PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun - Commodores. This should be a great matchup!

Parker
vs
Radanovic

177 cm
28
159 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

181 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radanovic tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker swings for the body but Radanovic moves out of range.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Radanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radanovic manages to avoid it.
Radanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Nice shot lands for Parker.
Radanovic tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Radanovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Radanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Radanovic tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Radanovic is working Parker over against the cage.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
Radanovic misses with a body punch.
Radanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Radanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Radanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parker missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Radanovic gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but Radanovic blocks with his arms.
Radanovic lands a right hand.
Radanovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Radanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Radanovic trying to stall but Parker improves his position.
Radanovic misses with a body punch.
Radanovic scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.

Radanovic manages to break the clinch.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Radanovic looks to clinch
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parker misses with a hook
and Radanovic counters with a left to the body.
Radanovic cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radanovic ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Radanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker throws a low kick but Radanovic moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic throws a head kick that Parker semi-blocks.

Parker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker lands the left hand.
Radanovic thuds his shin into the meat of Parker's side.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Parker thumps Radanovic with a low kick.
Radanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Radanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radanovic misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Radanovic.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Radanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radanovic misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Radanovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Parker - the referee stops the clock and Radanovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Parker. Radanovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Radanovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker throws a hook but Radanovic blocks it.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Radanovic.
Radanovic moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radanovic throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Radanovic. That snapped Parker's head back.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Radanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Radanovic misses with a body shot.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Radanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Radanovic counters with a head kick.
Parker jabs Radanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Parker misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parker is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Radanovic had a free shot at his head there.
Radanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parker at a distance.
Radanovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radanovic misses with a body kick.
Radanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Radanovic lands a front kick.
Radanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker feints and then cracks Radanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Radanovic down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Radanovic moves out of range easily.
Radanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Radanovic blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drago Radanovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker blocks the body kick.
Parker takes a swing at Radanovic's ribcage but misses.
Radanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Radanovic misses the target.
Radanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
A jab from Parker misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radanovic. That's going to slow Parker down.
Radanovic takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker lands a nice hook to Radanovic's body. Radanovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Radanovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Radanovic takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Radanovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Radanovic moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Radanovic punishes Parker's body with a nice straight punch.
Radanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Radanovic lands with a shot to the body.
Radanovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radanovic moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Drago Radanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Radanovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Radanovic 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.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker takes a swing at Radanovic's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic lands a big head kick that sends Parker to the canvas! Radanovic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Radanovic!
A very excited looking Drago Radanovic 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.