PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Muller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Parks's chin.

Muller
vs
Parks

157 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Parks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller sets himself, and Parks steps forward looking for the clinch! Muller avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Parks slips the punch.
Parks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parks lands a right hook to the body.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parks was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Parks wants to counter the offense by Muller and move into the clinch position.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller is looking for a counter combo.

Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parks up against the cage.
A short right from Muller.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muller walks away with a smile on his face. Parks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muller scrambles back to his feet.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Muller takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks jabs Muller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parks misses with a wild body shot.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Parks is just out of range.
Parks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muller.
Parks takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller avoids the body shot from Parks.
Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Parks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Parks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muller doesn't seem phased though.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Muller forces Parks back against the cage and clinches.
Muller stalling against the cage.
Muller stalling against the cage.
Muller seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Muller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parks can turn it around.
Parks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Charlie Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Parks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muller is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parks's elbow.
Muller leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charlie Muller.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Parks with a hook.
Parks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parks wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Muller.
Muller sets himself, and Parks steps forward looking for the clinch! Muller avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Muller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muller throws out a loose jab but Parks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller lands with a shot to the body.
Parks shoots in and drives through. Muller sprawls well.
Muller throws a hook but Parks blocks it.
Parks swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller is looking for a counter combo.
Muller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller with a hook.
Parks lands with a nice body punch.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Parks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muller doesn't seem phased though.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muller is looking to wear down Parks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parks throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Parks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Muller avoids the body shot from Parks.

Muller has managed to clinch.
Muller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is trying to pull guard but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
Charlie Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Parks.
Parks fails to pull guard.
Parks jumps guard but Muller stands there with Parks around his waist. Parks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muller smiles and moves away.
Parks throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Muller throws a head kick but Parks moves out of range.
Parks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muller eats them both and turns towards Parks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parks lands with a right hand.
Parks tests Muller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Parks misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Parks there.
Muller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Parks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parks.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Parks can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Parks fails to pull guard.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Muller scores with a shot to the side of Parks's head.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Muller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parks up against the cage.
Parks jumps guard but Muller stands there with Parks around his waist. Parks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks prevents a body shot from Muller.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parks letting Muller take a breather here.
Parks jumps guard but Muller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parks just leaning against Muller, taking a breather.
Muller lands a left hand.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charlie Muller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muller has Parks pressed against the cage, preventing Parks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Muller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muller.
Parks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks throws a shot to the body.
Muller takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Muller lands a nice shot that snaps Parks's head back.
Parks jabs at Muller's body.

Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parks is trying to pull guard but Muller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Parks fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller pushes Parks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Charlie Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Parks.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Muller.
Parks blocks a body shot from Muller.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkss head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muller.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Parks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muller walks away with a smile on his face. Parks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parks moves away.
Parks tries to counter with a clinch but Muller shakes him off and moves away.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.

Muller rushes Parks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller pushes Parks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parks tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Parks back against the cage.
Muller stalling the fight.
Parks trying to stall but Muller improves his position.
Parks jumps guard but Muller stands there with Parks around his waist. Parks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parks's elbow.
Parks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parks tries to pull guard but Muller holds him up against the cage and eventually Parks drops back down to his feet.
Muller pushes Parks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parks prevents a body shot from Muller.
Parks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muller smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Parks. That snapped Muller's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muller scores with a hook to the body. Parks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
Parks defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Parks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks lands with a nice body punch.
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.
Parks lands a head shot.
Ryan Parks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Muller!