PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Bob Parker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rosenthal
vs
Parker

185 cm
29
240 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

215 cm
28
291 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rosenthal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
Rosenthal throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rosenthal.
Rosenthal has a takedown stuffed.
Parker avoids the head kick by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rosenthal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Rosenthal throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rosenthal.
Parker tries to clinch up but Rosenthal circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Bob Parker has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker motions for Rosenthal to come forward. Parker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal throws a nice inside leg kick.

Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parker is stalling here. Rosenthal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rosenthal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rosenthal working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rosenthal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
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!
Parker is looking for a sweep. Rosenthal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker gets back to full guard.
Parker keeping full guard, as Rosenthal tries to pass.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosenthal manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Rosenthal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosenthal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parker controls the pace.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosenthal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal has Parker pulled in close to control his posture.
Parker trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Parker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rosenthal to the mat! Rosenthal manages to get full guard.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosenthal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosenthal wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosenthal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosenthal keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal working a defensive guard here.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
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 Holden Rosenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Rosenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker connects with a looping right hand.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parker throws a hook but Rosenthal avoids it easily.
Holden Rosenthal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rosenthal. That's going to slow Parker down.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Rosenthal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Rosenthal digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Parker slips a straight right by Rosenthal.
Parker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parker wants it to stay on the feet.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rosenthal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rosenthal gets in close and tags Parker with a short punch that almost sends Parker to the mat! Oh Parker is in big trouble! He turns his back on Rosenthal, trying to create some distance but Rosenthal rushes him, striking wildly and Parker goes down! The referee tackles Rosenthal into the cage to end the fight! Rosenthal is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Rosenthal!
A very excited looking Holden Rosenthal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.