PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 4133 p4p, 348 weight class) and Lothar Svantovit (ranked 4739 p4p, 391 weight class). Parker comes into the arena with Roots Manuva - Again and Again blaring out of the sound system. Svantovit has chosen Stone Cold Metal - Ensiferum as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lothar Svantovit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parker
vs
Svantovit

193 cm
33
231 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

192 cm
27
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lothar Svantovit!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svantovit has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Joseph Parker has been cut.
Svantovit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Svantovit looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svantovit has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Svantovit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Svantovit.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svantovit has him pressed against the cage.
Svantovit tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Svantovit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Svantovit tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Svantovit lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Svantovit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker is trying to push Svantovit away but Svantovit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Svantovit has the dominant position.
Svantovit just leaning against Parker, taking a breather.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
Svantovit misses with an elbow strike.
Svantovit lands a nice elbow.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker avoiding damage as Svantovit throws knees to the body.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker avoiding damage as Svantovit throws knees to the body.
Svantovit has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Svantovit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Parker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svantovit can turn it around.
Svantovit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svantovit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Svantovit has him pressed against the cage.
Svantovit tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svantovit pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svantovit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svantovit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Svantovit is controlling him.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svantovit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svantovit scores with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Svantovit gets a clinch.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
Parker tries to break free but Svantovit pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lothar Svantovit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Parker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Svantovit.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Svantovit doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Svantovit tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Parker misses the target.

Svantovit moves into the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Svantovit keeps him there for the moment.
Svantovit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svantovit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svantovit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
Lothar Svantovit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svantovit clinches up against the cage.
Svantovit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Parker avoiding damage as Svantovit throws knees to the body.
Svantovit lands a knee to the body.
Svantovit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Svantovit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Svantovit trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Svantovit is controlling him.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Svantovit keeps him there for the moment.
Lothar Svantovit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Svantovit keeps him there for the moment.
Svantovit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Svantovit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svantovit.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Svantovit has the dominant position.
Svantovit lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svantovit misses with a knee strike.

Parker breaks from the clinch.

Svantovit closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Svantovit lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it misses.
Svantovit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svantovit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svantovit lands an elbow inside.

Parker is rocked!
Svantovit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svantovit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svantovit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Svantovit.
Svantovit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svantovit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svantovit misses with an elbow over the top.
Svantovit misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svantovit throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svantovit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Svantovit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Svantovit lands a big knee! That's hurt Parker! Oh, he's all over the place! Svantovit lands another knee that sends Parker to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lothar Svantovit!
A victorious Lothar Svantovit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.