PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Parker
vs
Guy

168 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sly Guy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Sly Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tries to clinch up

and Parker counters with a single leg into guard. Guy didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Guy keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guy keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
Parker trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Guy has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy is looking to stand up but Parker isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a couple of elbows.
Parker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Parker trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Parker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Guy tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
Guy tries to clinch up

and Parker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Guy defending well.
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 Guy's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker looks to land a strike but Guy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Parker trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Guy avoids the head kick by Parker.

Guy gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parker's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Parker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guy wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guy's guard now.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Bob Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Parker.
Guy moves out of range of the body kick.
Guy wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parker.
Parker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guy can do to turn this around?
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been informed that Guy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Guy walks into a jab.
Guy darts in trying to clinch

and Parker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Parker throws a strike but Guy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parker controlling Guy's posture.
Guy wants to stand but Parker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Bob Parker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guy wants to clinch

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Guy!
Guy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Parker's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Guy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Sly Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Guy is defending well.
Parker trying to control from Guy's half guard. Guy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guy wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is really struggling to control Guy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bob Parker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parker lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy closes the distance but Parker moves to the side

and Parker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parker.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Guy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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