PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Traylor (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
Traylor

203 cm
22
282 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
GREEN!160

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Traylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Traylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Traylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Traylor moves to clinch but Parker breaks away
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Traylor tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traylor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Parker takes a swing at Traylor's ribcage but misses.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Traylor saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a leg kick that knocks Traylor off balance momentarily.
Parker throws a low kick but Traylor moves out of range easily.
Traylor tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Traylor tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Scott Parker has been cut.
Traylor tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
A swing and a miss from Traylor.
Traylor moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Traylor lands with a right hand.

Traylor has managed to clinch.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traylor has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
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!
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Traylor, against the cage.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Traylor.
Traylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Traylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Scott Parker's cut is getting worse.
Traylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Traylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker is trying to push Traylor away but Traylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Traylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Traylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike.
Traylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Parker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traylor can turn it around.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traylor tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Traylor.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Traylor.
A shot in the inside from Traylor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Traylor blocking some punches.
Parker blocks a body shot from Traylor.

Parker decides to pull guard.
Traylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.

Parker working for a triangle but Traylor defends it easily.
Traylor slips nicely into half guard.

Parker actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Traylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Traylor has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Traylor. Beautiful body shot.
Traylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Traylor.

Traylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Traylor gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Slade Traylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
Traylor lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traylor tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Scott Parker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traylor scores with a punch to the head.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traylor throws out the jab.
Traylor wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Traylor wants to clinch.
Traylor throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Traylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traylor lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.
Traylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Traylor moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Traylor moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Traylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.
Traylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Traylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Traylor lands the left hand.
Traylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traylor.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Traylor tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Traylor is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Traylor forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
Traylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Traylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Traylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Traylor - that landed with a thud.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Traylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traylor misses with an elbow strike.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traylor scores with a head kick.
Traylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Traylor darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Jeez, Scott Parker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Scott Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Traylor tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Traylor if he has to take too many more of those.

Traylor instigates a clinch.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Traylor.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Traylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Traylor misses with a hook
and Traylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Traylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Traylor checks a leg kick.
Traylor feints a counter leg kick.

Traylor closes the distance and clinches.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Parker.
Traylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Traylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Traylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to pull guard but Traylor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Traylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Traylor.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Parker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Slade Traylor! Slade Traylor retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Slade Traylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.