PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ISO Quorra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and quinton parjk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Quorra
vs
parjk

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 New York, ISO Quorra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, quinton parjk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Quorra. parjk does a little dance to reset his feet.

Quorra drives through and clinches with parjk against the cage.
parjk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quorra has him pressed against the cage.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into parjk's ribcage.
parjk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and parjk avoids it.
parjk avoiding damage as Quorra throws knees to the body.
parjk tries to pull guard but Quorra holds him up against the cage and eventually parjk drops back down to his feet.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has parjk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
parjk looks gassed!
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!
Quorra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. parjk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
parjk takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like quinton parjk has been cut.
A knee to the head by Quorra.
parjk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra working parjk over with knees to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra connects with a knee to the head.
parjk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra lands a knee to the head.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to parjk's face.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
parjk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
parjk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Quorra.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. parjk won't want to take too many of those.
Quorra misses with an elbow over the top.

parjk decides to pull guard.
parjk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quorra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
parjk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if parjk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quorra wants to pass the guard but parjk is keeping the position.
parjk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quorra trying to control the position from guard on top but parjk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quorra is really struggling to control parjk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
parjk tries to strike from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
parjk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Some wild striking there from parjk.

Quorra takes the fight into the clinch.
Quorra misses with a knee to the head.
Quorra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
parjk fails to pull guard.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of quinton parjk.
parjk tries to pull guard but Quorra holds him up against the cage and eventually parjk drops back down to his feet.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quorra taking a breather.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to parjk's face.
parjk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
parjk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quorra trying to land knees to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra connects with a knee to the head.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to parjk's face.
Quorra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from parjk.
parjk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has parjk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quorra working parjk over with knees to the body.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
parjk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. parjk won't want to take too many of those.
parjk wants to get back to striking at distance but Quorra won't allow it.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and parjk avoids it.
parjk wants to get back to striking at distance but Quorra won't allow it.
parjk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quorra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but parjk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
parjk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
parjk wants to get back to striking at distance but Quorra won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
parjk tries for a takedown but Quorra manages to get underhooks.
parjk fails to pull guard.
Quorra working parjk over with knees to the body.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quorra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from parjk.
Quorra prevents parjk from breaking the clinch.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has parjk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Quorra.
Quorra trying to land knees to the body.
parjk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
parjk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quorra has him pressed against the cage.
Quorra misses with an elbow over the top.
Quorra scores a nice knee to the body.
Quorra prevents parjk from breaking the clinch.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
parjk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
parjk tries to score a body lock takedown but Quorra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. parjk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ISO Quorra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on quinton parjk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

parjk throws out a powerful jab.
Quorra tries to clinch but parjk moves out of range.
quinton parjk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
parjk tries to bum rush Quorra with a series of wild strikes but Quorra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quorra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quorra throws a leg kick that misses.
parjk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quorra.
A jab from parjk misses.
parjk scores with a nice strike.
Quorra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
parjk tries to bum rush Quorra with a series of wild strikes but Quorra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quorra tries to clinch but parjk is having none of it.

Quorra moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quorra keeps control of parjk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quorra taking a breather.
Quorra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but parjk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quorra connects with a nasty looking knee right to parjk's face.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into parjk's ribcage.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quorra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quorra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that parjk can do to turn this around?
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. parjk won't want to take too many of those.
parjk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quorra has him pressed against the cage.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
parjk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quorra smiles and moves away.
Quorra tries to land a leg kick but parjk saw it coming and moves away.
Quorra misses with a wild body shot.
Quorra just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by parjk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quorra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from parjk finds it's way through Quorra's defenses.
A jab from Quorra misses.

Quorra clinches up with parjk and pushes him back against the cage.
Quorra missing with knees to the body.
Quorra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from parjk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
parjk looking for a takedown.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Quorra.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
parjk is trying to force a seperation but Quorra has the dominant position.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
parjk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into parjk's ribcage.
Quorra looking to slow down the pace here.
parjk is trying to break the clinch but Quorra has him pressed against the cage.
Quorra landing knees to the head.
parjk jumps guard but Quorra stands there with parjk around his waist. parjk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of quinton parjk.
parjk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
parjk looking for a takedown.
Quorra taking a breather.
parjk avoiding damage as Quorra throws knees to the body.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quorra throws an elbow but it misses.
Quorra is looking to control parjk's arms but parjk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quorra has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

parjk drags the fight down to the ground.
parjk controls Quorra momentarily but Quorra frees himself.
Quorra wants to control from the top but parjk keeps moving.
Quorra tries to free his leg and advance position but parjk is retaining full guard.
parjk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quorra preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
parjk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Quorra prevents parjk from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
parjk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quorra.

