PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parr comes to the cage accompanied by Remedy. 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.

Wayne Parr
vs
Stevens

183 cm
21
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parr as he jumps to the side.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parr moves away.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr lands with a nice combination. Stevens backs away looking to recover.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parr as he avoids it easily.
Parr takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Parr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parr.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parr avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Parr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parr wants it to stay on the feet.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Stevens.

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.
Parr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parr's waist but Parr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Parr lands a high kick!
Parr avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Parr is just out of range.
Parr staying out of range there.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr misses with a leg kick.
Stevens throws a hook but Parr blocks it.
Stevens shoots in and drives through. Parr sprawls well.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens swings for the body but Parr moves out of range.
Stevens swings for the body but Parr moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parr lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parr.

Stevens feints and as Parr raises his hands in defense, Stevens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Stevens is stalling here. Parr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stevens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Parr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parr wants to stand but Stevens is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randal Stevens will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stevens misses with a hook. Parr ducked under it nicely.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of Parr's head but Parr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Randal Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Parr shows good takedown defense.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from Parr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parr.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two 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.
Stevens throws a jab when Parr was well out of range.

Stevens gets a takedown into half guard.

Parr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parr was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Parr slips under a jab.
Parr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Parr defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.

Stevens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parr keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens trying to control but Parr is working from the bottom.
Stevens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens pushing down on Parr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parr is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Stevens is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Stevens 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!

Parr tries to sprawl but Stevens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stevens throwing shots but Parr is blocking nicely.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.

Stevens stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Parr scores with a head kick.
Parr fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr slips under a jab from Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens lands a lovely overhand right.
Parr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parr throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Stevens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stevens tries to move into full mount but can't pass Parr's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stevens.
Stevens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stevens cracks Parr with a big elbow.
Stevens landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Parr down.
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!
Stevens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stevens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Parr is avoiding damage well.
Randal Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stevens moves into full mount!
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parr's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Stevens really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Parr.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Stevens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Parr did well to prevent Stevens getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevens lands a nice short elbow.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevens working the head and body with strikes.
Stevens winds up and cracks Parr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevens controlling the action here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Parr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.
Parr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stevens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parr's face.
Stevens trying to control but Parr is having none of it.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parr taking shots to the head.

Parr is rocked!
Stevens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Parr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Stevens! Parr is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randal Stevens!
Randal Stevens is the new middleweight champion!