PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Ogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ogen
vs
Parker

170 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolf Ogen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Parker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogen misses with a double jab

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ogen smiles and moves away.
Ogen throws a combination that misses

and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ogen breaks from the clinch.
Ogen throws a combination that misses

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Ogen working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ogen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rolf Ogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Parker.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ogen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Parker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ogen uses from the top position.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Ogen defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogen 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.

Ogen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ogen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ogen misses with a two punch combination.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Parker prevents Ogen from breaking the clinch.
Ogen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ogen working hard to break the clinch.
Ogen can't break the clinch.

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.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ogen's efforts to push away.
Ogen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ogen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ogen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Ogen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker has Ogen pressed against the cage, preventing Ogen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ogen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen won't allow it.
Ogen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Rolf Ogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents Ogen from breaking the clinch.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ogen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Ogen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ogen smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ogen is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.

Ogen manages to break the clinch.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ogen falls off balance throwing a combination

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ogen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ogen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ogen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Ogen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ogen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ogen smiles and moves away.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen has him pressed against the cage.
Ogen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ogen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rolf Ogen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ogen misses with a double jab

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ogen smiles and moves away.
Ogen falls off balance throwing a combination

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Parker jumps guard but Ogen stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ogen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ogen.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Rolf Ogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Parker.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ogen to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ogen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ogen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ogen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ogen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Ogen tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Parker jumps guard but Ogen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ogen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker is looking to clinch but Ogen is avoiding it.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ogen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ogen throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Ogen throws a combination that misses

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ogen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ogen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rolf Ogen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Ogen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ogen misses with a double jab

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker has Ogen pressed against the cage, preventing Ogen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joe Parker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ogen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ogen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ogen looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Ogen throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Ogen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Ogen wants to break free but Parker has control.
Ogen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ogen to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ogen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ogen walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rolf Ogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Parker.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Ogen circles away.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker counters by clinching up.

Ogen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ogen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker jumps guard but Ogen stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ogen wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Ogen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ogen wants to break free but Parker has control.

That's four 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.
Ogen tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Ogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ogen misses with a double jab

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Ogen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ogen tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Ogen had his way with Joe Parker in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ogen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker prevents Ogen from breaking the clinch.

Ogen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolf Ogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Ogen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.

Parker manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ogen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Parker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ogen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ogen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Parker counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ogen wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Ogen is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Ogen is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ogen uses from the top position.

Ogen stands and steps away. Parker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ogen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker tries to clinch there but Ogen circles away.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ogen misses with a combination

and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogen is trying to break free.
Parker fails to pull guard.

Ogen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ogen throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Ogen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ogen misses with a double jab

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Parker tries to pull guard but Ogen holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Rolf Ogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.

Parker clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ogen walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joe Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Ogen misses.

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 Rolf Ogen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ogen, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rolf Ogen!
Rolf Ogen retains his middleweight title!
Rolf Ogen took some time post fight to say the following; 'i am comming for you '.