PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howards Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parker
vs
Rock

180 cm
22
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howards Rock!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.

Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
Rock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rock is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
Rock won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Rock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rock has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock stuffs the takedown.

Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Rock is defending the position.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker blocks the strikes from Rock.
Parker blocks the strikes from Rock.
Parker prevents Rock from improving his position.
Rock missing with punches from the bottom.

Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Rock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parker trying to control but Rock postures up.
Rock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns Parker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Parker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.

Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Parker moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.

Parker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rock is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Parker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rock's back instead.

Parker is persistently looking for the submission but Rock is defending it well.

Parker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Parker is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rock is defending well though. Parker let's go of the attempt for now.
Rock tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Parker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rock manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rock prevents Parker from improving position.
Rock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.

Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Parker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Parker tries for a kimura but Rock is defending well.

Parker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rock cracks the inside of Parker's front leg.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rock as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rock as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rock darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Rock lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Parker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rock prevents it.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rock has clasped his hands together around Parker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker manages to get back to half guard.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.

Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker is looking for a triangle but Rock pushes his legs off easily.
Rock won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.

Rock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock is one step ahead there.
Rock lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rock thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side.

Rock rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Parker successfully pulls guard.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.
Rock cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
George Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker looking to control but Rock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker working for a submission but Rock is keeping him at bay.
Parker wants to control the pace but Rock is squirming around nicely.
Parker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Parker throws some wild stikes that Rock manages to avoid easily.
Parker working Rock over with strikes here.

Parker working for a submission but Rock is keeping him at bay.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Parker maintains control.

Parker is working for a guillotine from mount but Rock frees his head quite easily.

Parker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Howards Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Rock. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Parker shoots for a takedown but Rock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
George Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rock drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Rock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parker gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rock has clasped his hands together around Parker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rock.
Parker is looking to regain half guard here but Rock keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Parker struggling a bit here.
Parker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Parker scores a takedown into full mount!

Parker has control of Rock's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rock regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rock is surviving well by controlling Parker's body position as best he can.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Rock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Parker looking to secure an arm triangle but Rock defends it well.
Rock is trying desperately to improve position.
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.

Parker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rock blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to escape the mount.
Parker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rock throwing hammer fists to the chest of Parker. What's that going to do exactly?
Rock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Parker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rock is surviving well by controlling Parker's body position as best he can.
Rock is looking to improve his position but Parker isn't that keen on the idea.
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Parker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker with the ground and pound from mount.
Parker with the ground and pound from mount.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.

Rock is rocked!
Rock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Parker.
Rock is trying to escape the mount.
Parker looking to control but Rock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Parker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Parker throwing strikes here but Rock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rock sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Parker!