Quorra moves into the clinch successfully.
Quorra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from parjk.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. parjk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra misses with a knee strike.
parjk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quorra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. parjk is defending well for now.
Quorra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite parjk's efforts to push away.
Quorra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
parjk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
parjk wants to get back to striking at distance but Quorra won't allow it.
parjk throws an elbow that misses.
Quorra missing with knees to the body.
Quorra tries to stall but parjk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
parjk fails to pull guard.
parjk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quorra just stands there and leans against the cage.
parjk managing to block the knees to the body from Quorra.
Quorra gets underhooks to prevent parjk's takedown attempt.
Quorra landing knees to the body.
Quorra tries to land a knee to the head but parjk blocks with his arms.
parjk lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ISO Quorra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on quinton parjk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from parjk misses.
Quorra tries to close the distance and clinch up but parjk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quorra tries to clinch but parjk is having none of it.
parjk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
parjk misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quorra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Quorra instigates a clinch.
parjk is trying to break the clinch but Quorra is controlling him.
Quorra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
parjk managing to block the knees to the body from Quorra.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into parjk's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quorra just misses with a elbow thrown towards parjk's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quorra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has parjk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quorra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ISO Quorra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quorra avoiding damage.
Quorra lands a knee to the body.
parjk wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quorra with a knee to the head.
Quorra connects with a knee to the head.
parjk is trying to break the clinch but Quorra is controlling him.
Quorra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but parjk blocks it with crossed arms.
parjk wants to stall.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
parjk working hard to break the clinch.
parjk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quorra is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Quorra.
Quorra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quorra lands a good knee to the midsection. parjk won't want to take too many of those.
parjk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quorra has him pressed against the cage.
parjk fails to pull guard.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
parjk jumps guard but Quorra stands there with parjk around his waist. parjk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quorra lands a nice knee to the body.
parjk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quorra walks away with a smile on his face. parjk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ISO Quorra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of quinton parjk.
Quorra misses with a hook.
Quorra moves in looking to clinch but parjk pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quorra wants to clinch up but parjk keeps it at a distance.
parjk throws a series of punches but Quorra avoids them all with ease.

Quorra closes the distance and pushes parjk back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
Quorra crunches a lovely knee into parjk's ribcage.
parjk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quorra smiles and moves away.
Quorra tries to close the distance and clinch up but parjk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quorra tries to clinch there but parjk circles away.
parjk throws a body punch but Quorra moves out of range.
Quorra fails in his attempt to clinch.
parjk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Quorra pushes parjk up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
parjk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quorra throws an elbow but it misses.
parjk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quorra working parjk over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Quorra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quorra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Quorra.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
parjk fails to pull guard.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
parjk tries to circle away but Quorra has him pinned against the cage.
Quorra has parjk pushed against the cage.
parjk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quorra tries to land knees in the clinch but parjk avoids the damage to the body.
parjk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quorra unloads a knee to the mid-section. parjk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quorra obliges.
Quorra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quorra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quorra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but parjk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
parjk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
parjk trying to land knees to the body.
parjk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quorra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Quorra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quorra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quorra looking to stall.
Quorra trying to land knees to the body.
Quorra prevents parjk from breaking the clinch.
parjk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quorra smiles and moves away.

Quorra has managed to clinch.
parjk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
parjk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
parjk fails to pull guard.
Quorra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quorra scores with a knee to the head.
parjk managing to block the knees to the body from Quorra.
parjk can't get the takedown.
Quorra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
parjk tries to pull guard but Quorra holds him up against the cage and eventually parjk drops back down to his feet.
Quorra keeps control of parjk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
quinton parjk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ISO Quorra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quorra landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
ISO Quorra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quorra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ISO Quorra!