PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parks has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bain
vs
Parks

195 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amos Parks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain misses with a combination
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parks backs up against the cage.

It looks like Amos Parks has been cut.
Bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bain's knee momentarily.
Parks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parks shoots in for a takedown but Bain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bain tries to keep at a distance but Parks has taken the fight into the clinch.

Parks gets control of Bain's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parks is proving hard to escape from.
Parks pulls Bain in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bain wants to stand and escape but instead Parks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bain is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks scoring with some ground and pound.
Parks content to stall in guard here.
Parks stops Bain from standing up.
Parks passes Bain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bain tries to kick Parks off in order to stand up. Parks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Bain's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bain looking for a sweep but Parks has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Parks raining down shots from the mount!

Parks stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Parks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Parks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bain to his feet.

Parks has Bain up against the cage in a clinch.
Parks goes for a takedown attempt but Bain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parks lands with a thumping leg kick.

Parks moves into the clinch.
Parks wants to take the fight to the mat but Bain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tom Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amos Parks.

Parks drags the fight down to the ground.
Parks managing to control the position.
Bain wants to stand and escape but instead Parks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parks controls the pace.
Bain is looking to stand up but Parks isn't so interested in that idea.

Bain working for a triangle but Parks defends it easily.
Parks is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amos Parks wasn't active enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parks.
Parks shoots in but no luck this time.
Bain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Parks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Bain.
Bain misses with a double jab
and Parks counters with a big head kick but Bain shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bain misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Parks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amos Parks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bain circles away.
A punch combination from Bain misses.

Bain tries to keep at a distance but Parks has taken the fight into the clinch.

Parks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Parks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Amos Parks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parks is chipping away with strikes.
Bain trying to remain calm as Parks controls from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bain is pushing Parks's head away, looking to escape. Parks manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain is letting Parks control him for a moment.

Parks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bain is trying to improve his position.
Parks controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bain bucks up and tries to throw Parks off but instead Parks has got his back!
Parks has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bain's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parks gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Bain preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Parks.
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!
Parks keeps control of the position as Bain tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain wants to get back to his feet.
Parks has Bain flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bain is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Parks.

Bain is trying to defend against the choke here but Parks has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Parks Tightens the hold and Bain taps out furiously! Parks displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amos Parks!
A victorious Amos Parks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.