PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Parkh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branislav Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: michael gray-the weekend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parkh
vs
Cena

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Parkh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Branislav Cena!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parkh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cena is fending him off so far but Parkh persists. Nope, Cena circles away and we're back to standing.
Cena moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parkh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Branislav Cena has been cut.

Parkh closes the distance and clinches.
Parkh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Parkh has Cena pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cena manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parkh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cena just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Parkh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parkh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cena tries to pull guard but Parkh holds him up against the cage and eventually Cena drops back down to his feet.
Cena is pressed up against the cage. Parkh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cena down to the mat. Cena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cena throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parkh's waist but Parkh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cena off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parkh scores with a leg kick.
Cena tries to clinch but Parkh moves out of range.

Cena has Parkh up against the cage in a clinch.
Parkh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Parkh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parkh throws a shot to the body.
Parkh fails with the takedown

so Cena counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parkh is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cena trying to control but Parkh is working from the bottom.
Parkh controlling the position.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Parkh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cena tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parkh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cena somewhat.

Parkh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cena napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parkh lands an elbow.

Parkh is trying to get an arm triangle but Cena is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parkh advances nicely into full mount.

Parkh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cena manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cena can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cena keeps working.
Parkh lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Cena bucks up and tries to throw Parkh off but instead Parkh has got his back!
Cena staying busy and making it hard for Parkh to control.

Cena is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Parkh gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Cena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Parkh is landing with strikes from the back.
Parkh wants to control but Cena is keeping busy.

Cena fending off the submission attempt from Parkh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena trying to control the hands but Parkh won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Parkh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Branislav Cena's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parkh wants to clinch

and Cena moves into the clinch.
Cena gets underhooks to prevent Parkh's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parkh lands a shoulder strike.
Cena tries to score a body lock takedown but Parkh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Parkh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Parkh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parkh wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
Cena misses with a strike from the bottom.
Parkh working the ground and pound from side control.
Parkh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Parkh moves into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena wants to control but Parkh is having none of it.
Parkh dominating with strikes here.
Parkh wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Cena in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cena in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cena is squirming around, avoiding Parkh's attempts to control the action.
Parkh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parkh landing strikes from the mount and Cena is in trouble!
Cena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parkh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parkh cracks Cena with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parkh scoring with strikes but Cena is staying in there.
Parkh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parkh lands a heavy elbow.
Parkh trying to control but Cena is having none of it.

Parkh looking for a guillotine from mount but Cena is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to hold on but Parkh postures up.
Parkh wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Parkh is really struggling to control Cena but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Parkh lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parkh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parkh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cena?

Parkh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cena has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BOOM! Parkh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parkh looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Parkh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Branislav Cena's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Parkh lands a nice looking body kick.
Parkh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parkh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sam Parkh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parkh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cena sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parkh somewhat.
Parkh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Parkh scores a takedown into full mount!
Parkh controlling his opponent.
Cena tries to reverse the position but Parkh maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkh punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parkh wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Parkh looking to finish Cena with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cena!
Parkh trying to control but Cena is having none of it.
Parkh content just to control the position here.
Cena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cena's face.
Parkh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cena looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Parkh.
Parkh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Parkh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cena manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Parkh trying to control the position but Cena is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkh lands an elbow.
Cena takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parkh is staying tight to Cena's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Parkh working the ground and pound.
Parkh trying to control the position but Cena is working away.
Cena tries to buck Parkh off but Parkh is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parkh stands up and beckons Cena to his feet.
Cena takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Parkh connects with a nice looking jab.
Parkh tries to clinch up.

Parkh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parkh wants to pass the guard but Cena is defending well.
Cena tries to roll over but Parkh keeps him under control.
Branislav Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Parkh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Parkh decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Parkh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parkh, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Parkh!