PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Parkachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Parkachev
vs
Park

180 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Parkachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Park!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Parkachev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Park.
No joy there for Park, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Parkachev's head back.
Parkachev tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parkachev.
Park lands a jab to the nose.
Parkachev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Park is fending him off so far but Parkachev persists. Nope, Park circles away and we're back to standing.
Park cracks Parkachev with an open hand slap.
Parkachev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Park counters with a nice uppercut.
Parkachev shoots for a takedown but Park saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Park throws a series of punches but Parkachev avoids them all with ease.
Park cracks Parkachev with an open hand slap.
Parkachev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Park.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Park lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parkachev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Parkachev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parkachev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park stalks Parkachev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parkachev's face. Parkachev staggers backwards, shaken.
Parkachev tries to clinch but Park moves away
and Park counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Parkachev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Parkachev stops Park from standing up.
Parkachev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parkachev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Park swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park has a closed guard, preventing Parkachev from standing up.
Parkachev is breathing heavily.

Parkachev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice cross by Park.
Park dodges the punch combination from Parkachev.
Parkachev is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
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!
Park connects with a body shot.
Park pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parkachev back to the cage. Park follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Park lands a jab-cross combination.
Parkachev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Park defends it nicely.
Park goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parkachev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steven Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Park lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Park lands with a hook. Parkachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Park, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Park there.
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Park punishes Parkachev's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Park throws a series of strikes that have Parkachev backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Parkachev fails with a takedown attempt.
Park lands a nice shot to the body.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Park lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Park.
Park is working the combinations to good effect here.
Park works over Parkachev's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parkachev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parkachev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parkachev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Park to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parkachev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Park ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Park.
Parkachev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parkachev gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Park.
Parkachev shoots for a takedown but Park saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Parkachev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parkachev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Park connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parkachev. Parkachev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parkachev is defended easily by Park.
Park fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Parkachev or perhaps it was just good defense by Park which made him look bad.
Parkachev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parkachev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Park lands with a nice body punch.
Parkachev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vladimir Parkachev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Park punishes Parkachev's body with a nice straight punch.
Parkachev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Park lands a nice shot to the body.
Park scores with the left hand. Parkachev knows he should have avoided that one.
Park throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Park lands a jab to Parkachev's midsection.
Park lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkachev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Horrible takedown by Parkachev or perhaps it was just good defense by Park which made him look bad.
Parkachev takes one on the button.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Parkachev walks into a straight right hand from Park.
Steven Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Park works the jab nicely.
Vladimir Parkachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parkachev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parkachev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parkachev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park catches Parkachev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Park tests Parkachev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Park with a jab.
Park ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Park throws a series of strikes that have Parkachev backpedaling.
Parkachev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Park paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Park keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parkachev.
Park stuffs the takedown attempt from Parkachev. Parkachev gets slowly back to his feet.
Parkachev gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parkachev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Park there.
Parkachev misses with a takedown
and Park counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Park lands with a good body shot.
Park is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parkachev rather than just go for the knockout.
Parkachev shoots in but no luck this time.
Park fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Park.
Parkachev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park throws a shot to the body.
Parkachev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Park stuns Parkachev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Park scores with a nice right hand.
Parkachev shoots in for a double leg but Park sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Park fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parkachev on the side of the head.
Parkachev wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Park scores with a hook.

Park gets caught napping as Parkachev dives in and scores a takedown. Park manages to retain guard.
Park has a closed guard, preventing Parkachev from standing up.
Parkachev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Park is looking to stand up but Parkachev isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park has a closed guard, preventing Parkachev from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Parkachev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Park lands a jab-cross combination.
Parkachev shoots in for a takedown but Park shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Park lands a nice looking body shot.
Park jabs Parkachev to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Park scores with a jab to the body.
Park getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danga de danga de dang - Park scores with a four punch combination!
Park jabs at Parkachev's body.
Park lands a lovely overhand right.
Park lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Park scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Park there.
Parkachev with a jab.
Parkachev dives in and grabs Park's left leg, looking for a takedown. Park pushes down on Parkachev's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Parkachev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park feints a jab promting Parkachev to slip. Park then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parkachev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Park!
Park displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parkachev.
Park stuns Parkachev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Park tries to bum rush Parkachev with a series of wild strikes but Parkachev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Park punishes Parkachev's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parkachev.
Parkachev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parkachev shoots in for a double leg but Park sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Park lands a two punch combo.
Park scores with a punch to the head.
Park leaves Parkachev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Park throws a good cross that connects.
Park throws a shot to the body.
Parkachev doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
Parkachev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parkachev takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parkachev at a distance.
Parkachev looks for a takedown but Park sprawls well.
Vladimir Parkachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Park does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Park comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Park winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Park!