PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 1565 p4p, 216 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 1789 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Parker
vs
Anselmo

185 cm
40
187 lbs
38 - 25 - 0

182 cm
32
188 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Parker pushes Anselmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Anselmo misses with a looping right.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anselmo.
Donk. Parker catches Anselmo right on the button with a cross.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anselmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Parker tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Anselmo as he connects with a hook.
Parker misses the jab.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anselmo counters with a straight right hand.
Parker wants to clinch
and Anselmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Anselmo blocks the leg kick.

Parker has closed the distance and engaged Anselmo in a clinch.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Anselmo is blocking nicely.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Parker misses with an elbow over the top.
Anselmo managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Parker lands an elbow that stopped Anselmo in his tracks for a moment.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Anselmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Anselmo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parker tries to clinch but Anselmo is having none of it.
Anselmo throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Parker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anselmos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker lands a jab.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anselmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anselmo misses with a left hand
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker wants to clinch up but Anselmo keeps it at a distance.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
A jab lands there for Parker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parker misses with a combination
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Parker closes the distance and pushes Anselmo back into the cage.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anselmo is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Anselmo blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Anselmo controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anselmo.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Anselmo controls the action.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anselmo's defenses.
Parker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anselmo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anselmo has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Peter Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anselmo tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker tries to work over Anselmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anselmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anselmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anselmo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Anselmo.
Parker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Parker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anselmo on the side of the head.

Parker clinches with his opponent.
Anselmo wants to break free but Parker has control.
Parker misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Parker darts in and clinches Anselmo up against the cage.
Parker pushes Anselmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker has Anselmo pressed against the cage, preventing Anselmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Anselmo breaks the clinch.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Parker closes the distance and pushes Anselmo back into the cage.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parker tries to clinch but Anselmo moves away
enabling Anselmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker takes a swing at Anselmo's ribcage but misses.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anselmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch there but Anselmo circles away.
It seemed like Anselmo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anselmo slips a jab from Parker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Anselmo connects with a crisp jab.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker tries to clinch up
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Parker forces Anselmo back against the cage and clinches.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anselmo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Anselmo misses with a straight right.
Parker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anselmo throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anselmo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anselmo is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Anselmo avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Anselmo is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Parker stalling the fight.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anselmo momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Anselmo.
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch there but Anselmo circles away.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker slips under a jab from Anselmo.
Parker digs a good hook to Anselmo's body.
Parker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
Parker tries to clinch but Anselmo moves away
and Anselmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
Peter Parker gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).