PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Duck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Duck
vs
Parker

177 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.

Duck tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.

Duck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duck throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duck misses with a hook.
Parker slips under a jab from Duck.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Duck had a free shot at his head there.
Parker slips under a jab.
Duck misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Duck misses the jab.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duck.
Duck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duck missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Duck misses.
Parker wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Duck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duck.
A slow jab from Duck misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker slips under a jab.
Duck throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Parker staying out of range there.
Duck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
Jason Duck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker moves away from the strike by Duck.
Duck throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Duck misses.
Duck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duck checks a leg kick.
Duck misses with a straight left.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duck.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Duck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Duck. That snapped Parker's head back.
Duck misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Parker misses.

Duck bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Parker! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Parker is rocked!

That has opened up Bruce Parker's cut even more.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Duck stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Duck finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Parker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Duck dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Duck!