PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Red Nation. Anderson has chosen SAnderson Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parker
vs
Anderson

225 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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KAISER
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson moves to clinch but Parker breaks away

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Parker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Anderson has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker lands a damaging elbow.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.

Parker pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to strike from the bottom.
Anderson won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderson trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.

Parker has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Anderson is looking to clinch.

Parker moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jake Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Anderson.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker throws a nice head kick!
Stephen Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Anderson closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a head kick.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parker's half guard.

Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parker is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Parker pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Parker is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anderson trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Parker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson is looking to clinch.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jake Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker scores with a head kick.

Parker clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.

Parker pulls guard successfully.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Parker wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stephen Anderson.

Parker gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Parker.
Anderson is working for takedown but Parker is calmly controlling the position for now.

Anderson has hold of one of Parker's legs. Parker is fighting the takedown attempt but Anderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parker striking off his back but it's not causing Anderson any problems.
Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Parker wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Parker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Parker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parker manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Parker's guard.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Parker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Anderson prevents Parker from standing back up.
Parker is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Parker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anderson is trying for a kimura here. Parker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Anderson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Anderson!
Stephen Anderson gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).