PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parker
vs
Sully

225 cm
22
393 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
255 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clyde Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bach Sully!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a looping left.
Sully goes for a double leg but Parker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parker continues to drive forward.
Sully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sully drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Sully prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sully tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.

Sully gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sully darts in looking for a takedown but Parker gets double underhooks and turns Sully into the cage.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sully wants to break free but Parker has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker tries to break free but Sully pushes him back against the cage.
Sully is looking for a takedown.
Clyde Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Sully.
Parker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker tries to circle away but Sully has him pinned against the cage.
Sully creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sully is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sully throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully tries to score a body lock takedown but Parker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sully tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sully counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sully.
Sully tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sully tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Sully misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Sully is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sully pulls Parker into guard.

Sully escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sully has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.

Parker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sully has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parker has managed to get both his arms back between Sully's legs - danger averted.
Parker wanted to stand there but Sully had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully managing to control the position.

Sully has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker is looking to stand up but Sully won't let him.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Sully gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sully stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bach Sully 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.

Sully ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sully shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sully is just out of range.
Bach Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Sully counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Sully.
Clyde Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sully.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker stuns Sully with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker cracks Sully with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sully. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker misses with a body shot

and Sully decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sully wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Sully looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bach Sully has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Sully is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bach Sully has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parker swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
Sully avoids the body shot from Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sully moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sully instigates a clinch.
Sully tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sully drags the fight down to the ground.
Parker is looking to stand up but Sully won't let him.
Sully pulls Parker in to control the position.

Sully working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sully on the ground.
Sully lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parker!
Parker tries to lock up and control but Sully gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sully get's back to his feet.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sully shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clyde Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Sully.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sully moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Parker misses the jab.
Sully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Clyde Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sully closes the distance and clinches.
Sully tries to pull guard but Parker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sully wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully misses with a knee strike.
Sully prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Sully won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sully is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker throws a front kick aimed at Sully's knee but Sully avoids it well.
Parker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sully fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clyde Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sully.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clyde Parker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Sully's head back.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
Sully takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Parker gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch.
Sully lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Sully jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parker walks away with a smile on his face. Sully gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Sully, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parker lands a jab to the nose.
Sully wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sully is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sully. Sully gets slowly back to his feet.
Clyde Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Sully.
Sully avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sully tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Parker lands a jab to Sully's midsection.
Sully takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sully moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Sully's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Sully 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sully dives in for a single leg takedown but Parker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Sully won't allow it.
Sully tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sully manages to avoid it.
Parker lands the left hand.
Sully moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Sully takes one on the button.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Sully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Sully misses with a wild body shot.
Sully walks into a jab.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sully wants to clinch.
Parker lands an overhand right.
Parker cracks Sully with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sullys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Sully is rocked!
Parker misses the jab.
Sully is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Sully slips the punch.
Sully seems to have recovered his senses.
Sully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Parker misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Sully's head.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sully has time to react.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sully displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sully at a distance.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sully changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Sully manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sully takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Sully saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Parker clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Parker throws a shot from downtown. Sully moves away and avoids it.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sully.
Parker throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range.
Sully tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Sully fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker throws a jab when Sully was well out of range.
Sully slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker throws a hook but Sully avoids it easily.
Parker cracks Sully with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sully on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sully lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Sully.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker digs a good body shot into Sully's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sully.
Sully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sully displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Sully wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Parker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker lands with a hook. Sully tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses

and Sully moves into the clinch.
Sully has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker avoiding damage as Sully throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully can't get the takedown.
Clyde Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Sully.
Sully changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Parker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sully's head.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Sully's head but Sully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands with a hook. Sully tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sully's head backwards.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
Sully tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sullys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker stuffs the takedown.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parker.
Sully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sully scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Sully prevents Parker from standing back up.
Sully stalling.
Parker tries to roll over but Sully keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully passes to full mount!
Parker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sully wants to take Parker's back here but Parker is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Sully working for a submission but Parker is keeping him at bay.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Sully's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker tries to hold on but Sully postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Clyde Parker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Sully shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sully.
Sully takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Sully staying out of range there.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Sully slips under a jab.
Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sully shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sully shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clyde Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Sully.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sully under the eye.
Sully keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker works the jab nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sully gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Sully has managed to clinch.

Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker takes a swing at Sully's ribcage but misses.
Sully tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sully is just out of range.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sully moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Sully moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sully closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Sully pushes Parker against the cage but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Sully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Sully ducks down to avoid it.
Parker swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
Sully looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sully.
Sully slips a straight right by Parker.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Sully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sully in his tracks.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bach Sully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sully uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker takes a swing at Sully's ribcage but misses.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Sully saw that one coming.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Sully wants to clinch.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.

Sully rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Sully looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sully unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sully manages to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clyde 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Clyde Parker!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Clyde Parker!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Clyde Parker!

Clyde Parker wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Clyde Parker took to the microphone: 'Oh poor little man. Is your face broken? Haha'.