PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Parker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Parker
vs
Saitou

185 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saitou.
Saitou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Saitou scores with a jab to the body.
Saitou lands a two punch combo.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saitou!

Parker is rocked!
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saitou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saitou.
Saitou looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saitou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saitou looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saitou looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Saitou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Saitou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saitou tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Saitou moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saitou as Parker tries to tie him up.

Saitou breaks from the clinch.
Saitou throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saitou throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saitou swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Saitou throws out a powerful jab.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saitou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Parker scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Saitou to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saitou is working the combinations to good effect here.
Parker tries for a takedown but Saitou circles away easily
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saitou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saitou.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saitou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Saitou has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saitou rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Saitou manages to break the clinch.
Saitou cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saitou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Saitou.
Nice cross by Saitou.
Saitou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saitou misses with a wild combination.
Saitou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saitou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Saitou lands.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saitou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Saitou.
A nice combination there by Saitou.
Parker shoots and misses
and Saitou counters with a one-two to the body.
Saitou throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saitou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saitou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saitou looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Saitou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker fails with the takedown

and Saitou counters by clinching up.

Saitou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saitou catches Parker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Saitou moves into the clinch successfully.

Saitou breaks the clinch.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saitou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saitou.
Saitou thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Saitou.
Saitou clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saitou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Saitou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saitou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saitou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Saitou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a two punch combo.
Saitou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Saitou.
Saitou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parker backs up against the cage.
Parker gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Saitou gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Saitou!