PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Tornqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's entrance music is Flash - Queen . A fine choice. Jimmy Tornqvist is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Parker
vs
Tornqvist

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Tornqvist!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornqvist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tornqvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tornqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tornqvist ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Tornqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tornqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Parker moves into the clinch.
Tornqvist blocks a body shot from Parker.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Tornqvist misses with the head strike.
Tornqvist looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Tornqvist.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tornqvist.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tornqvist.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Tornqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tornqvist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker just leaning against Tornqvist, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tornqvist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tornqvist is stalling here.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Tornqvist.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tornqvist misses with some punches.
Tornqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Tornqvist controls his hands.
Tornqvist tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Tornqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Tornqvist's head.

Tornqvist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tornqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Sloppy strikes from Tornqvist. Those never looked like landing.
Tornqvist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jimmy Tornqvist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tornqvist looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornqvist blocks a jab.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tornqvist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Tornqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tornqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Tornqvist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker dives in and grabs Tornqvist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tornqvist pushes down on Parker's head and hops out.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tornqvist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tornqvist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker throws a combination. Tornqvist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker feints and then cracks Tornqvist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tornqvist down.
Tornqvist takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Tornqvist misses with an uppercut.
Tornqvist ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tornqvist slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Tornqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tornqvist misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin 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.

Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Parker forces Tornqvist back against the cage and clinches.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tornqvist working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Tornqvist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tornqvist can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tornqvist tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tornqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker working aggressively here.

Tornqvist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Tornqvist's defenses.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tornqvist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tornqvist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parker on the side of the head.

Parker gets a clinch.
Kelvin Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tornqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tornqvist working aggressively here.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornqvist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Tornqvist lands an uppercut.
Parker working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tornqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tornqvist is breathing heavily.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker tries to stall but Tornqvist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tornqvist working aggressively here.
Tornqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tornqvist backwards.
Parker misses with the head strike.

Tornqvist breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Tornqvist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Tornqvist needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Tornqvist has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Parker rushes Tornqvist and presses him up against the cage.
Tornqvist blocks an uppercut.
Parker looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tornqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker pushes Tornqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tornqvist breaks from the clinch.
Tornqvist swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Kelvin Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tornqvist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tornqvist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker slips under a jab from Tornqvist.
Parker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parker tries to clinch but Tornqvist is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornqvist slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tornqvist staying out of range there.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker lands a hook that stumbles Tornqvist back into the cage. Parker follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tornqvist to the canvas! Parker pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tornqvist has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kelvin Parker!
After winning the bout, Kelvin Parker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.