PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden comes to the cage accompanied by bodies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Warden
vs
Parker

190 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warden on the side of the head.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warden blocks a jab.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Warden is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warden.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Warden ducks down to avoid it.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason Warden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Parker.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warden avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker tries to clinch but Warden is having none of it.
Warden shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Warden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker avoids the head kick by Warden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker wants to clinch but Warden slips to the side

and Warden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Warden wants to get up but he can't break Parker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Parker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to stand up but Warden isn't so interested in that idea.
Warden wanted to stand there but Parker had control of the position.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Warden tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.

Warden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four 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.
Warden is looking to stand up but Parker won't let him.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warden is breathing heavily.
Parker passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Warden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warden.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warden stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Warden closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Warden. Warden gets slowly back to his feet.
Warden takes one on the button.
Parker avoids the head kick by Warden.
Parker lunges at Warden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warden's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to bum rush Warden with a series of wild strikes but Warden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Parker clinches up with Warden and pushes him back against the cage.

Warden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warden avoids a punch combination nicely.

Warden moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Warden has double underhooks.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Warden looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Parker both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Warden with an uppercut!
A big right from Parker misses.
Warden staying out of range there.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warden paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Parker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Warden.
Warden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Warden closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Warden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warden.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warden is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
Parker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is taking a breather. Warden says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Warden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parker controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker with a jab.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Warden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker sizes up Warden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Warden fights it but they end up in guard.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warden is keeping the position for now.
Parker advances position into side control!
Parker wants to control but Warden is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker stands up.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker tries to clinch but Warden is having none of it.
Warden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker tries to clinch up.

Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker is looking for a kimura but Warden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parker to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Warden makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warden was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Warden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Jason Warden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warden slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
David Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker stalks Warden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warden's face. Warden staggers backwards, shaken.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Parker pushes Warden up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Warden has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Warden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warden missing with knees to the body.
Warden fails to pull guard.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Warden keeps him there for the moment.
Warden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
A head punch on the inside from Warden fails to land.

Parker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Parker manages to end up in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

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