PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Darius Parker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Parker
vs
Driver

175 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Driver!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Driver walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Driver misses with a double jab.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver cracks a nice hook into Parker's ribs.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Driver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker lands with a cross.
Driver moves away from the strike by Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Driver is rocked!
Driver throws a combination that misses
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Driver is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Driver.
Parker throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Driver seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Driver throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
Parker misses with a combination
and Driver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darius Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Driver counters with a left to the body.
Parker is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Driver scores with a decent looking hook.
Driver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Driver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Driver moved out of range.
Parker throws a series of punches but Driver avoids them all with ease.
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Driver throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Driver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Driver misses with a low kick.
Driver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Driver throws a one two combo.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Parker is rocked!
Driver slips a straight right by Parker.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Parker.
Driver slips under a jab.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Driver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Driver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Driver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parker tries to move into range but Driver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Parker tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Driver.
Driver checks a leg kick.
Driver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Driver moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Driver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Driver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Parker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Parker misses.
Driver looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Brad Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
Driver moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Driver slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Driver.
A jab from Parker misses.
Driver cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver is working the combinations to good effect here.
Driver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Nice shot by Parker.
Parker misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker with a hook.
Parker works Driver's body with a nice hook.
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darius Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Driver doesn't seem phased though.
Parker looks to land a combination but Driver avoids it well.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker checks a low kick from Driver.
Parker takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Driver.
Driver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Parker misses.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Parker scores with a sloppy right hand. Driver should have avoided that one.
Driver moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker tries to bum rush Driver with a series of wild strikes but Driver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker avoids the head kick by Driver.
Driver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driver scores with a nice head shot.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Driver counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Driver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Driver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver connects with a body shot.
Driver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driver walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Driver doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker drops Driver with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Driver! Parker dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Parker!
Darius Parker is the new lightweight champion!