PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kel Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kel Brook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brook
vs
Wayne Parr

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
159 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kel Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Parr!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr avoids the body shot from Brook.
Parr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brook.
Brook misses with a series of wild punches.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr dodges the punch combination from Brook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook is looking to clinch.
Brook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parr moves away.
Brook misses with a takedown attempt - Parr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brook looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr tries to clinch there but Brook circles away.
Parr throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parr counters with a nice leg kick.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Brook pushes him off.
Brook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parr counters with a thumping low kick.
Brook is breathing heavily.
Parr wants to clinch up but Brook keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Parr slams his shin into Brook's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr wants to clinch up but Brook keeps it at a distance.
Brook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Parr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brook managing to block the knees to the body from Parr.
Parr lands a hook that snaps the head of Brook backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Parr.
Still in the clinch, Parr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parr misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parr misses with an elbow over the top.
Parr landing knees to the body.
Parr lands a shot to the body.
Parr landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Parr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick by Brook misses
and Parr counters with an inside leg kick.
Brook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parr counters with a good low kick that Brook was not able to check.
Parr scoring well with a low kick there.
Parr fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parr is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parr counters with a one-two to the body.
Brook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Parr moves into the clinch.
Brook takes an elbow to the temple.
Parr lands an elbow just above Brook 's eye.
Brook blocks the elbow strike.
Parr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parr.
Brook blocks an elbow strike from Parr.
Parr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parr lands a damaging elbow.
Parr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parr looking to throw knees to the head but Brook is blocking nicely.
Brook takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parr throws an elbow but misses.
Parr misses with a knee strike.
Brook takes an elbow to the temple.
Brook avoids the elbow strike from Parr, against the cage.
Parr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parr misses with an elbow over the top.
Parr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parr throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Parr.
Parr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brook or not.
Parr landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Parr.
Parr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parr lands an elbow that stopped Brook in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Parr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parr.
Parr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Brook shrugs off.
Parr lands an elbow inside.
Parr lands a nice knee to the body.
Parr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parr lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parr throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parr cracks Brook with a nice body shot.
Brook slows down the pace here.
Parr missing with knees to the body.
Parr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brook.
Parr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parr tries to land knees in the clinch but Brook avoids the damage to the body.

Brook jumps guard.
Parr tries to stand but Brook is controlling from the bottom.
Parr stopping the sweep attempt from Brook.
Brook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parr manages to get himself to full guard.
Parr wants to stand but Brook is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Parr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Brook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Parr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brook will feel that in the morning.

Parr tries to keep at a distance but Brook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brook avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brook ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brook no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Brook working for a triangle but Parr defends it easily.
Parr wants to stand but Brook has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Parr preventing the sweep.
Parr is looking to stand up but Brook won't let him.
Brook is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parr wants to stand but Brook is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brook on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brook with a poor takedown
and Parr counters with a thumping low kick.

Brook scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brook tries to move into full mount but can't pass Parr's legs.
Parr is pushing Brook's head away, looking to escape. Brook manages to hold on to the position though.

Brook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brook tries for a kimura but Parr is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brook tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Brook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parr manages to get back to half guard.
Parr is trying to stand up here but Brook is controlling him well.

Parr is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Brook has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Parr is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Kel Brook!