PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Michael Jackson and Too Many DJs - Rock with you. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Parkinson
vs
Jackson

174 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
149 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson lands with a cross.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parkinson on the side of the head.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Parkinson moves out of range.
Parkinson throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Parkinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Parkinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
A shot to de liver by Parkinson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson slips under a jab.

Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Parkinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a jab when Parkinson was well out of range.
Parkinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Parkinson throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson tries to work over Parkinson's front leg with a kick but Parkinson checks it.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parkinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parkinson.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Parkinson is just out of range.
Jackson throws the left hand but Parkinson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson blocks it.
Parkinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Parkinson.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Parkinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Parkinson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab

and Parkinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson prevents Parkinson from moving into mount.
Parkinson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parkinson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Parkinson tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson tries to advance to mount but Jackson instead regains half guard.
Parkinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parkinson slips nicely into half guard.

Parkinson is working for a submission of some sort.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parkinson is working for an americana but Jackson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Parkinson was thinking about the submission.

That's four 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.
Parkinson stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Parkinson from controlling successfully.
Parkinson is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson is just holding on here. Jackson manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson looks for a takedown but Parkinson sprawls well.
Parkinson throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Parkinson throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Parkinson there.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Parkinson. Parkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parkinson works the jab nicely.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parkinson counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Parkinson saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Parkinson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Parkinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parkinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parkinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parkinson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parkinson, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Parkinson slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Parkinson takes one to the chin there.
Parkinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parkinson staying out of range there.
Parkinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson avoids it easily.
Parkinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Parkinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Parkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Parkinson.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parkinson.
Parkinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parkinson tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Parkinson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Parkinson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson misses with a hook. Parkinson ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Parkinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parkinson lands with an overhand left.
Parkinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Parkinson saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parkinson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parkinson.
Parkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parkinson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Parkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parkinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teddy Parkinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Parkinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parkinson.
Jackson misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bum rush Parkinson with a series of wild strikes but Parkinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Parkinson.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parkinson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.

Parkinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parkinson trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parkinson cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Parkinson.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parkinson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson cracks Parkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parkinson lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Parkinson is out of range.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parkinson.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parkinson's hands.
Parkinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson catches Parkinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parkinson.
Parkinson scores with a body shot.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parkinson backs up against the cage.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parkinson at a distance.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Parkinson avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Parkinson misses the target.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parkinson moves out of range as Jackson strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Parkinson shakes it off.
Parkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson blocks it.
Parkinson fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Parkinson is holding on to half guard well.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Jackson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Parkinson to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson blocks it.
Jackson slips a straight right by Parkinson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parkinson's head backwards.
Parkinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Parkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Parkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Parkinson avoids it well.
Parkinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Parkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parkinson's head backwards.
Parkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parkinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parkinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Parkinson seems unphased.
Jackson throws a jab when Parkinson was well out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Parkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a hook but Parkinson avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jackson!