PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stones comes into the arena with T2 Theme by Austrian Death Machine blaring out of the sound system. Damien Stones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stones
vs
Parker

175 cm
26
166 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

175 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

5th Round
5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Stones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stones slips a jab from Parker.
Parker blocks a jab.
Stones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stones.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stones.
Stones blocks a jab.
Stones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
A clash of legs there as Parker blocks the low kick.
Stones throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
Stones thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stones tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parker looks to land a body kick but Stones moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones with a jab.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stones throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Stones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stones!
Stones misses with a straight left.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Stones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Stones swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Stones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker slips under a jab.
Stones staying out of range there.
Stones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Stones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stones - that will leave a mark!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
letting Stones counter with a right hand.
Stones cracks Parker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stones fakes the leg kick and cracks Parker in the body.
Stones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stones.
Parker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parker slips under a jab from Stones.
Parker slips a straight right by Stones.
Stones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stones throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones's corner calls for a 1-2. Stones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Stones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Stones wants to clinch.
Stones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stones duly obliges.
Stones tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Stones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries for a takedown but Stones circles away easily

and Stones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker is looking to advance position but Stones won't allow it.
Stones wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker is trying to control. Stones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stones is trying to get back to full guard.
Stones is not content to let Parker control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damien Stones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stones misses with a looping right.
Stones scores with a jab to the head.
Stones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stones slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Stones.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Stones.
A big right from Parker misses.
Stones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker misses with the body kick

and Stones counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking to regain half guard here but Stones keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker stops Stones from passing to mount.
Stones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Parker is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Stones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stones lands a nice forearm strike.
Stones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Stones working the head with strikes.
Parker manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stones controlling the action here.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker is controlling Stones's posture.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stones thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stones is controlling him.
Stones wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Stones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stones 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stones looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parker manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stones is pushing down on Parker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parker is fighting to maintain full guard but Stones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stones wants to advance to full mount but Parker doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Stones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parker looks to throw the jab but Stones is out of range.
Stones misses with a wild combination.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Stones as he checks the leg kick.
Stones throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Stones tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stones really felt that one!
Stones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parker cracks Stones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Stones moves away and avoids it.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Stones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stones.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stones tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stones scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stones staying out of range there.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Stones.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stones.
Stones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Stones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stones throws a sloppy body shot
and Stones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a good cross that connects.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Stones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parker checks it well.
Parker scoring well with a low kick there.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Stones's head.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Stones.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker cracks Stones with a good jab.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Stones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darius Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Stones is out of range.
Parker misses the jab.
Stones throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Stones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Stones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
A big left from Parker misses.
Stones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stones was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Darius Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stones loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.

Stones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Parker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Stones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Parker tries to hold on but Stones postures up.
Parker is in a horrible position here. Stones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parker looks a forlorn figure.
Damien Stones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Stones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Stones!