PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Parker (ranked 516 p4p, 1032 weight class) and John Fury (ranked 82 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parker
vs
Fury

189 cm
22
205
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
212
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Vegan Gains

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Fury releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Fury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Fury lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker works the jab nicely.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Parker lands a big head kick that sends Fury tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Fury back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fury is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Parker gets a clinch.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.

Parker drops Fury onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fury is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That has opened up John Fury's cut even more.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Parker being controlled against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.

Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury avoids the body shot from Parker.
Fury now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Fury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury misses the jab.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Parker misses.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fury with a nice cross.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Parker walks into a left hand.
Fury misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses

and Parker counters with a nice right hand that sends Fury toppling to the canvas! Fury scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parker finish him?!

The cut above John Fury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Parker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury slips a jab from Parker.
John Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury works Parker's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Fury.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
A head kick by Parker misses
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Fury throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Fury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker slips a straight right by Fury.
Parker is looking for a counter combo.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fury blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Jacob Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Fury misses.
A little feinted left hand from Parker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury misses with a right hand

and Parker counters by clinching up.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parker is keeping busy.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Fury lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker misses with some punches.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Fury misses with some punches.
A short left from Parker.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Parker blocking some punches.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.

John Fury's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Parker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Fury.
Parker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacob Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Fury's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury throws a lazy uppercut

and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fury! Parker lets Fury back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Parker steps in with a hook that catches Fury right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Parker follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fury looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Parker!
Jacob Parker retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacob Parker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.