PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Dead N Gone. Jie Liu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Parker
vs
Liu

170 cm
29
155 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

173 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a solid leg kick but Parker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liu.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liu stalks Parker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parker's face. Parker staggers backwards, shaken.
Good leg kick by Liu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu misses the jab.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Liu tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Liu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker lands with a kick to the temple. Liu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liu scrambles back to his feet.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Liu throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Parker checks a low kick from Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Parker down.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker slips a straight right by Liu.
Parker tries a low kick but Liu avoids it.
Liu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.

Liu pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Liu lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu is trying to stall.
Parker tries to stall but Liu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.
Liu misses with some punches.
Parker is stalling here.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Parker working aggressively here.
Liu misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu lands an uppercut.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Liu improves position.
Liu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu jumps guard but Parker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Liu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu blocks a body shot from Parker.

Parker breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parker.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liu tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Liu throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Liu only half commits.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Liu misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parker lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liu really felt that one!
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jie Liu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker throws a leg kick but Liu moved away.

Liu scores a takedown into full mount!
Liu throws a sloppy strike and Parker uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Parker has ended up in Liu's guard.
Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Liu working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.

Liu working for submissions but it's allowed Parker to get to half guard.
Parker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
Parker is thwarting Liu's attempts to control the position.
Parker trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peter Parker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Liu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liu defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker cracks Liu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Parker fakes the leg kick and cracks Liu in the body.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liu.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parker checks a leg kick.
Liu pushes Parker away with a front kick.
Liu throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Liu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Parker counters with a thumping low kick.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Parker clinches up with Liu and pushes him back against the cage.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Liu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peter Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Liu.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker working aggressively here.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Parker keeps control of Liu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker blocking some punches.

Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liu if he has to take too many more of those.
Liu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parker is out of range and Liu settles back down.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Parker jabs at Liu's body.
Liu throws a leg kick
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and moves out of range.
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 Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parker walks into a jab.
Liu dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Liu throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jie Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Parker forces Liu back against the cage and clinches.

Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Liu shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Parker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Liu or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
Parker throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Parker avoids the head kick by Liu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu avoids the body shot from Parker.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Parker enables Liu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu forces his way into half guard.
Parker trying to control but Liu postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker controlling the position for now.
Liu is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker is trying to stand.
Liu is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Parker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Liu seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves away from the strike by Liu.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a solid body kick.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu staying out of range there.
Liu throws a combination that misses
and Parker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liu really felt that one!
Liu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu slips under a jab.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Liu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Parker.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jie Liu just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parker avoids the head kick by Liu.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parker, right into the meat.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Parker tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.

Liu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liu advances position into side control!
Parker wants to control but Liu postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Liu.
Liu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Liu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Parker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Parker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parker tries to bench press Liu off him but Liu keeps the position.
Parker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liu wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Liu passes to side control.
Liu lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Liu advances to mount.
Parker wants to hold on but Liu pushes him away.
Liu punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Liu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Liu looking to control but Parker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liu looking to ground and pound but Parker is blocking nicely.
Liu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Parker taking shots to the head.
Liu landing punches.

Parker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Parker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a big shot to the head and Parker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jie Liu!
Jie Liu is the new lightweight champion!