PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Rollo (ranked 5075 p4p, 6417 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 420 p4p, 470 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rollo
vs
Parker

176 cm
18
156
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Rollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rollo gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rollo holds on and takes a little breather.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollo seems keen to control Parker's posture.
Parker postures up and lands a big shot to Rollo's brow.
My spies in Hyperbolic Time Chamber inform me that Parker has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rollo is on top in guard.

Rollo looking to pass the guard.
Parker pulls Rollo in close to his closed guard and prevents Rollo from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo is looking to pass into half guard but Parker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Parker is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rollo pulls Parker in to control the position.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
Rollo is looking to sweep but instead, Parker has passed into half guard.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollo is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rollo moves into full guard.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rollo keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Rollo keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Rollo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parker wants to take a breather but Rollo is having none of it.

Rollo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Rollo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Rollo's hands, connecting with Rollo's forehead.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rollo trying to hold on to Parker's head to control him but Parker postures up.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Parker trying to control the action but Rollo is working from the bottom.
Parker is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rollo gets back to full guard.

Rollo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rollo being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rollo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rollo controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker stands up over Rollo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rollo working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rollo holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Parker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Parker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rollo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker scoring with punches and elbows.
Peter Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rollo tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling from side mount.
Rollo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rollo prevents Parker from improving position.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Rollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rollo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Rollo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rollo is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parker wants to control but Rollo is keeping him busy.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker is staying tight to Rollo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rollo wants to control but Parker postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parker working the ground and pound but Rollo is defending the strikes.
Rollo tries to improve position but can't.
Rollo is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rollo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parker.
Rollo sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rollo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rollo's head.

Rollo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Rollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollo is retaining full guard.
Parker trying to control but Rollo is working from the bottom.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker distracts Rollo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Rollo has his hands on Parker's head, controlling the position.
Rollo wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Parker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rollo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker being controlled here momentarily.
Rollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollo working a defensive guard here.
Rollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollo, not yet.
Larry Rollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rollo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Parker keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Parker moves into full guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Rollo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Rollo trying to move into half guard but instead Parker has managed to sweep!

Parker stays in close to Rollo's body and controls the position.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rollo's head.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker wants to control from the top but Rollo keeps moving.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Rollo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rollo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Parker doesn't defend quickly enough and Rollo has managed to lock this one up! Can Parker escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rollo on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Larry Rollo!
A relieved looking Larry Rollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.