PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Parker (ranked 5872 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 6179 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. north korea's national anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Parker
vs
Ki Duk

185 cm
33
250 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

198 cm
42
260 lbs
34 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Duk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Duk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ki Duk, pushing him back against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ki Duk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker lands a left hand.
Ki Duk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Ki Duk into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk connects with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk avoiding damage.
Ki Duk gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Ki Duk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk misses with a head kick.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Ki Duk scores with a four punch combination!
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
Ki Duk throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Parker.
Ki Duk has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Parker instigates a clinch.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.

Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
Come on Ki Duk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parker slowing the pace effectively.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ki Duk into the cage.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parker breaks from the clinch.

Parker drives through and clinches with Ki Duk against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.

Parker breaks the clinch.

Ki Duk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ki Duk.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.

Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Corey Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ki Duk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parker.
Ki Duk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Ki Duk looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Ki Duk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Duk. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Parker moves into the clinch.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker just leaning against Ki Duk, taking a breather.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Ki Duk, against the cage.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ki Duk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parker.
Parker slips under a jab from Ki Duk.
Parker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Duk.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ki Duk momentarily.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Ki Duk moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ki Duk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parker.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corey Parker!
An out of breath Corey Parker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.