PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 677 p4p, 436 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 91 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linewood
vs
Parker

185 cm
32
201
13 - 13 - 1

185 cm
37
191
22 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hardcore Sports Nutrition

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 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linewood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shock Linewood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood moves out of range of the body kick.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linewood cracks a nice hook into Parker's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linewood 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 Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Linewood does it's job there.
Linewood doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Linewood.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linewood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parker at a distance.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linewood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linewood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Linewood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linewood throws a quick counter head kick but Parker was just out of range.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Linewood throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
A clash of legs there as Linewood blocks the low kick.
Linewood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Linewood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Linewood 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.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Linewood counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parker moves out of range as Linewood strikes.

Linewood has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker prevents a body shot from Linewood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linewood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Linewood breaks the clinch.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linewood to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker slips under a jab.
Parker defending well as Linewood loads up on a big left hand.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linewood circles away quickly and effectively.
Linewood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Linewood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linewood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linewood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linewood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Linewood pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker is working Linewood over against the cage.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parker lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
Linewood tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linewood or not.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Linewood is breathing heavily.
Parker pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Linewood.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
A short left from Parker.

Linewood is rocked!
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Oh Linewood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linewood seems to have got his legs back now.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linewood or not.
Linewood misses with some punches.

Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linewood is looking to counter punch.

Parker cracks Linewood with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Parker has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Linewood to stand back up!
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Linewood is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linewood throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker is looking to chop away at Linewood's legs.
Linewood throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Parker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linewood lands a jab.
Linewood looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linewood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Parker as he checks the leg kick.
Linewood scores with a kick to the midsection.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Linewood moves out of range easily.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
Linewood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linewood cracks Parker with an open hand slap.
Parker throws a head kick that misses
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Linewood shrugs it off though.
Linewood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linewood looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Linewood throws a leg kick that is checked

and Parker counters with a nice right hand that sends Linewood toppling to the canvas! Linewood scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parker finish him?!
Parker misses with a left hand
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linewood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parker. Parker obviously looking to wear him down.
Parker defending well as Linewood loads up on a big left hand.
Linewood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Linewood moved out of range.
Parker steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Linewood is out on his feet! Parker sets himself and nearly takes Linewood's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Parker!
Alex Parker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.