PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroto Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Inoue
vs
Parker

186 cm
23
238 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroto Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker swinging wildly here.

Inoue shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parker's guard.
Inoue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Inoue throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Inoue with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Inoue with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
Parker wants to stand and escape but Inoue is having none of it.
Inoue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue slips nicely into half guard.
Inoue not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inoue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inoue sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker stuffs the takedown.
Parker with a jab.
Parker misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.
Inoue could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker looks to land a combination but Inoue avoids it well.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inoue.
Parker lands a two punch combo.

Inoue closes the distance and clinches.
Inoue takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
Inoue can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroto Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Inoue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inoue shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Inoue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Inoue scores with a takedown into Parker's guard.
Inoue with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inoue works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inoue is breathing heavily.
Inoue prevents Parker from standing back up.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inoue.
Inoue wants to free his trapped foot but Parker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inoue prevents Parker from improving his position.
Inoue missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Inoue has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker lands with a good body shot.
Parker swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Andrew Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Inoue or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker lands a head shot.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
Parker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inoue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker scores with a body shot.
Parker throws a right hand that Inoue ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoue also avoids with ease.
Parker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Inoue on the side of the head.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Parker misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Inoue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inoue rather than just go for the knockout.
Inoue dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Inoue shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Inoue is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inoue tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Inoue has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Inoue backs up against the ropes.

Inoue is rocked!
Inoue closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Inoue pushes Parker against the ropes but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker lands a nice hook to Inoue's body. Inoue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker digs a good body shot into Inoue's ribs.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown by Inoue or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker looks to land a combination but Inoue avoids it well.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Parker.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Inoue had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Inoue fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Inoue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker cracks Inoue with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Inoue falls to his knees and Parker doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Parker!