PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Siska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Siska
vs
Parker

170 cm
26
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Siska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cesar Parker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a series of punches but Siska avoids them all with ease.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.

Siska has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parker regains guard immediately.
Siska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Siska pushing down on Parker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parker is controlling Siska's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Siska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker controlling the position well.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Siska.
Siska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker has control of Siska's left arm, preventing Siska from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to keep Siska in close.
Parker is controlling Siska's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cesar Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Siska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker throws a head kick but Siska moves out of range.

Siska darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Siska throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Siska looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Parker is pulling down on Siska's head. It's preventing any offense from Siska, at least for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to keep a closed guard but Siska is proving a slippery customer.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker is adopting a defensive guard.
Siska 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siska throws a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cesar Parker.

Siska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
Parker trying his best to control but Siska has mounted him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siska thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Siska unloading with bombs!
Parker doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Parker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Siska.
Parker wants to hold on but Siska pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Siska is staying active.
Siska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Siska punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Siska lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siska avoids the attempt from Parker to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siska throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Parker because Siska loaded up on that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siska avoids the attempt from Parker to control.
Parker manages to control the position for a moment.
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parker looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker tries to hold on but Siska postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonny Siska will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parker throws a right and a left that Siska avoids nicely.

Siska 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.
Parker pulls Siska in close to prevent any damage.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker controls Siska momentarily but Siska frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Siska is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Parker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Cesar Parker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parker looks to land a combination but Siska avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Parker did well to prevent Siska getting side control.
Parker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Parker wants to control but Siska is keeping busy.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker is controlling Siska's trapped leg to prevent Siska from advancing to side control.
Siska thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Siska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Parker is trying is best to control the position here.
Siska wants to pass to mount but Parker is defending the position.
Parker wants to control but Siska passes into side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siska working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Siska working the ground and pound but Parker is defending the strikes.
Siska has control of an arm but Parker manages to advance to Siska's back!
Siska is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siska turns into Parker and is now in his guard.
Parker has control of Siska's left arm, preventing Siska from doing any damage.
Siska throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Siska postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siska throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Parker trying to control the position.

Cesar Parker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Siska shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Siska finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parker trying to hold on to Siska's head to control him but Siska postures up.
Parker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Siska missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker is looking to control Siska's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parker avoid being mounted?
Siska throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.
Siska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker trying to hold on to Siska's head to control him but Siska postures up.

Cesar Parker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Parker clinches up with Siska and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Parker drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonny Siska will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Parker clinches up with Siska and pushes him back against the cage.

Parker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Siska is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parker to the mat. Parker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Siska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Siska is in close to Parker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parker trying to control the position here.
Siska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker has Siska pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cesar Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parker throws a head kick but Siska moves out of range.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siska.

Siska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parker looking to control.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker is trying to control the position but Siska postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Siska throwing strikes but missing.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siska throwing strikes but missing.
Cesar Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker controls Siska momentarily but Siska frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cesar Parker.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Parker enables Siska to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siska scoring with some ground and pound.
Siska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker has his hands on Siska's head, controlling the position.
Siska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to keep a closed guard but Siska is proving a slippery customer.
Siska with a nice head shot there.
Parker has Siska pulled in close to control his posture.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siska.
Siska throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker pulls Siska in close to his closed guard and prevents Siska from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cesar Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Siska scores a takedown into full mount!
Parker wants to control but Siska is having none of it.
Siska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parker?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Siska pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siska landing strikes from the mount.
Parker tries to hold on but Siska postures up.
Siska lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Siska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Siska, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Siska!
A very excited looking Jonny Siska rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.