PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Parker (ranked 6710 p4p, 542 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 7371 p4p, 556 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Girls Like You. 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 Raiam Dos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parker
vs
Dos Santos

182 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Parker shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Parker drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Dos Santos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dos Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Parker is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos has Parker pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dos Santos.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker takes a shot to the head.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos'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.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos has Parker pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.

Parker tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!

Dos Santos rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Parker has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Parker is rocked!
Raiam Dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dos Santos stalling the fight.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Dos Santos is stalling here.

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

Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parker up against the cage.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dos Santos gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a left hand.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Dos Santos forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

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

Dos Santos drops Parker with a beautiful combination! Parker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dos Santos is looking for the KO!

Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Parker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Parker drops to his knees and Dos Santos pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiam Dos Santos!
In defeat, Tyson Parker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shouldn't be losing to bums like him. The algorithm of the game is broken. '.