PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 345 p4p, 535 weight class) and Jacob Parker (ranked 51 p4p, 78 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nickel
vs
Parker

189 cm
30
186
20 - 9 - 0

189 cm
28
187
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nickel scores with a body shot.
Nickel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel slips a straight right by Parker.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker tries to counter with a clinch but Nickel shakes him off and moves away.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
Nickel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Nickel moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Nickel misses.
Parker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickel is looking to chop away at Parker's legs.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parker throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Nickel tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
It looked like Nickel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Nickel misses its target.
Nickel throws out a powerful jab.
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
Nickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker jabs Nickel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickel pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickel blocking some punches.
Nickel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickel lands a shoulder strike.
Nickel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickel.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Nickel tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nickel manages to break the clinch.

Parker has Nickel up against the cage in a clinch.

Nickel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickel slips under a jab.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips under a jab.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickel.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Nickel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickel tries to avoid it.
Parker tries to clinch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel misses with a leg kick.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Nickel tries to land a front kick but Parker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker misses with the body kick
and Nickel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker slips under a jab from Nickel.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
Nickel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker tries to land a body kick
enabling Nickel to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Parker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Parker avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Nickel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker wants to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch position.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Nickel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nickel.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nickel.
Nickel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker delivers a nice body kick.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A jab from Nickel does it's job there.
Nickel cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Parker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Nickel.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker tries to move into range but Nickel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand

and Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Nickel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel prevents a body shot from Parker.

Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Nickel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Parker avoids it.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Parker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Nickel lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
Nickel throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Nickel moves out of range easily.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Parker.
A big right from Parker misses.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parker checks a leg kick.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Nickel lands the left hand.
Nickel swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Nickel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickel's knee momentarily.
Nickel missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Parker lands but Nickel takes it in his stride.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.

Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Nickel back against the cage.
Chip Nickel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.

Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Parker feints a counter leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Nickel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.

Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel connects with a right hand. Parker shakes it off.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Parker's leg but Parker calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel connects with a looping right hand.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Nickel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Nickel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nickel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Parker misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Nickel shrugs it off though.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nickel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nickel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nickel. That snapped Parker's head back.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Nickel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
A low kick lands for Nickel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Nickel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Nickel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nickel connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Nickel's head back.
Nickel tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Parker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Nickel shrugs it off though.
Nickel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickel thows a body kick. Parker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Parker tries to counter with a clinch but Nickel shakes him off and moves away.
Nickel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickel, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Nickel misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Parker.
Parker keeps Nickel at a distance using the push kick.
Parker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Nickel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nickel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jacob Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickel misses with a hook to the body

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Nickel is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Nickel swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
Nickel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.

Nickel manages to break the clinch.
Nickel thumps Parker with a low kick.
Nickel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Parker rushes Nickel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Nickel is trying to break free.

Nickel breaks the clinch.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nickel coming out on top.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Parker should have avoided that one.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel cracks Parker with an open hand slap.
Nickel misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Nickel counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
A big left from Parker misses.
Nickel is looking to counter punch.
Parker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.

Parker moves into range and clinches up with Nickel.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chip Nickel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nickel, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, 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.