PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Parkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is B.I.G- Kick in the door. Parkin has chosen AFI - Miseria Cantare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Erik Striker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Striker
vs
Parkin

193 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

KnockOut
Phantom Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Parkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Striker drops Parkin with a beautiful combination! Parkin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Striker is looking for the KO!

It looks like Corey Parkin has been cut.
Parkin tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Parkin is rocked!

Striker gets tackled into the cage by Parkin. Parkin maintains the clinch.
Parkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Striker finish him?
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Parkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Parkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striker's efforts to push away.
Parkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Striker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parkin prevents Striker from breaking the clinch.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Striker can't break the clinch.
Parkin has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parkin keeps control of Striker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling him.
Parkin has a couple of punches blocked by Striker.
Parkin keeps control of Striker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Parkin.
Striker fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Parkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Striker throws a one two combo.

Parkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Parkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parkin tries to clinch up but Striker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Striker sprawls well. He's pushed Parkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Striker sprawls well. Striker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Erik Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Parkin.

Parkin pushes Striker up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Striker is trying to push Parkin away but Parkin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parkin has Striker pushed against the cage.
Parkin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Parkin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Parkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Parkin on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parkin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Striker is pressed up against the cage. Parkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Striker down to the mat. Striker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Parkin closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
Parkin stalling in the clinch.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Parkin.
Parkin gets through Striker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striker's efforts to push away.
Striker can't break the clinch.
Parkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkin lands a hook to the side of the head.

Parkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parkin tries to clinch up
and Striker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parkin moves into the clinch.
Parkin digs a right hand underneath Striker's ribcage. Striker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parkin lands a knee to the head.
Striker is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parkin effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parkin lands with a light punch inside.
Parkin works on Striker's body with a couple of short punches.
Parkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parkin has him pressed against the cage.
Parkin lands a nice uppercut.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Parkin has double underhooks.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Parkin keeps him there for the moment.
Striker wants to break free but Parkin has control.
Striker can't break the clinch.
Parkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Striker but Striker pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Parkin moves into range and clinches up with Striker.

Parkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker scores with a nice strike.
Corey Parkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Parkin forces Striker back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Parkin has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker tries to circle away but Parkin has him pinned against the cage.
Parkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corey Parkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling the position.
Striker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parkin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Parkin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Striker uses from the top position.

Striker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Parkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Striker.
Erik Striker is winning the standup battle so far.

Parkin clinches up against the cage.
Parkin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parkin.
Striker tries to break free but Parkin pushes him back against the cage.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parkin has him pressed against the cage.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Parkin keeps him there for the moment.
Striker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
A short right from Parkin.
Striker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling the position.
Parkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Parkin is working for takedown but Striker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Erik Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Parkin.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Parkin has him pressed against the cage.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.

Parkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parkin throws a head kick that misses.
Parkin closes the distance but Striker moves to the side
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
Parkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Striker swivels and escapes.
Parkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkin fails with the takedown
and Striker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parkin wants to clinch up but Striker keeps it at a distance.
Parkin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Parkin clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Striker.
Parkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Striker is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Parkin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parkin tries a body shot but Striker blocks it.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Parkin has him pressed against the cage.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parkin working aggressively here.

Parkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkin shoots and misses
and Parkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Striker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Parkin tries to clinch up
and Striker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Parkin clinches up with Striker and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parkin.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parkin has a couple of punches blocked by Striker.
Parkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Striker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parkin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parkin working aggressively here.
Parkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Striker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Parkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Parkin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Parkin moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parkin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parkin fails to pull guard.
Parkin misses with some punches.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parkin has him pressed against the cage.
Parkin is trying to pull guard but Striker has him pressed against the cage.

Parkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erik Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Striker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker throwing a counter right hand but Parkin manages to avoid it.
Parkin shoots in for a double leg but Striker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Erik Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Parkin.
Parkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Parkin rushes Striker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Parkin.
Striker tries to circle away but Parkin has him pinned against the cage.
Striker has had enough of the clinch but Parkin keeps him there for the moment.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Parkin has double underhooks.
Striker can't break the clinch.
Striker tries to break free but Parkin pushes him back against the cage.
Parkin is trying to maintain a safe position but Striker gets an underhook and turns Parkin into the cage.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Striker takes a shot to the head.
Striker tries to circle away but Parkin has him pinned against the cage.
Parkin lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker is trying to break free.
Parkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Striker tries to circle away but Parkin has him pinned against the cage.
Striker is trying to push Parkin away but Parkin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling the position.
Striker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parkin lands with a left to the head.
Parkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parkin keeps control of Striker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Parkin breaks from the clinch.
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!

Parkin clinches up against the cage.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Parkin with a knee to the head.
Parkin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Striker after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkin is trying to pull guard but Striker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Parkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Parkin has the dominant position.
Parkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Striker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Parkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Parkin pushes Striker up against the cage in a clinch.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parkin prevents Striker from breaking the clinch.
Striker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Parkin breaks the clinch.
Parkin tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Parkin tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Parkin with a poor takedown
and Striker counters with a three punch combo that has Parkin backing up. Parkin nods at Striker to acknowledge the strikes.
Parkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parkin gets a clinch.
Parkin landing knees to the head.
Parkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Striker is trying to break the clinch but Parkin is controlling him.
Parkin has a couple of punches blocked by Striker.
Corey Parkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parkin effectively controlling the action here.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Parkin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Parkin breaks the clinch.
Parkin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Striker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Striker counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Parkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parkin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Parkin!
A very excited looking Corey Parkin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.