PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between rocco hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Parkhurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hard has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Erik Parkhurst is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

hard
vs
Parkhurst

206 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

155 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, rocco hard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Parkhurst!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parkhurst pinned against the cage. Parkhurst gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hard is breathing heavily.

Parkhurst closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parkhurst prevents the takedown attempt.

Parkhurst has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed hard clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
hard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parkhurst just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
hard is in bad spot here.
Will Parkhurst go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

hard fending off the submission attempt from Parkhurst.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkhurst trying to control.
hard manages to reverse the position and now he's in Parkhurst's guard. Nice work there by hard .
hard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
hard wants to pass the guard but Parkhurst is keeping the position.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Parkhurst - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Parkhurst.
Parkhurst pressing his opponent against the cage.

hard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Parkhurst is just too persistent for him and manages to trip hard to the mat. hard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
hard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Parkhurst gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
hard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hard closes the distance and clinches up with Parkhurst, looking for a takedown. hard pushes Parkhurst against the cage but Parkhurst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocco hard . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parkhurst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
hard has Parkhurst pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parkhurst manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Parkhurst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hard throws a sloppy head kick and Parkhurst moves out of range easily.
hard misses with a takedown attempt - Parkhurst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
rocco hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parkhurst moves into the clinch successfully.
Parkhurst comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parkhurst's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Parkhurst prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parkhurst prevents the takedown attempt.

Parkhurst has hard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Parkhurst pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending hard tumbling to the mat - Parkhurst dives into hard 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parkhurst looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
hard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkhurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
hard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Parkhurst puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

hard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Parkhurst stalling.
Parkhurst trying to pass the guard but hard defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Parkhurst dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parkhurst rushes hard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parkhurst is pressed up against the cage. hard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parkhurst down to the mat. Parkhurst avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Parkhurst moves into range and clinches up with hard .
hard wants a takedown.
Parkhurst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Parkhurst.

Parkhurst works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Parkhurst gets to his feet - hard follows without any prompting.
hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parkhurst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Parkhurst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
hard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parkhurst.
hard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parkhurst prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocco hard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
hard goes for a takedown attempt but Parkhurst pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parkhurst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
hard throws a head kick that misses.
hard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Parkhurst drives through and clinches with hard against the cage.
Parkhurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but hard blocks it with crossed arms.
Parkhurst misses with a knee to the head.

Parkhurst has dropped down and is working for a takedown. hard is trying to keep an underhook but Parkhurst manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Parkhurst tries to pass the half guard into mount. hard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
hard wants to improve his position but Parkhurst is controlling well.
hard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parkhurst's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parkhurst's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hard is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
hard scores with punches from the back.
Parkhurst covering up well and avoiding damage.

hard is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
hard lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Parkhurst hold on?!
hard throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Parkhurst should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkhurst finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
hard looking to finish with strikes here!
hard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
hard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parkhurst is trying desperately to improve position.
Parkhurst tries to lock up and control but hard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hard working Parkhurst over with strikes here.
hard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parkhurst looks a forlorn figure.
Erik Parkhurst has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parkhurst wants to control but hard is having none of it.
hard throws some wild stikes that Parkhurst manages to avoid easily.
hard raining down shots from the mount!
Parkhurst is looking to improve his position but hard isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! hard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
hard thowing shots but they're missing.
Parkhurst throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Parkhurst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

hard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Parkhurst shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Parkhurst was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
hard working to try and regain half guard.
hard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
hard working to try and regain half guard.
Parkhurst looking to control but hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkhurst looking to control but hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
hard is looking to improve his position but Parkhurst isn't that keen on the idea.
hard is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
hard manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Parkhurst postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for hard to stand up.
No joy there for hard , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hard misses with a takedown

and Parkhurst counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
hard gets back to full guard.
Parkhurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

hard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkhurst with a nice head shot there.
rocco hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parkhurst won't allow hard to get back to his feet.
Parkhurst trying to control the position from guard on top but hard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hard looking for a sweep. Not yet hard , not yet.
Parkhurst wants to control from the top but hard keeps moving.
hard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parkhurst manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parkhurst manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. hard manages to get himself to full guard.
hard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parkhurst is one step ahead there.
hard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
hard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

hard is looking to sinch up a triangle. Parkhurst throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to hard 's body to avoid the submission. hard has instead reached around Parkhurst's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! hard arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). rocco hard !