PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Li
vs
Parker

187 cm
24
224 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

193 cm
31
224 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Li.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Parker avoids the head kick by Li.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Parker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Parker thuds a left hand into Li's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Parker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parker.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Li.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Li moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Li throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parker's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Li.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Li walks into a left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Li avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
Nice body kick from Li.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.

Li has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li connects with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Li.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker looks gassed!
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Li.
Parker connects with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
Parker takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li scores with a spinning back kick!
Li lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.
Li takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Li scores with a three punch combo!
Li lands a jab.
Parker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Li.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Li had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Li lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Parker is rocked!
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.

Li closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li connects with a knee right up the middle! Parker tumbles to the floor and Li stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ken Li!
After winning the bout, Ken Li thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.