PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verbiah Sozefay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sozefay
vs
Parker

172 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
165 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verbiah Sozefay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sozefay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sozefay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sozefay is looking to score with low kicks.
Parker misses with a right hand
and Sozefay counters with a head kick. That will keep Parker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Parker misses with a right hand
and Sozefay counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Parker throws a hook but Sozefay avoids it easily.
Sozefay is looking to land body kicks.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Sozefay counters with a leg kick.
Sozefay moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Sozefay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parker on the side of the head.
Parker looks to land a body kick but Sozefay moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parker blocks a head kick by Sozefay.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sozefay.
Parker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Sozefay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sozefay misses with a kick to the body
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sozefay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sozefay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sozefay misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Sozefay is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sozefay throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Sozefay slips a jab from Parker.
Parker with a jab.
Nice shot by Parker.

It looks like Verbiah Sozefay has been cut.
A low kick from Sozefay is predictable there
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sozefay throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
A big left from Parker misses.
Sozefay staying out of range there.
Sozefay throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sozefay counter with a right hand.
Parker staying out of range there.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Sozefay counters with an outside leg kick.
Sozefay misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.

Sozefay is rocked!
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Sozefay misses
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Sozefay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sozefay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sozefay gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sozefay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
letting Sozefay counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sozefay throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Sozefay counters with an inside leg kick.
Sozefay seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Sozefay misses
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Sozefay misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sozefay throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a left and a right... And another left! Sozefay is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Parker!