PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Colby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Wook Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan Wook Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colby
vs
Wook Parker

180 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Colby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chan Wook Parker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colby is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Colby throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Colby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Colby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darren Colby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Colby.
Colby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Colby swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.

Colby pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker tries a body shot but Colby blocks it.
Colby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colby tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colby's efforts to push away.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Colby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker wants to clinch.

Colby tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colby misses with a two punch combination.
Parker lunges at Colby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colby's hand.
Colby fails to land with a series of punches.
Colby keeps the fight on the outside.
Colby lands a slapping body shot.
Colby walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Colby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colby throws out the jab.
Colby throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a thumping low kick.

Parker has Colby up against the cage in a clinch.
Colby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Colby is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Colby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colby is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Colby working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
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!
Colby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Colby is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Colby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colby's efforts to push away.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colby is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colby blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Colby avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Colby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Colby wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colby tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Colby.
Parker has Colby pressed against the cage, preventing Colby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Colby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker prevents Colby from breaking the clinch.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Colby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.

Colby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker thumps Colby with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker walks into a jab.
Colby misses with a jab, cross combination.

Parker rushes Colby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colby thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colby misses with a series of wild punches.
Colby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Colby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chan Wook Parker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Colby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Parker tries to clinch but Colby is having none of it.
Colby misses with a wild body shot.
Darren Colby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colby just misses with a punch to the body.
Colby misses with a body shot.
Colby misses with a two punch combination.
Colby looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker connects with a leg kick. Colby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Parker clinches up with Colby and pushes him back against the cage.
Colby wants to break free but Parker has control.
Colby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Colby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colby working hard to break the clinch.
Colby is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colby can't break the clinch.
Parker tries a body shot but Colby blocks it.
Colby is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeps control of Colby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colby can't break the clinch.
Colby blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colby backwards.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker is looking to clinch but Colby is avoiding it.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Colby swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a big head kick but Colby shrugs it off.
Parker connects with an inside leg kick.
Colby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colby.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colby misses with a looping right.
Colby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colby throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker throws a nice head kick!

Colby is rocked!

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Colby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker works on Colby's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker dips a shoulder and cracks Colby with a mighty uppercut! Colby falls back against the cage and Parker unloads with a barrage of strikes! Colby is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Parker screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chan Wook Parker!
Chan Wook Parker is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Chan Wook Parker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.