PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Sanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Manuva - Again and Again. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Parker
vs
Sanich

193 cm
28
227 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, San Sanich!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Sanich gets a double leg takedown into Parker's guard.

Parker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanich presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanich has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands a right hand.
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 throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanich shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Sanich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Sanich tries to get set, Parker tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanich manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanich with a poor takedown

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a left to the head.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
Sanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Sanich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Sanich persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Sanich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanich prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Sanich trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling Sanich's posture.
Sanich looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker advances to half guard.
Sanich trying to control but Parker postures up.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Sanich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.

Sanich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
Sanich stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Sanich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich preventing the sweep.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Parker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Sanich is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanich is controlling him.
Sanich postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joseph Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker tries to counter by clinching up but Sanich breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanich with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Sanich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sanich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
Sanich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich throws a strike but Parker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've been informed that Sanich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanich's guard.
Sanich trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Joseph Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Parker 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!

Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanich. Sanich gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanich shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joseph Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Sanich.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Sanich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanich misses with a takedown
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt

and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Parker.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanich can do to turn this around?
Sanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanich fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanich.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Sanich tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
San Sanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich has his takedown stuffed

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanich with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanich thinking.
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker leaves Sanich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanich misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Sanich misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Sanich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Parker!
Post fight, Joseph Parker took to the microphone: 'I'm waiting for you, Olajide.'.