PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omori Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Parker
vs
Takahara

193 cm
29
224 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

205 cm
26
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omori Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Parker.

It looks like Omori Takahara has been cut.
Takahara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takahara slips a straight right by Parker.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Takahara's belly button to the back.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takahara misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahara is just out of range.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahara has time to react.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahara was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takahara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Takahara looks gassed!
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker cracks Takahara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Parker has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Takahara to stand back up!

Takahara is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Takahara hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrew Parker!
A relieved looking Andrew Parker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.