PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Olov Hermansson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Parks
vs
Olov Hermansson

173 cm
37
159 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

178 cm
37
168 lbs
24 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansson tries to clinch but Parks moves away
and Parks counters with a left to the body.
Parks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hermansson moves into range and clinches up with Parks.
Parks misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks misses with some punches.
Parks lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.
Parks working aggressively here.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parks.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parks stops a takedown attempt from Hermansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson wants to take the fight to the mat but Parks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks lands a body shot.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Parks misses with some punches.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Parks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.

Hermansson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parks regains guard immediately.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Parks manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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 prevents the takedown attempt.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. Hermansson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hermansson moves into range and clinches up with Parks.
Parks working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.
Hermansson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Parks.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.

Hermansson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parks is looking to improve his position.
Parks is doing well to control the position and prevent Hermansson from advancing to side control.
Parks wants to get back to full guard but Hermansson has mounted him!
Hermansson wants to get back to his feet but Parks is holding on tight.
Parks is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Hermansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Hermansson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Parks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hermansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Parks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermansson can do to turn this around?
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermansson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Hermansson can't get the takedown.
A short right from Parks.
A shot in the inside from Parks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermansson wants a takedown but no success here.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
Hermansson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
Lyoto Parks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks prevents the takedown attempt.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Parks.
Hermansson wants a takedown.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermansson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks misses with some punches.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is looking for a takedown.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Parks stops a takedown attempt from Hermansson.
Parks scores with a shot to the side of Hermansson's head.
Parks misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.
Hermansson blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermansson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermansson.
Parks misses with a body punch.
Hermansson tries for a takedown but Parks manages to get underhooks.
Parks prevents the takedown attempt.
Parks misses with a punch on the inside.
Parks misses with some punches.
Hermansson wants to take the fight to the mat but Parks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.
Parks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. Hermansson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Parks gets tackled into the cage by Hermansson. Hermansson maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Hermansson tries to score a body lock takedown but Parks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parks is leaning against Hermansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Parks tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Hermansson blocks an uppercut.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermansson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parks after a bit of a struggle.
Hermansson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parks prevents it.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Parks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hermansson rushes Parks and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermansson blocks an uppercut.
Hermansson can't get the takedown.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Parks misses with some punches.
Hermansson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermansson has Parks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Parks misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.

Hermansson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Parks can't do much from the bottom here.
Hermansson tries to stand but Parks is controlling his head.
Parks is holding Hermansson down, trying to stall.
Hermansson wants to stand but Parks is controlling his arm.
Jan Olov Hermansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries to escape but Hermansson is in control.
Hermansson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parks keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermansson walks into a jab.
Hermansson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hermansson drives through and clinches with Parks against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermansson.
Hermansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermansson tries for a takedown but Parks manages to get underhooks.
Parks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermansson.
Lyoto Parks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks working aggressively here.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Hermansson.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermansson is looking for a takedown.
Parks misses with some punches.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
Parks tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Parks!
Our winner, Lyoto Parks, 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.