Edgar trying to control the pace.
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slows the pace down in half guard.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Edgar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frankie Edgar.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker thuds a left hand into Edgar's body.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
Parker throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Parker cracks Edgar with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Frankie Edgar has been cut.
Parker works Edgar's body with a nice hook.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt

and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker is trying to control Edgar's posture but Edgar avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Edgar working away.
Parker is looking to reverse the position.
Edgar working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Edgar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Edgar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parker thuds his right hand into Edgar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frank Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt

and Edgar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Edgar trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Parker looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt

so Edgar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Edgar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edgar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parker keeping full guard, as Edgar tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Parker.

Parker looking to score a takedown here. Edgar is defending well but Parker drives through and ends up in Edgar's guard.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. Edgar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Edgar!
Edgar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar wants to stand and escape but instead Parker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Edgar is retaining full guard.
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 Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker trying to control but Edgar is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Parker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Edgar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Edgar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Parker.
Edgar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Edgar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Edgar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Edgar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edgar at a distance.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Edgar with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Edgar's defenses.
Parker connects with a body shot.

Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Parker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parker stalling away here and it's allowed Edgar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.
Edgar looking for a sweep. Not yet Edgar, not yet.
Parker is working Edgar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edgar's head.
Parker chips away with some ground and pound.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker is pushing down on Edgar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Edgar is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parker throwing shots but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Parker throwing shots but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Edgar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgar's head.
Parker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edgar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edgar defending well though.
Parker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Parker working over Edgar with some ground and pound. Edgar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Edgar's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Frank Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frankie Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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 Edgar's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edgar 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!