PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 253 p4p, 40 weight class) and Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 507 p4p, 72 weight class). Mitsurugi has chosen The Rising Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Peter Parker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Parker
vs
Mitsurugi

185 cm
34
187 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

182 cm
31
186 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parker drives through and clinches with Mitsurugi against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mitsurugi.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitsurugi controls his hands.

Mitsurugi breaks from the clinch.
Mitsurugi throws a front kick aimed at Parker's knee but Parker avoids it well.
Mitsurugi keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Parker misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a leg kick.
Parker tries to clinch but Mitsurugi is having none of it.
Parker lands a leg kick that knocks Mitsurugi off balance momentarily.
Mitsurugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitsurugi.

Mitsurugi darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Parker tries to circle away but Mitsurugi has him pinned against the cage.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Mitsurugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mitsurugi.

Parker breaks the clinch.
Mitsurugi feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Mitsurugi's head but Mitsurugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Parker is predictable there
and Mitsurugi counters with a straight right hand.
Mitsurugi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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

Parker closes the distance and pushes Mitsurugi back into the cage.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch.
Mitsurugi misses with a left hand

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi lands an uppercut.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitsurugi scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitsurugi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitsurugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitsurugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitsurugi keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Mitsurugi saw that one coming.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitsurugi moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsurugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitsurugi walks into a jab.

It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.

Parker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mitsurugi sprawling to the canvas! Mitsurugi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Parker finish him?!

Mitsurugi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsurugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Mitsurugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitsurugi looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker checks a low kick from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitsurugi moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker backing away here, and Mitsurugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker is looking to clinch but Mitsurugi is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitsurugi! But no joy.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitsurugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitsurugi on the side of the head.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Mitsurugi ducks down to avoid it.
Mitsurugi moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitsurugi looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi obviously looking to wear him down.
Parker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitsurugi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitsurugi circles away.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Mitsurugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Mitsurugi unleashes a big counter combination but Parker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker tries to clinch but Mitsurugi is having none of it.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsurugi cracks Parker with a good jab.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Mitsurugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Mitsurugi pushes him off.
Mitsurugi thumps Parker with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Mitsurugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Parker has Mitsurugi up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to work over Mitsurugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitsurugi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitsurugi lands a high kick!
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitsurugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitsurugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.

Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitsurugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitsurugi scores with a leg kick.
Parker wants to clinch up but Mitsurugi keeps it at a distance.
Parker moves to clinch but Mitsurugi breaks away
and Mitsurugi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Parker closes the distance and pushes Mitsurugi back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitsurugi can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitsurugi controls his hands.
Mitsurugi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mitsurugi manages to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker tries to clinch but Mitsurugi moves away
letting Mitsurugi counter with a right hand.
Parker wants to clinch up but Mitsurugi keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitsurugi.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitsurugi cracks Parker with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitsurugi. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitsurugi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker throws a right hand that Mitsurugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitsurugi also avoids with ease.
Parker tries to clinch
and Mitsurugi counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.

Parker is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
A less than humble Shinsuke Mitsurugi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.