PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Marlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Imperial March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yuri Marlov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Parker's chin.

Parker
vs
Marlov

215 cm
21
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR] Killer Bee Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Marlov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Yuri Marlov has been cut.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Marlov staying out of range there.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Marlov moves away and avoids it.

Marlov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Parker is looking to reverse the position.
Parker struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marlov controlling the position from side mount.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.
Marlov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marlov prevents Parker from improving his position.
Parker manages to get to full guard.
Marlov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker wants to control the position but Marlov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Parker tries to kick Marlov off but Marlov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Marlov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parker wants to improve his position but Marlov is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marlov postures up.
Marlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Marlov from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marlov preventing the sweep.

Parker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marlov is aware though and is defending well.
Parker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marlov is now in half guard.

Marlov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marlov wants to clinch.

Marlov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Marlov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Parker lands with a nice body punch.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker cracks Marlov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marlov moves out of range as Parker strikes.

Marlov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Parker did well to prevent Marlov getting side control.
Parker moves into full guard.
Parker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marlov stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Marlov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marlov is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker has his hands on Marlov's head, controlling the position.
Parker trying to control the position.

That's two 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.
Parker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marlov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Parker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Parker wants to improve his position but Marlov is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Parker controls his leg.
Parker is trying to control but can't.

Parker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marlov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Marlov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Marlov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marlov is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Parker tries to get to full guard but Marlov has control of the leg.
Well, if Marlov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Parker is not content to let Marlov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Marlov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Parker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.
Parker wants to control but Marlov is keeping him busy.
Marlov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marlov misses with a strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Parker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marlov tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Marlov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parker wants to take a breather but Marlov is having none of it.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Still in half guard, Parker seems content to control.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Parker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Marlov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marlov is looking to improve his position.
Marlov punching from the bottom.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marlov punching from the bottom.

Parker is looking for a kimura here.
Bob Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marlov tries to reverse the position but Parker maintains control.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Marlov is in trouble!
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker cracks Marlov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marlov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Parker. What's that going to do exactly?
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Parker lands a big elbow.

Marlov is rocked!
Marlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Marlov is still in real trouble! Can Parker finish him?
Parker postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Marlov is out cold - huge knockout for Parker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Parker!