PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 2974 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 332 p4p, 297 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Henderson
vs
Parker

170 cm
21
165
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
24
156
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a hook.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Parker moves into range and clinches up with Henderson .
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Parker tightens his grip and picks Henderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Henderson manages to land in guard.
Parker is standing up over Henderson . Henderson looks to escape but Parker dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker throws a strike aimed at the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker controls the position.
Henderson 's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sloppy strikes there by Parker.
Parker is staying tight to Henderson 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Parker might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two 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.
Henderson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker is continuing to stall.
Parker has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Parker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Parker tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Parker ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .

Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Henderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Parker has picked Henderson up - he's going for a ride! Parker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parker in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Henderson is defending the position.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Parker trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker uses his free foot to push down on Henderson 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henderson .
Parker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parker punching from mount but Henderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parker controlling from mount.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parker throwing strikes here but Henderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henderson tries to buck Parker off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Parker.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.

Parker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker wants to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch position.
Parker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .

Parker gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Parker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Parker settles back down.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Ryan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Parker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Henderson .
Parker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Parker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henderson with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Henderson misses.
Parker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henderson defends it well.
Henderson throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut

and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Henderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Parker passes into half guard.

Parker is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Parker moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to advance to mount but Henderson denies him.
Henderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Peter Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ryan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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 Ryan Henderson .
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!