PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Van Eck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Parker
vs
Van Eck

199 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaias Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Van Eck!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Eck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!

Parker moves into the clinch.

Van Eck pulls Parker into guard.
Parker works over Van Eck with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is in close to Van Eck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Eck wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Eck working a defensive guard here.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Eck has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Parker has passed into side control.
Van Eck struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker grinds an elbow into Van Eck's temple.

Parker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Eck struggling a bit here.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.

Parker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Eck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Parker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Eck rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Parker's guard! Nice work there by Van Eck!
Parker pulls Van Eck in close to prevent any damage.
Van Eck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Eck content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Eck is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Eck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Van Eck stands and steps away. Parker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Julian Van Eck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Eck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Eck.

Parker gets a clinch.
Parker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker gets control of Van Eck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Eck postures up.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Van Eck from controlling successfully.
Parker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parker trying to control the position.
Parker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Van Eck from controlling successfully.
Van Eck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parker's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Good work by Van Eck as he checks the leg kick.
Van Eck misses with a double jab.

Parker darts in and clinches Van Eck up against the cage.

Van Eck breaks the clinch.
Van Eck misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Eck or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker, which made it look bad.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Eck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Eck dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on Van Eck's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Eck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Eck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Eck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Eck gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Eck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Eck blocks a low kick nicely.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker is looking to clinch but Van Eck is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Eck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Isaias Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Van Eck.
Van Eck tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Eck fails to land the takedown.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Eck can do to turn this around?
Van Eck is breathing heavily.
Van Eck with a poor takedown

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.
Van Eck tries to pull guard but Parker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Parker pulls guard successfully.
Parker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parker is pulling down on Van Eck's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Eck, at least for the moment.
Parker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Eck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parker is pulling down on Van Eck's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Eck, at least for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Van Eck on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker clinches up with Van Eck and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker looking for a takedown.

Parker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Parker manages to end up in side control.
Isaias Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Van Eck to see if he's OK.
Van Eck is trying to get back to half guard.

Parker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Eck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Eck, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Eck is looking for a sweep.
Parker cracks Van Eck with a big elbow.
Van Eck is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.

Parker is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Eck is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Parker tries to clinch but Van Eck is having none of it.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Van Eck pushes him off.
Parker moves out of range as Van Eck throws a body kick.
Parker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Eck manages to circle out of the way.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Eck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Parker tries to keep at a distance but Van Eck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Van Eck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Eck's head.
Van Eck wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Eck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Van Eck.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Eck's head.

Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Eck has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.

Parker has gone for a leg lock! Van Eck slips out almost immediately though and dives into Parker's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker punching to the body, from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Van Eck trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker is trying to keep Van Eck in close.
Van Eck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Eck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parker keeping full guard, as Van Eck tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Eck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Parker, up you get!
Van Eck dives in for a single leg takedown but Parker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Van Eck has managed to clinch.
Parker avoiding damage.
Van Eck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Eck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Eck is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Van Eck doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Eck manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parker is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaias Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker wants to stall.

Van Eck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Isaias Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Van Eck closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Van Eck avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Van Eck wants a takedown but no success here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Eck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Van Eck stalling.
Julian Van Eck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaias Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Eck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julian Van Eck.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

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