PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marian Balkon enters the cage!

Parker
vs
Balkon

185 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

184 cm
27
191 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Parker.
Balkon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balkon misses the jab.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balkon.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balkon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
A jab lands there for Balkon.

Parker forces Balkon back against the cage and clinches.
Balkon misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkon prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balkon lands an uppercut.
Balkon lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Peter Parker has been cut.
Parker digs a right hand underneath Balkon's ribcage. Balkon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balkon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parker tries a body shot but Balkon blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker being controlled against the cage.

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

Balkon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balkon.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
Balkon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balkon throws a counter combo.
Balkon's corner calls for a 1-2. Balkon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parker closes the distance but Balkon moves to the side
and Balkon counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balkon looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balkon misses with a left hand

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
We've been informed that Balkon 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.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balkons head.
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!
Parker misses with a body punch.
Balkon lands with a light punch inside.

Balkon breaks the clinch.

Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Balkon blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Balkon is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
Balkon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Balkon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Balkon, against the cage.
Balkon misses with a knee to the head.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Balkon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Balkon blocks an uppercut.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balkons head.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkon doesn't seem bothered though.

Parker has Balkon up against the cage in a clinch.
Balkon missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Balkon.
Balkon misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Parker darts in and clinches Balkon up against the cage.
Balkon throws an elbow that misses.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parker wants to clinch up but Balkon keeps it at a distance.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Balkon seems unphased.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Marian Balkon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Parker rushes Balkon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker lands a right hand.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Peter Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balkon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Parker clinches.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balkon's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balkon or not.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Balkon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Balkon is breathing heavily.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Parker.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Parker presses Balkon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Parker instigates a clinch.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balkon takes a shot to the head.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balkon can do to turn this around?
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.

Balkon is rocked!
Parker working aggressively here.
Balkon is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker has Balkon pressed against the cage. Balkon drops his hands and Parker takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Balkon tumbling to the canvas! Parker rains down with more punches but Balkon was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Parker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Machine Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.