PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Faction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Faction has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Faction
vs
Parker

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Faction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faction is looking to score with low kicks.
Faction tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Faction bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Faction wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Faction misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Faction tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.
Faction shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faction just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Parker avoids the head kick by Faction.
Faction throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Faction lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Faction throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Faction throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Faction goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Faction.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Faction, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faction. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker moves away
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Faction.
Faction tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Parker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Faction.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.
Faction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a three punch combo that has Faction backing up. Faction nods at Parker to acknowledge the strikes.
Faction throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Faction shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faction's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Faction is breathing heavily.
Faction closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Faction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faction throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Faction shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Faction.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Faction swinging wildly here.
Faction lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.
Faction dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on Faction's head and hops out.
Faction tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faction tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parker defends well and Faction ends up having to push Parker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Faction misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Faction throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faction misses with a body kick.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.
Faction throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Faction misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faction misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faction tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faction takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Faction will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faction is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faction has a takedown stuffed.
Faction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Faction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Parker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Faction tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker stuffs the takedown.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
A low kick from Faction is predictable there
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faction is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faction misses with a double jab.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faction's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faction duly obliges.
Faction misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faction swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faction.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faction. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Faction.
Faction tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Faction misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Despite the aggression on Parker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Max Faction is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Faction.
Faction fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faction closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faction wants to slow Parker down by chopping away at his legs.
Faction misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Faction throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faction lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faction tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Faction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faction 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.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faction lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker moves away
and Faction takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faction misses with a looping right.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Faction. Faction gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faction tries a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Parker throws a counter combo.
Faction throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.
Faction wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faction shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faction's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faction tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faction fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Faction.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Faction.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Faction misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Faction bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Faction.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faction fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Faction will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Faction tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Faction falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faction misses the jab.
Faction closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.

Faction rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faction is looking to score with low kicks.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faction is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Faction. Faction gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Faction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Faction misses the target.
Parker checks a low kick from Faction.
Faction throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Faction. Those never looked like landing.
Faction tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Parker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Faction. Those never looked like landing.
Faction misses with a few strikes there.
Faction misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faction shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faction. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faction throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faction is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faction tries to clinch up.
Faction swinging wildly here.
As Faction backs off Parker throws a huge counter combo but Faction manages to avoid it all.
Faction looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Faction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faction tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Faction misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Parker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Faction misses with a wild combination.
Faction loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Faction tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Faction tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faction pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faction is looking to clinch.
Faction 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 doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Faction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Faction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Faction.
Parker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Faction doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faction lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faction tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faction fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Parker throws out a counter right but Faction avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Parker.
I think Parker 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!