PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Mishano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domonic Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mishano
vs
Parks

190 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Mishano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Domonic Parks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mishano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Parks kicks Mishano off and gets to his feet.

Mishano gets a takedown into half guard.
Mishano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mishano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishano trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks is trying to keep Mishano in close.
Parks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mishano.
Mishano throws and elbow that misses. Parks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mishano's guard. Nice move by Parks!
Mishano throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks scoring with punches to the head and body.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mishano scores a takedown into full mount!
Parks wants to control but Mishano is having none of it.
Parks gets back to half guard.
Mishano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parks wants to control but Mishano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mishano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mishano drops an elbow to the side of Parks's head.
Parks looks gassed!
Parks looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mishano trying to mount his opponent but Parks defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mishano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parks keeps working.
Mishano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishano checks a low kick from Parks.
Parks stuffs the takedown attempt from Mishano. Mishano gets slowly back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mishano.
Parks struggling a bit here.
Mishano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishano lands a nice forearm strike.
Mishano working the ground and pound but Parks is defending the strikes.
Parks is looking to regain half guard here but Mishano keeps moving and retains side control.
Mishano working the ground and pound.
Mishano looks up at the clock and then as Parks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mishano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mishano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mishano is looking to improve his position.
Mishano is looking to get back to full guard here but Parks has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mishano is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mishano is working hard here to advance position.
Parks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rikki Mishano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mishano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mishano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parks has momentary wrist control but Mishano slips an elbow through the middle.
Mishano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parks's head.
Mishano throws and elbow that misses. Parks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mishano's guard. Nice move by Parks!
Rikki Mishano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mishano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Parks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mishano wants to sweep but Parks has passed to side control!
Mishano tries to bench press Parks off him but Parks keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks advances nicely into full mount.
Parks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mishano is looking to escape.
Mishano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parks on the ground.
Mishano is working to get back to half guard.

Parks looking for a guillotine from mount but Mishano is having none of it.
Mishano is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Parks.
Mishano is bucking up trying to escape but Parks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Parks.
Mishano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks looking to control but Mishano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mishano tries to reverse the position but Parks maintains control.
Parks content just to control the position here.
Mishano is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.

Parks quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Parks but it's paid off an Mishano is forced to tap! Nice work by Parks.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Domonic Parks!