PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 130 p4p, 19 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 204 p4p, 28 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Paa
vs
Parker

180 cm
28
190 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

185 cm
35
191 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paa throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paa lands a right hook to the body.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
Paa checks a low kick from Parker.
Parker lands with an overhand left.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker wants to slow Paa down by chopping away at his legs.
Paa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paa misses the body punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
Parker throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
A jab from Paa does it's job there.
Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paa's sensitive parts.
Paa misses with a leg kick
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch but Paa moves out of range.
Paa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Paa throws a body kick that misses.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Parker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Paa counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker punishes Paa's body with a nice straight punch.
Paa tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paa misses with a body punch

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Paa trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paa into the cage.
Parker cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Paa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Paa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.
Paa lands a right hand.
Paa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker is working Paa over against the cage.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Paa gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parker pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paa is breathing heavily.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Parker looking to stall.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Paa lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa prevents a body shot from Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paa pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Paa tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Paa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An inside leg kick lands from Paa.
Paa takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alex Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Parker throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.
Paa lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paa throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Paa throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
Paa tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
Parker lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
Paa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Paa's front leg but catches the back leg as Paa tries to avoid it.
Paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Paa is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Paa with an uppercut!
Parker throws a push kick but Paa slaps the foot to one side.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Paa backing away here, and Parker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker throws a push kick but Paa slaps the foot to one side.
Paa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Paa is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Paa blocks the low kick.
Paa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paa connects with a jab.
Alex Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paa.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parker slips under a jab.
Parker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paa throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Paa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parker is looking to slow Paa down with leg kicks.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paa is looking to score with low kicks.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Paa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Parker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
As Paa backs off Parker throws a huge counter combo but Paa manages to avoid it all.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Paa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Paa is out of range.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Parker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paa takes a step back to recover.
Parker swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Paa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to slow Paa down with leg kicks.

Parker clinches up with Paa and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Paa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa lands a nice shot to the body.
Paa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
That's time! Paa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Paa misses the jab.
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paa lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
Paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Paa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Parker.
Paa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Paa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Paa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Paa is predictable there
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker works the jab nicely.
Paa throws a right hand that misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alex Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa fails in his attempt to clinch.

Parker drives through and clinches with Paa against the cage.
Paa'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.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Paa, against the cage.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Paa throws an elbow that misses.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Parker blocking some punches.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa lands a damaging elbow.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iso Paa.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Parker!
Alex Parker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.