PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Booth (ranked 2949 p4p, 314 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 3385 p4p, 345 weight class). Booth comes to the cage accompanied by Upchurch - Come and Get It. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Booth
vs
Parker

189 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Booth.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.

Booth clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booth.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booths head.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booth.
Booth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Booth prevents a body shot from Parker.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.

Booth rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Booth lands with a light punch inside.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Booth has double underhooks.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Booth keeps him there for the moment.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booth lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booth keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booth lands a right hand.
Booth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Booth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Booth lands with a light punch inside.
Booth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Booth cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Booth.
Parker tries a body shot but Booth blocks it.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Booth clinches up against the cage.
Booth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booth lands an uppercut.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Booth just leaning against Parker, taking a breather.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Booth.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Booth is controlling the position.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Booth gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Booth.

Parker breaks from the clinch.

Booth has managed to clinch.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Booth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Booth.

Booth decides to pull guard.

Booth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.

Booth uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Booth pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Booth lands with a right to the head.
Booth looking for a takedown.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Booth is controlling the position.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booth.
Booth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booth.
Booth has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Booth goes for a takedown attempt but Parker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Parker gets tackled into the cage by Booth. Booth maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Booth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Booth has double underhooks.
Booth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth lands with a right to the head.
Parker tries to work over Booth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Booth forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Booth controls his hands.
Booth lands a right hand.
Parker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Booth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Booth prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Booth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Booth moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Booth is controlling him.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Booth lands a nice uppercut.
Booth has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Booth tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Booth is controlling the position.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Booth has the dominant position.
Parker tries to break free but Booth pushes him back against the cage.
Booth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Booth's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker is trying to push Booth away but Booth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Booth lands a body shot.
Parker is trying to push Booth away but Booth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Booth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker wants to break free but Booth has control.
Booth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Booth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Booth.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Parker wants to break free but Booth has control.
Booth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Booth.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booth misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries to break free but Booth pushes him back against the cage.
Booth blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booth.
Booth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Booth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John Booth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Booth scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the cage.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.

Booth has clasped his hands together around Parker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker bucks up and tries to throw Booth off but instead Booth has got his back!
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker is breathing heavily.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Booth controlling the positon.
Booth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John Booth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Booth controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Booth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Booth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Booth.
Parker wants to break free but Booth has control.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Booth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Booth has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Booth throws an elbow but misses.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Booth has the dominant position.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker scores a nice knee to the body.
Booth taking a breather.
Parker tries to break free but Booth pushes him back against the cage.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Booth controls the action.
Booth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Booth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Booth digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Booth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
A short right from Booth.
Booth blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Booth.
Booth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Booth or not.
Booth trying to land knees to the body.
Booth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Parker connects with a leg kick. Booth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
John Booth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Booth drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
Booth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Booth's elbow.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses with a wild body shot.

Booth rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Booth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Booth misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the cage.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Booth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Booth.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Booth pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the cage.
Booth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Booth, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booth.
Booth takes a shot to the head.
Parker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Booth prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Booth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker is trying to push Booth away but Booth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Booth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Booth has the dominant position.
Booth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Booth keeps him there for the moment.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Booth has double underhooks.
Booth cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Booth has the dominant position.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Booth lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booth is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Booth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Booth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Booth.

Parker is rocked!
Booth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Booth is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Booth.
Kelvin Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booth, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Booth!
John Booth took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.