PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker Van Eyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Halik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Eyck comes to the cage accompanied by Surfin' USA . Tony Halik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Parker Van Eyck's chin.

Van Eyck
vs
Halik

186 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Parker Van Eyck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Halik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Eyck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Eyck managing to block the knees to the body from Halik.
Halik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Eyck is looking to take this one to the mat.

Van Eyck pulls guard successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Van Eyck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halik defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Eyck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halik wants to stand but Van Eyck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Eyck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halik defends it easily.

Halik drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Eyck looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Eyck looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Eyck!
Van Eyck prevents Halik from escaping the position.

Van Eyck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Halik, who protects the arm well.
Van Eyck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Eyck taking a breather here.
Van Eyck throws a strike aimed at the side of Halik's head but Halik avoids it well.
Halik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Halik's face as Van Eyck controls the position.
Van Eyck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halik keeps working.
Van Eyck cracks Halik with a big right hand but Halik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Eyck throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Van Eyck goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Halik rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Eyck's guard! Nice work there by Halik!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halik wants to stand but Van Eyck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Halik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halik wants to stand but Van Eyck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Van Eyck has his feet on Halik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Eyck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tony Halik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Eyck is breathing heavily.

Van Eyck closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parker Van Eyck dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van Eyck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Halik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Eyck throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Eyck stops Halik from standing up.
Van Eyck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Eyck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Eyck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Eyck trying to control the position from guard on top but Halik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Parker Van Eyck wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Van Eyck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Eyck is trying to control. Halik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Eyck is looking to stall here but Halik recovers full guard.
Van Eyck is looking to stand up but Halik won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Eyck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halik swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halik wants to stand up but Van Eyck is controlling him.
Van Eyck trying to control but Halik is working from the bottom.
Van Eyck stops Halik from standing up.
Halik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Eyck wants to control from the top but Halik keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Parker Van Eyck wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Eyck closes the distance and clinches.

Van Eyck gets control of Halik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Eyck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Van Eyck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halik wants to stand but Van Eyck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Halik trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Eyck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Van Eyck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halik is aware though and is defending well.

Halik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Eyck, up you get!
Halik wants to clinch but Van Eyck slips to the side

and Van Eyck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halik won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Van Eyck goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halik has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Van Eyck but great work by Halik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Parker Van Eyck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halik tries to stand but Van Eyck is controlling his head.
Van Eyck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Halik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Halik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Eyck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parker Van Eyck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Halik is looking to clinch but Van Eyck is avoiding it.
Halik tries to clinch
and Van Eyck counters with a series of strikes. Halik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Eyck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halik tries to clinch but Van Eyck moves away

so Van Eyck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Eyck trying to control but Halik is working from the bottom.
Van Eyck throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Eyck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Eyck throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Eyck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Van Eyck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halik pushes Van Eyck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van Eyck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Van Eyck lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Eyck is putting a hurting on Halik here, landing some big shots from side control.

Van Eyck has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Halik is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Van Eyck yanks on the arm and Halik is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Van Eyck.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Parker Van Eyck!