PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toal Kean Cionaoith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's entrance music is Coming Home. A fine choice. Toal Kean Cionaoith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Parker
vs
Kean Cionaoith

180 cm
20
174 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toal Kean Cionaoith!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cionaoith. That's going to slow Parker down.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Cionaoith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Thaddeus Parker has been cut.
Cionaoith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Cionaoith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cionaoith jabs at Parker's body.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Cionaoith.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cionaoith misses with a kick to the body.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cionaoith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cionaoith throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Toal Kean Cionaoith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cionaoith throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Cionaoith catches Parker right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cionaoith lands with a kick to the temple. Parker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cionaoith lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cionaoith scores with a jab.

Thaddeus Parker's cut is getting worse.
Cionaoith scores with a spinning back kick!
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cionaoith.
Parker scores with a nice strike.
Cionaoith misses with a body shot.
Parker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Parker misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Cionaoith counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cionaoith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker avoids the head kick by Cionaoith.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cionaoith.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Cionaoith counters with a head kick.
Cionaoith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cionaoith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Parker.
Parker lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Cionaoith.
Parker misses with a hook
and Cionaoith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Cionaoith.
Cionaoith wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Cionaoith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cionaoith.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cionaoith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Cionaoith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cionaoith stalling in the clinch but Parker improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Cionaoith tries to tie him up.
Cionaoith has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cionaoith can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Cionaoith is trying to stall.
Cionaoith blocking some punches.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cionaoith wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toal Kean Cionaoith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cionaoith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Cionaoith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cionaoith dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Cionaoith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cionaoith. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Cionaoith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cionaoith lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cionaoith takes one on the button.
Parker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cionaoith ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Cionaoith connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith lands a nice shot to the body.
Cionaoith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker is looking to counter the offense by Cionaoith and move into the clinch.
Cionaoith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cionaoith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.
Cionaoith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cionaoith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cionaoith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Cionaoith tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Cionaoith manages to avoid the attempt.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith throws a combination that misses

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Cionaoith is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Cionaoith lands with a left to the head.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker stalling.
Cionaoith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Cionaoith gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Thaddeus Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cionaoith swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cionaoith has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Cionaoith backwards.

Cionaoith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cionaoith misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.

Parker clinches up against the cage.
Cionaoith tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cionaoith.
Cionaoith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cionaoith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Cionaoith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cionaoith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cionaoith blocking some punches.
Cionaoith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Parker to work.
Parker lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cionaoith blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cionaoith misses with some punches.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cionaoith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Parker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker misses the body punch
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cionaoith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cionaoith misses with a few strikes there.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cionaoith.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Cionaoith counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cionaoith throws a head kick that misses.
Cionaoith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Cionaoith.

Thaddeus Parker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Cionaoith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cionaoith looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cionaoith. Beautiful body shot.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cionaoith.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cionaoith on the side of the head.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker tries to clinch
and Cionaoith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Cionaoith cracks Parker with a good jab.
Parker swings for the body but Cionaoith moves out of range.
Cionaoith tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cionaoith keeps Parker at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cionaoith to score with a decent uppercut.
Toal Kean Cionaoith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cionaoith was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Cionaoith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cionaoith misses with a wild body shot.
Cionaoith throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
As Cionaoith tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Cionaoith manages to avoid the attempt.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Parker has closed the distance and engaged Cionaoith in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker is pushing Cionaoith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cionaoith has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker blocks a body shot from Cionaoith.
Cionaoith is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cionaoith throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker tries to work over Cionaoith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cionaoith working aggressively here.
Parker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parker blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toal Kean Cionaoith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cionaoith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toal Kean Cionaoith!