PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parr comes to the cage accompanied by Remedy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wayne Parr
vs
Pretorian

183 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 Tokyo, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parr.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Parr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parr.
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!
Parr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parr wants to clinch up but Pretorian keeps it at a distance.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt - Pretorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pretorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Parr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Parr shoots in for a takedown but Pretorian shows good takedown defense.
Parr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pretorian pinned against the cage. Pretorian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Parr is breathing heavily.
Pretorian throws a combination that misses

and Parr moves into the clinch.

Parr breaks the clinch.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Pretorian lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Parr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pretorian misses with a combination

and Parr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parr wants to stand but Pretorian has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Pretorian kicks off Parr and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Parr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pretorian lands a two punch combo.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Parr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pretorian's calf.
Pretorian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pretorian duly obliges.
Kratus Pretorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pretorian swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr motions for Pretorian to come forward. Parr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pretorian leaves Parr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pretorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian moves out of range of the body kick from Parr.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Pretorian pushes him off.
Pretorian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parr.
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian looks to land a combination. Parr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pretorian tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Pretorian both land. Nice combination.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pretorian tries to avoid it but Parr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pretorian to the ground. Pretorian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr moves out of range.
Parr misses with a low kick.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pretorian swinging wildly here.
Parr misses with a low kick.
Pretorian tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Parr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pretorian is able to avoid easily.
Pretorian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pretorian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parr takes a step back to recover.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr tried to score with a low kick but Pretorian checks it.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr moves out of range.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parr misses with a double jab.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Pretorian stalks Parr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parr's face. Parr staggers backwards, shaken.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parr throws a nice head kick!
Pretorian stalks Parr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parr's face. Parr staggers backwards, shaken.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pretorian throws a series of strikes that have Parr backpedaling.
Pretorian throws a one two combo.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Kratus Pretorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Pretorian throws a combination. Parr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Wayne Parr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pretorian misses with the combination.
Pretorian throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Parr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parr throws a series of punches but Pretorian avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Pretorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Pretorian is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretorian throws a combination. Parr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pretorian as he avoids it easily.
Pretorian looks to land a combination. Parr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Pretorian both land. Nice combination.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Parr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pretorian misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Pretorian.
Pretorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pretorian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pretorian misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Pretorian both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pretorian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parr throws a chopping leg kick but Pretorian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Pretorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pretorian throws a right hand that Parr ducks under and follows up with a left that Parr also avoids with ease.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pretorian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parr shoots for a takedown but Pretorian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pretorian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parr backs up against the cage.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pretorian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pretorian looks to land a combination but Parr avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pretorian looks to land a combination. Parr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pretorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pretorian's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pretorian duly obliges.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parr circles away quickly and effectively.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Pretorian.
Parr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pretorian throws a combination that misses
and Parr counters with a good low kick that Pretorian was not able to check.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian throws a right hand that Parr ducks under and follows up with a left that Parr also avoids with ease.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt - Pretorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parr circles away quickly and effectively.
Pretorian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pretorian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pretorian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parr backs up against the cage.
Parr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pretorian swivels and escapes.
A combination from Pretorian does no damage.
Pretorian looks to land a combination. Parr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pretorian misses with a combination
and Parr counters with a good low kick that Pretorian was not able to check.
Pretorian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pretorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
Pretorian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.
Kratus Pretorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pretorian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parr motions for Pretorian to come forward. Parr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pretorian throws a one two combo.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Parr throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratus Pretorian 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!

Pretorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pretorian tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pretorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pretorian throws a series of strikes that have Parr backpedaling.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Pretorian misses with a two punch combination.
Pretorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pretorian misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Pretorian as Parr shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pretorian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parr misses with a low kick.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pretorian.
Pretorian tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pretorian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pretorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretorian works over Parr's head and body with a nice combination.
Pretorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pretorian.
Pretorian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parr.
Pretorian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pretorian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pretorian lands a jab-cross combination.
Pretorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretorian lands with a nice combination. Parr backs away looking to recover.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pretorian misses with the combination.
Pretorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pretorian!
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
Parr looks for a takedown but Pretorian sprawls well.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Pretorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pretorian.
Pretorian misses with the combination.
Pretorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pretorian is fending him off so far but Parr persists. Nope, Pretorian circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Pretorian.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Pretorian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parr counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pretorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pretorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pretorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pretorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parr is looking to clinch.
Parr throws a leg kick but Pretorian checks it.
Parr fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
Parr slips a jab and a cross from Pretorian.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr avoids them all with ease.
Pretorian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pretorian.
Parr misses with a wild combination.
Pretorian misses with a combination
and Parr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pretorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Pretorian.
Pretorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr moves out of range.
Pretorian stalks Parr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parr's face. Parr staggers backwards, shaken.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pretorian!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pretorian!
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
Pretorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Pretorian misses with a few strikes there.
Parr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pretorian is able to avoid easily.
Pretorian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parr is looking to clinch but Pretorian is avoiding it.
Pretorian misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Pretorian both land. Nice combination.
Pretorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parr circles away quickly and effectively.
Pretorian throws a series of punches but Parr moves out of range.
Pretorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pretorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pretorian!
Pretorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pretorian wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratus Pretorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pretorian 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratus Pretorian!