PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Janue Parker (ranked 4294 p4p, 4293 weight class) and Steff Reoerc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Parker
vs
Reoerc

172 cm
25
138
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
137
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janue Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steff Reoerc!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reoerc jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reoerc connects with a body shot.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Reoerc ducks down to avoid it.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker swings for the body but Reoerc moves out of range.
Parker moves away from the strike by Reoerc.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reoerc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reoerc moves away from the strike by Parker.
Reoerc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parker thuds a left hand into Reoerc's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reoerc moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Reoerc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Reoerc is rocked!

Parker tries to keep at a distance but Reoerc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reoerc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker jumps guard but Reoerc stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Reoerc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker prevents a body shot from Reoerc.
Reoerc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Reoerc scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Reoerc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reoerc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Reoerc has him pressed against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reoerc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reoerc smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janue Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reoerc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reoerc clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker lands with a hook. Reoerc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker takes a swing at Reoerc's ribcage but misses.

Reoerc has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Reoerc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reoerc misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Reoerc.
Parker tries to pull guard but Reoerc holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parker tries to pull guard but Reoerc won't allow it.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Reoerc has him pressed against the cage.
Reoerc scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Reoerc.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reoerc just stands there and leans against the cage.

Parker pulls Reoerc into guard.
Reoerc seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reoerc controlling from the top position.

Parker is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Reoerc frees his head nicely. Oh but Parker has switched to an armbar! Reoerc is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Janue Parker!