PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Flash - Queen as his entrance music. 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.

Donnelly
vs
Parker

173 cm
26
161 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker digs a good hook to Donnelly's body.
Donnelly takes one on the button.

Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker jumps guard but Donnelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Parker.
Donnelly presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donnelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly scores with a hook to the body.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker tries to pull guard but Donnelly won't allow it.
Liam Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Parker.
Donnelly pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Donnelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parker looks winded!
Donnelly lands a left hand.
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!
Good body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Parker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liam Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Donnelly shows good takedown defense.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.

Parker is rocked!
Parker misses with a hook
and Donnelly counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.