PBP Commentary

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

Parks
vs
The

151 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob The!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parks misses with a head kick.
The avoids the head kick by Parks.
Parks tries to bum rush The with a series of wild strikes but The uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The is looking for the big counter here.
Parks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The.

The rushes Parks and presses him up against the cage.
Parks blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The slowing the pace effectively.
The is struggling to control the position.

Parks pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Parks trying to keep a closed guard but The is proving a slippery customer.
Parks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Parks has a closed guard, preventing The from standing up.
Parks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

The moves into range and clinches up with Parks.
The tries to pull guard but Parks won't allow it.
Felix Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob The.
The is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Parks tightens his grip and picks The up, before dumping him to the ground. The manages to land in guard.
Parks postures up and lands a big shot to The's brow.
Parks really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Parks is working The over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parks is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
Parks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parks is looking to work some ground and pound but The has wrist control.

Parks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parks works over The with some ground and pound from guard.
Parks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parks is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parks throwing strikes from guard but The blocks nicely.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parks.
Parks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parks preventing the sweep.
Parks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Parks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The blocks a jab.
The unleashes a big counter combination but Parks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The throws a sloppy head kick

and Parks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parks smiles and moves away.

The fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parks, pushing him back against the cage.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. The has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parks is looking to clinch but The is avoiding it.
Bob The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The misses with a wild combination.
Parks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The manages to circle out of the way.

The moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks is trying to pull guard but The turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The tries to pull guard but Parks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Felix Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob The.
The is breathing heavily.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. The has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Parks backs off The throws a huge counter combo but Parks manages to avoid it all.
Parks throws a nice inside leg kick.
The shoots in looking for a takedown but Parks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Parks.
The tries to counter with a clinch but Parks shakes him off and moves away.
The looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parks is fending him off so far but The persists. Nope, Parks circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Parks is in The's guard.
The has momentary wrist control but Parks slips an elbow through the middle.
Parks lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Parks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
Parks connects with a couple of short punches.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks stands up over The, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parks stands up over The, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The pulls Parks in close to prevent any damage.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
Parks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks chips away with some ground and pound.
Parks works over The with some ground and pound from guard.
Parks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The wants to get back to his feet but Parks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parks stands up over The, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parks distracts The with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Parks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Parks slaps away a takedown attempt from The, before circling back to the center of the mat.

The clinches.
The is trying to break the clinch but Parks is controlling him.
Parks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The to keep the fight standing.
Parks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The drags the fight down to the ground.
The takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parks postures up in The's guard and throws a big left but The blocks it.
Parks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.
Parks distracts The with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The looking to control.
Parks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parks cracks The with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parks scoring with punches to the head and body.
The preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parks distracts The with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parks throws a big elbow that misses.
Parks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.
The controls Parks momentarily but Parks frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Parks landing some decent shots from guard.
Parks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parks escapes and throws The's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Parks is trying to get an arm triangle but The is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is looking to reverse the position.
Parks scoring with punches from side control.
The is looking for a sweep.

Parks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Parks's guard! Nice work there by The!
Felix Parks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Parks has control of The's left arm, preventing The from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Parks postures up.
The is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Parks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The working for submissions but it's allowed Parks to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parks, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Parks!