PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka's entrance music is Milk - The Knife Song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parts's choice of entrance music: call to prayer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ankka
vs
Parts

205 cm
34
220 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

194 cm
35
218 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka fails to land the takedown.

Ankka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parts sprawls well initially but Ankka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parts is looking to escape.
Parts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ankka.
Parts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ankka.
Parts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ankka.
Parts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ankka.
Ankka throws a strike but Parts avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ankka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ankka is trying to ground and pound but Parts uses the momentary lack of control by Ankka to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka drops an elbow to the side of Parts's head.
Parts tries to roll over but Ankka keeps him under control.
Ankka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parts to regain full guard.
Ankka trying to control but Parts is working from the bottom.
Ankka controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankka looking to pass the guard.
Ankka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Ankka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ankka postures up and lands a big shot to Parts's brow.
Ankka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ankka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ankka wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
Parts keeping full guard, as Ankka tries to pass.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Parts blocks nicely.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Ankka from controlling successfully.
Ankka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parts is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka postures up in Parts's guard and throws a big left but Parts blocks it.
Ankka 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.
Ankka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ankka is one step ahead there.
Ankka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ankka is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rankka Ankka dominated 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.

Ankka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown but Parts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ankka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Partss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Ankka forces Parts back against the cage and clinches.
Ankka stalling in the clinch but Parts improves position.
Parts misses with some punches.
Ankka struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
Parts tries to circle away but Ankka has him pinned against the cage.
Parts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ankka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parts.
Ankka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ankka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka doesn't manage to clinch there - Parts circles away.
Ankka shoots and misses
and Parts counters with a head kick. That will keep Ankka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Peter Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ankka shoots in but Parts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ankka shoots in looking for a takedown but Parts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ankka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ankka fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ankka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rankka Ankka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ankka is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
Parts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ankka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ankka wants to pass the guard but Parts is keeping the position.
Ankka lands a couple of elbows.
Parts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ankka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ankka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ankka pushes down on Parts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ankka.
Ankka wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
Ankka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Parts blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ankka throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Parts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ankka tries to clinch up
and Parts counters with a nice uppercut.
Ankka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parts is fending him off so far but Ankka persists. Nope, Parts circles away and we're back to standing.
Ankka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ankka is defended easily by Parts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rankka Ankka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Parts lands a heavy head kick that drops Ankka. The ref tackles Parts to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ankka was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Peter Parts!
Peter Parts spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Rankka Ankka spoke after the fight, saying 'You are good fuckin good'.