PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koufax Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koufax Pierce had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pierce
vs
Parker

175 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

169 cm
20
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Koufax Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierce catches Parker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierce lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Pierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.

Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Parker throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Pierce digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Pierce seems unphased.
Parker tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Pierce looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Koufax Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Pierce misses with a looping left.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker moves away from the strike by Pierce.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierce is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pierce pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pierce wants to control but Parker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
Parker stalling.
Parker wants to control but Pierce is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Still in half guard, Parker seems content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierce misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pierce. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Pierce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koufax Pierce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pierce throws a one two combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.
Parker is trying to ground and pound but Pierce uses the momentary lack of control by Parker to regain half guard.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierce is trying to maintain the position but Parker is very close to passing his half guard.
Pierce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker works his way into side control.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Parker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Pierce managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.

Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pierce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controls the position.
Parker is trying to ground and pound but Pierce uses the momentary lack of control by Parker to regain half guard.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Pierce is working away.
Pierce pushes Parker off looking to stand but Parker dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pierce sees it coming and defends easily.
Parker throws a strike but Pierce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Pierce is keeping the position.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierce throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koufax Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pierce fails to land with a series of punches.
Koufax Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierce swings away with a body shot that misses

so Parker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker content to stall in guard here.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pierce tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Pierce being controlled here, momentarily.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Pierce lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Pierce takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips a jab from Pierce.
Parker works over Pierce's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Pierce misses.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Pierce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierce throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Pierce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierce leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce misses with a body kick.
Pierce throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Pierce throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierce connects with a body shot.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierce rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Pierce swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker punishes Pierce's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Pierce misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pierce's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Parker really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pierce misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Pierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Parker lands with a straight right. Pierce didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker swings for the body but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Koufax Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pierce backs up against the cage.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Pierce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Parker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Parker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Pierce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is stalling here but it's allowed Pierce to get half guard.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Parker working Pierce over with strikes.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pierce regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working Pierce over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pierce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Pierce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierce's head.
Parker postures up in Pierce's guard and throws a big left but Pierce blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Parker dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parker slips a jab from Pierce.
Pierce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Pierce scores with a hook.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pierce.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Pierce lands with a nice combination. Parker backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Pierce.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Johnny Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce connects with a single shot there.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
Pierce misses with a double jab

and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierce's guard.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koufax Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Parker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pierce quickly recovers to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to kick Parker off in order to stand up. Parker Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Parker taking a breather here.
Parker moves into full mount!
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Parker!
Johnny Parker is the new lightweight champion!