PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maul might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duel of the Fates. Darth Maul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maul
vs
Parker

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Arcticus University: London

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Parker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Maul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul is looking to counter the offense by Parker and move into the clinch.

Maul darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Maul.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Maul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maul has him pressed against the cage.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker is trying to break free.
Maul lands a shoulder strike.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Maul.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Maul looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maul blocking some punches.
Maul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maul has Parker pushed against the cage.
Maul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker is trying to break free.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Maul won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Maul keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
A short right from Maul.
Parker is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Maul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Maul tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Maul has double underhooks.
Parker tries to circle away but Maul has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul working aggressively here.
Maul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Maul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul misses with some punches.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Maul 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 misses with a looping right.
Maul tries to counter by clinching up but Parker breaks away and moves out of range.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.

Maul has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Parker is trying to break free.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Maul misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Maul back against the cage.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker tries to circle away but Maul has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Maul tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Maul pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Maul keeps him there for the moment.
Maul lands a left hand.
Maul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
Maul tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Maul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Maul keeps him there for the moment.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul lands with a light punch inside.
Parker blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Maul is controlling the position.
Parker tries to break free but Maul pushes him back against the cage.
Maul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Maul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Maul improves position.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Parker blocking some punches.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maul working aggressively here.
Maul lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker prevents a body shot from Maul.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maul keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Maul dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parker throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Maul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parker manages to circle out of the way.
Maul staying out of range there.
Maul wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Parker.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Maul forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Maul cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker wants to break free but Maul has control.
Maul works on Parker's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
Maul stalling the fight.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Maul lands a body punch.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Maul lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker wants to break free but Maul has control.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul scores with a shoulder strike.
Maul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maul is pushing Parker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darth Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Maul 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.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Maul is looking to counter the offense by Parker and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Rudy Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Maul tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parker manages to circle out of the way.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker gets tackled into the cage by Maul. Maul maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maul scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darth Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Maul lands a right hand.
Maul prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Maul scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Maul has him pressed against the cage.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Maul!
Darth Maul decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.