PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo Music. Griffin Parker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Duvalier
vs
Parker

190 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griffin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.
Duvalier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvalier moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvalier tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker lunges at Duvalier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duvalier's hand.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Duvalier ducks down to avoid it.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvalier.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvalier.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvalier.
Parker connects with the punch.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Duvalier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duvalier misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Duvalier slips under a jab.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvalier.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Duvalier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
Duvalier takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Duvalier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Duvalier saw that one coming.
Parker catches Duvalier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parker lands a nice hook to Duvalier's body. Duvalier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Duvalier.
Duvalier throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Duvalier misses.
Duvalier slips under a jab.
Duvalier takes one to the side of the head.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Duvalier ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker works over Duvalier's head and body with a nice combination.
Duvalier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Duvalier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Parker misses.
Duvalier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duvalier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Parker with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker scores with a jab.
Duvalier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker throws a jab when Duvalier was well out of range.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvalier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Parker misses.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Duvalier moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Parker 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.

A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duvalier lands a right hook to the body.
Parker throws a good cross that connects.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvalier moves away.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvalier.
Duvalier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Duvalier's head but Duvalier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker swings for the body but Duvalier moves out of range.
Parker throws the left hand but Duvalier avoids the punch easily.
Duvalier defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker lands a nice hook to Duvalier's body. Duvalier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Duvalier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Duvalier is out of range.
Duvalier misses with a looping right.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvalier was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Duvalier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Duvalier saw that one coming.
Duvalier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duvalier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Duvalier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Duvalier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duvalier slips a jab from Parker.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duvalier.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker throws a jab when Duvalier was well out of range.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Duvalier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Duvalier ducks down to avoid it.
Duvalier avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Duvalier.
Parker connects with a single shot there.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duvalier.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duvalier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Duvalier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Griffin Parker has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with a hook. Duvalier ducked under it nicely.
Duvalier defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Duvalier.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Duvalier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Parker slips a straight right by Duvalier.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvalier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Griffin Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Griffin Parker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Duvalier throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker moves out of range as Duvalier strikes.
Duvalier avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvalier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Duvalier.
Parker works Duvalier's body with a nice hook.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Jab from Parker.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Duvalier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier slips under a jab.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker throws a jab when Duvalier was well out of range.
Duvalier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvalier throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Griffin Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duvalier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Parker misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Duvalier.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker misses with a hook. Duvalier ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Duvalier misses its intended target.
Parker throws the left hand but Duvalier avoids the punch easily.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duvalier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duvalier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Duvalier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duvalier misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Duvalier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Duvalier.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Parker misses.
Duvalier moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parker misses with a hook. Duvalier ducked under it nicely.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvalier manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Duvalier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Duvalier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Duvalier uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duvalier with a hook.
Duvalier throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duvalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Duvalier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Francois Duvalier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Griffin Parker.
Well Parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Griffin Parker!