PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rob Tree was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parker
vs
Tree

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Tree!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Josh Parker has been cut.
Tree is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Parker is rocked!
Tree throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tree lands a left and a right that send Parker crashing to the mat, dazed. Tree thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Tree pushes him off.

Tree moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Tree lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tree gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tree is defending well for now.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tree connects with a knee to the head.

Josh Parker's cut is getting worse.
Tree landing knees to the head.
Parker is pressed against the cage. Tree pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Parker! Two more big strikes from Tree and Parker crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rob Tree!