PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andros Luboslaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andros Luboslaw has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Domonic Parks's chin.

Parks
vs
Luboslaw

200 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Domonic Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andros Luboslaw!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luboslaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luboslaw.
Parks is breathing heavily.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Parks pushes him off.
Andros Luboslaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luboslaw misses with a head kick.
Luboslaw is looking to clinch.
Parks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Luboslaw gets a clinch.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Luboslaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Luboslaw misses with a knee to the head.
Luboslaw connects with a knee to the head.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw misses with a knee to the head.
Luboslaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.

Parks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luboslaw throws a head kick that misses.
Luboslaw tries to land a front kick but Parks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks avoids the head kick by Luboslaw.
Luboslaw looks to land a combination but Parks avoids it well.
Parks fails with a takedown attempt.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Parks pushes him off.
Luboslaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Luboslaw has closed the distance and engaged Parks in a clinch.
Luboslaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Luboslaw keeps him there for the moment.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Luboslaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luboslaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luboslaw lands a knee to the body.
Parks is trying to drag Luboslaw to the mat but Luboslaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luboslaw looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Luboslaw tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luboslaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luboslaw wants to clinch up but Parks keeps it at a distance.
Parks throws a hook to the side of Luboslaw's head but Luboslaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luboslaw dips to his left and cracks Parks with an uppercut!
Parks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luboslaw tries to clinch but Parks is having none of it.
Luboslaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luboslaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luboslaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Luboslaw darts in and clinches Parks up against the cage.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Parks has picked Luboslaw up - he's going for a ride! Parks dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parks trying to control the pace.
Parks prevents Luboslaw from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks is pressing down on Luboslaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luboslaw is holding on for now.
Luboslaw is trying to stand back up but Parks is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andros Luboslaw dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luboslaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luboslaw throws a head kick that Parks semi-blocks.
Luboslaw tries to clinch up.
Luboslaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Parks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luboslaw is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parks - that will leave a mark!
Luboslaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Parks pushes him off.
Luboslaw throws a head kick that misses.
Luboslaw misses with a few strikes there.

Luboslaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luboslaw looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Parks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luboslaw is keeping busy.
Luboslaw with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luboslaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Luboslaw misses with a knee strike.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luboslaw looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luboslaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.

Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luboslaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luboslaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luboslaw wants to clinch up but Parks keeps it at a distance.
Luboslaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Parks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parks throws a lazy body kick
and Luboslaw counters with a three punch combo that has Parks backing up. Parks nods at Luboslaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Luboslaw tries to clinch up but Parks circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a double jab.
Parks swats away the attempt to clinch by Luboslaw.
Luboslaw throws a head kick that misses

and Parks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luboslaw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luboslaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luboslaw tries to clinch but Parks moves out of range.

Luboslaw moves into the clinch.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luboslaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Luboslaw throws a knee to the head but misses.

Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks tries to clinch there but Luboslaw circles away.
Luboslaw looks to land a combination but Parks avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luboslaw swinging wilding here.
A head kick by Luboslaw misses
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parks tries for a takedown but Luboslaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luboslaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luboslaw throws the kick towards the body but Parks avoids it.
Luboslaw plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andros Luboslaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luboslaw avoids the head kick by Parks.
Luboslaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parks momentarily.
Luboslaw tries to clinch

so Parks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luboslaw is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luboslaw wants to stand up but Parks is controlling him.
Parks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andros Luboslaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Luboslaw clinches up with Parks and pushes him back against the cage.
Luboslaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luboslaw trying to land knees to the body.
Luboslaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Parks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Domonic Parks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luboslaw goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luboslaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parks checks it well.

Luboslaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parks avoiding damage as Luboslaw throws knees to the body.
Luboslaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks throws a head kick that half lands.
Parks throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks throws the left hand but Luboslaw avoids the punch easily.
Luboslaw throws a sloppy head kick

and Parks counters by moving into the clinch.
Luboslaw misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Parks.
Parks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luboslaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luboslaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Parks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luboslaw's guard.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Luboslaw is keeping the position.
Parks trying to control but Luboslaw is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luboslaw is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks won't allow Luboslaw to get back to his feet.
Parks postures up in Luboslaw's guard and throws a big left but Luboslaw blocks it.
Luboslaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parks is controlling him.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luboslaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parks circles away quickly and effectively.
Luboslaw throws a sloppy head kick and Parks moves out of range easily.
Luboslaw tries to clinch but Parks moves away

and Parks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luboslaw won't be happy with that.
Parks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luboslaw keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domonic Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luboslaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Andros Luboslaw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Andros Luboslaw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Andros Luboslaw!

Andros Luboslaw wins by unanimous decision!