PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Reinaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinaldson comes to the cage accompanied by Evenflow- Pearljam. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Reinaldson
vs
Parker

178 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Reinaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Parker!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reinaldson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reinaldson is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker working over Reinaldson with some ground and pound. Reinaldson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Reinaldson is trying to stand.
Parker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker breaks from Reinaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Reinaldson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Parker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reinaldson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Reinaldson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinaldson?
Parker lands with some strikes.
Reinaldson is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.
Parker breaks from Reinaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reinaldson is trying desperately to improve position.
Reinaldson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Parker wants to control the pace but Reinaldson is squirming around nicely.
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Reinaldson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Reinaldson is breathing heavily.
Parker working Reinaldson over with strikes here.
Reinaldson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker lands with some strikes.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reinaldson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reinaldson hang on?
Parker lands with some strikes.
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Reinaldson working to try and regain half guard.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reinaldson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reinaldson's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinaldson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reinaldson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reinaldson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reinaldson is trying to stand up.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parker controlling from the full mount.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reinaldson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker unloading with bombs!
Parker unloading with bombs!
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
Reinaldson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinaldson?
Reinaldson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Parker unloading with bombs!
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reinaldson tries to buck Parker off but he can't manage it.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reinaldson moves out of range of the body kick.
Reinaldson connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reinaldson throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Reinaldson moved out of range.
Reinaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Reinaldson throws a head kick that half lands.
Parker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leroy Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker looks for the body kick but Reinaldson saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Reinaldson moved out of range.
Reinaldson moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Reinaldson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.

Parker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reinaldson's guard.
Parker slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinaldson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker passes to full mount!
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Reinaldson is in trouble!
Reinaldson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Reinaldson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker prevents Reinaldson from getting the reversal.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!

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 has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reinaldson's face.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker cracks Reinaldson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinaldson?
Parker looking to control but Reinaldson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinaldson?
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
Reinaldson is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reinaldson really wants to buck Parker off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
Parker landing punches.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker working Reinaldson over with strikes here.
Reinaldson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Parker with the ground and pound from mount.
Reinaldson working to try and regain half guard.
Reinaldson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Parker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reinaldson can't escape the position.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Reinaldson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reinaldson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reinaldson looks a forlorn figure.
Reinaldson is trying desperately to improve position.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Reinaldson is in trouble!
Parker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker working Reinaldson over with strikes here.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Reinaldson shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parker wants to take a breather but Reinaldson is having none of it.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reinaldson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reinaldson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parker passes to full mount!
Parker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reinaldson is looking to escape.
Leroy Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Reinaldson is looking to get to half guard.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker with shots to the head and body - Reinaldson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parker breaks from Reinaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Reinaldson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

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 cracks Reinaldson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parker breaks from Reinaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reinaldson working to try and regain half guard.
Parker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parker unloading with bombs!
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinaldson?
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Reinaldson is in trouble!
Reinaldson is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker lands a big elbow.
Reinaldson is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinaldson taking shots to the head.
Parker looking to control but Reinaldson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reinaldson wants to get back to his feet.
Reinaldson is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parker working Reinaldson over with strikes here.
Reinaldson is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Reinaldson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Matthew Reinaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker landing punches.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parker tries to control but Reinaldson wriggling away.
Reinaldson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parker breaks from Reinaldson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Reinaldson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reinaldson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Parker. What's that going to do exactly?
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

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