PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 1257 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 77 p4p, 86 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Parker
vs
Apollo

175 cm
27
145
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
140
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo connects with the punch.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker cracks Apollo with an open hand slap.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apollo throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Parker throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Apollo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Apollo catches Parker right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Apollo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parker tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Apollo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apollo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker moves away from the strike by Apollo.
Apollo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Apollo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Apollo throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Apollo lands a nice looking body shot.
Apollo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apollo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apollo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo jabs at Parker's body.
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Apollo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parker on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Apollo.
Apollo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apollo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Apollo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apollo.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Apollo misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Apollo.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Apollo lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Parker slips under a jab.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Apollo thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker is looking to counter punch.
Apollo lands with a good body shot.
Parker moves away from the strike by Apollo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Parker misses.
Parker misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Apollo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apollo throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Apollo avoids the head kick by Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
Apollo connects with a nice looking jab.
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Apollo.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker moves away from the strike by Apollo.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
A head kick misses from Parker.
A jab from Parker misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Apollo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Apollo scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
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Parker is rocked!
Parker walks into a left hand.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apollo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Parker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Apollo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Lindsay Apollo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.