PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itsu Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitigaki comes to the ring accompanied by The Whistler. Parker has chosen My Sweet Revenge as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hitigaki
vs
Parker

175 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Knox Energy
Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itsu Hitigaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeRoy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hitigaki closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Hitigaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Hitigaki.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Parker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hitigaki is defending well.
Hitigaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitigaki pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hitigaki missing with knees to the body.

Parker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hitigaki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Parker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throwing sloppy strikes.
Parker keeps control of the position easily here as Hitigaki tries to buck him off.
Parker gets his hands free as Hitigaki looks to control.
Hitigaki is trying to break free.
Parker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Parker connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hitigaki to escape the position.
Parker connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hitigaki to escape the position.
Will Parker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Parker throwing sloppy strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki is covering up but some of the strikes from Parker are getting through and doing damage.
Parker missing with punches from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki covering up well under a series of strikes from Parker.
Hitigaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Parker misses with a punch to the head.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker lands strikes to the head.
Parker lands strikes to the head.
Parker connects with a big shot to the side of Hitigaki's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parker misses with punches from the back.
Hitigaki is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands shots from the back.
Hitigaki tries to break free.
Can Hitigaki hold on?! Parker is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hitigaki covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker is working the ground and pound. Can Hitigaki escape?
Hitigaki trying to control the hands but Parker won't let him.
Parker is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Parker gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Parker gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Parker apologises and we restart here on the feet.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitigaki manages to avoid it.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Hitigaki's defenses.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Itsu Hitigaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRoy Parker.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hitigaki counters with a nice body kick.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.

Hitigaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Hitigaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitigaki is looking to control Parker's arms but Parker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitigaki has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Hitigaki wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
LeRoy Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitigaki blocks a leg kick.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki looks to clinch
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Hitigaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hitigaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Parker misses
and Hitigaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hitigaki moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Hitigaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parker.
Hitigaki moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Itsu Hitigaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Parker counters with a low kick, right behind Hitigaki 's knee.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Hitigaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hitigaki tries to avoid it.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.

Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitigaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker wants to take a breather but Hitigaki is having none of it.
LeRoy Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
Parker is nestled in close to Hitigaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Hitigaki is working away.
Hitigaki tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Parker trying to control the action but Hitigaki is working from the bottom.
Parker winds up and cracks Hitigaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control. Hitigaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hitigaki is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker is trying to control. Hitigaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hitigaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker is nestled in close to Hitigaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Parker.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Hitigaki's hands, connecting with Hitigaki's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hitigaki's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker drops an elbow to the side of Hitigaki's head.
Ground and pound from Parker.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hitigaki!
Hitigaki can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker tries to control but Hitigaki wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeRoy Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
LeRoy Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitigaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker feints and then cracks Hitigaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitigaki down.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Hitigaki's belly button to the back.
Hitigaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hitigaki moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hitigaki tries to sprawl out of it but Parker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hitigaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Parker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hitigaki pushes Parker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hitigaki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hitigaki is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitigaki gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Parker there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hitigaki defending well though.
Parker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitigaki is trying to stand.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Hitigaki is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker drops an elbow to the side of Hitigaki's head.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Hitigaki is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is controlling the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

LeRoy Parker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hitigaki is out of range.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitigaki.
Parker throws a body punch but Hitigaki moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker digs a good hook to Hitigaki's body.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker throws a low kick but Hitigaki avoids it.
Parker feints and then cracks Hitigaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hitigaki down.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Hitigaki misses.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hitigaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitigaki. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hitigaki in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
Hitigaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hitigaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hitigaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Hitigaki's belly button to the back.
Hitigaki closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Hitigaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hitigaki checks a leg kick.
Parker takes a swing at Hitigaki's ribcage but misses.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitigaki.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Parker.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitigaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Parker scores with a four punch combination!
Parker looks to land a right hand but Hitigaki moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Hitigaki avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hitigaki checks it well.
Hitigaki wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
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 just content to control the position.
Parker in side control, throwing shots but Hitigaki defends.
Parker working the ground and pound but Hitigaki is defending the strikes.
Hitigaki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parker.
Hitigaki defending against the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Hitigaki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Parker off and has taken his back!
Hitigaki is looking to control Parker but Parker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Parker breaks Hitigaki's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Hitigaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hitigaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parker wants to stand but Hitigaki is controlling the position.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is pulling down on Hitigaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Hitigaki, at least for the moment.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LeRoy Parker dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parker looks for the body kick but Hitigaki saw that one coming.
Parker misses with a leg kick.
Hitigaki avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hitigaki is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Hitigaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Hitigaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitigaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hitigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitigaki with a knee to the head.
Hitigaki takes a shot to the head.
Hitigaki wants to stall.
Hitigaki leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has Hitigaki pushed against the ropes.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker just leaning against Hitigaki, taking a breather.
Parker prevents a body shot from Hitigaki.
Parker tries a body shot but Hitigaki blocks it.
Hitigaki misses with some punches.
Hitigaki is stalling here.
LeRoy Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
Hitigaki tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Hitigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Hitigaki controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Hitigaki misses with a knee strike.
Parker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hitigaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parker can turn it around.
Hitigaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Hitigaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Parker presses Hitigaki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki trying to stall but Parker improves his position.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Hitigaki controls the action.
Hitigaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Hitigaki is pressed up against the ropes. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hitigaki down to the mat. Hitigaki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parker throws a front kick aimed at Hitigaki's knee but Hitigaki avoids it well.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Hitigaki counters with a nice body kick.
Itsu Hitigaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRoy Parker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitigaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Itsu Hitigaki.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRoy Parker!
A very excited looking LeRoy Parker 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.