PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Jr Parliament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jr Parliament
vs
Alexander

182 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Jr Parliament!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Alexander !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parliament takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander lands a shot to the body.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parliament backwards.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Parliament has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Parliament lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parliament tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Parliament.
Parliament presses Alexander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Parliament.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander .
Parliament swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parliament throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander .
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Parliament misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parliament's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to push Parliament away but Parliament has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parliament struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Parliament scores with a shoulder strike.
Parliament works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander .
Parliament lands a nice uppercut.
Parliament tries to work over Alexander 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Parliament blocks an uppercut.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Parliament is controlling the position.
Parliament misses with some punches.
Parliament lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Parliament keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parliament creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parliament scores with a shot to the side of Alexander 's head.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Parliament swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parliament misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parliament scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parliament.
Parliament misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Parliament.
Parliament misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Parliament lands a shoulder strike.
Parliament's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Parliament uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parliament creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Alexander on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parliament.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parliament backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Parliament fails to land.
Parliament blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parliament lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Parliament blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parliament's elbow.
Parliament lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parliament tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parliament lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Parliament lands a left hand.
Parliament lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
A body shot lands from Parliament.
Nice body punch from Parliament.
Parliament swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parliament throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexander s head.
Parliament lands with a left to the head.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parliament tries to work over Alexander 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parliament pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parliament throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexander s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parliament misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parliament scores with a shot to the side of Alexander 's head.
A body shot lands from Alexander .
Parliament working aggressively here.
A short right from Parliament on the inside.
Alexander is trying to push Parliament away but Parliament has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parliament lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parliaments head.
Parliament lands with a light punch inside.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Parliament on the inside.
Parliament lands a shoulder strike.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Parliament fails to land.
Parliament scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Alexander .
Parliament blocks an uppercut.
Alexander working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Jr Parliament dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Parliament has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander is trying to force a seperation but Parliament has the dominant position.
Parliament lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Parliament lands a shot to the body.
Parliament softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parliament lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Parliament tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parliament tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander 's elbow.
Parliament misses with some punches.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Parliament.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Parliament is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parliament misses with a punch on the inside.
Parliament blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parliament backwards.
Parliament misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parliament misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donald Jr Parliament has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parliament lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander scores with a shoulder strike.
Parliament working aggressively here.
Parliament blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Parliament.
Parliament misses with a body punch.
Parliament tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parliament tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parliament scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Parliament gets through Alexander 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parliament prevents a body shot from Alexander .
Alexander tries to work over Parliament's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander is trying to push Parliament away but Parliament has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Parliament.
Alexander tries to break free but Parliament pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parliament misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Alexander is looking to break free of the clinch but Parliament has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parliament has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parliament.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parliament.
Parliament tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Parliament back against the cage.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander .
Parliament misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander is trying to force a seperation but Parliament has the dominant position.
Parliament works on Alexander 's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parliament scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parliament pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Parliament.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parliament lands a left hand.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
Parliament working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Parliament.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Parliament is controlling the position.
Parliament misses with some punches.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Parliament lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Parliament.
Parliament scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parliament misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parliament working aggressively here.
Parliament stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parliament.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parliament lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parliament blocks an uppercut.
Parliament has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander .
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parliament swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parliament working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parliament keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Parliament tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Parliament back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander .
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Parliament tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parliament lands a shoulder strike.
Parliament swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Parliament fails to land.
Alexander throws a punch but it's blocked by Parliament.
Parliament lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Jr Parliament dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Parliament swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parliament is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alexander ! But no joy.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alexander ! But no joy.
A cross from Alexander lands.
Donald Jr Parliament seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parliament misses with a hook.
Parliament scores with a nice head shot.

Parliament gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parliament throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parliament throws a head punch that misses.
Parliament misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parliament tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parliament lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander throws a punch but it's blocked by Parliament.
Parliament tries to work over Alexander 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parliament has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander .
Parliament working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Parliament misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parliament lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Parliament controls his hands.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Parliament swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Parliament uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parliament misses with some punches.
Parliament blocks an uppercut.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parliament pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Parliament misses with some punches.
Parliament throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexander .
Rashad Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parliament.
Alexander misses with some punches.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Parliament swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parliament lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parliament doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Parliament.
Parliament lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parliament working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parliament swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parliament doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parliament throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander .
Parliament pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parliament scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Parliament.
Alexander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parliament lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parliament lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parliament lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Parliament.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Parliament uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parliament throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexander s head.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Parliament controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Parliament.
Alexander is trying to break free.
Donald Jr Parliament is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander .
Alexander wants to get back to striking at distance but Parliament won't allow it.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Alexander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parliament misses with the head strike.
Alexander lands a body shot.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Parliament.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander is trying to push Parliament away but Parliament has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Jr Parliament showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parliament, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Jr Parliament!