PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Parker (ranked 4064 p4p, 5067 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Parker
vs
Yuudai

170 cm
21
157
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Parker tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Parker.
It seemed like Yuudai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker backing away here, and Yuudai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parker.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi Yuudai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Parker throws a right and a left that Yuudai avoids nicely.
Yuudai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Yuudai sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuudai! But no joy.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuudai flicks out a counter leg kick but Parker steps away.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker backing away here, and Yuudai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai feints a counter leg kick.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai feints a counter leg kick.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai moves away
and Yuudai counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Parker lands but Yuudai takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuudai tries a quick counter leg kick but Parker is wise to it.
Yuudai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker lands a body shot.
Yuudai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Yuudai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandon Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Brandon Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker scores with a head kick. Yuudai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yuudai backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Yuudai sprawls well.
Yuudai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Yuudai as Parker shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuudai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuudai feints a counter leg kick.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuudai as he jumps to the side.
Yuudai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is looking to clinch but Yuudai is avoiding it.
Yuudai tries a quick counter leg kick but Parker is wise to it.
Parker tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to clinch.
Yuudai thinks about the counter body kick.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuudai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuudai! But no joy.
Parker tries to clinch up but Yuudai circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parker tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Parker dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Parker goes for a double leg but Yuudai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yuudai continues to drive forward.
Yuudai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Yuudai has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Yuudai has him pressed against the cage.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yuudai has him pressed against the cage.
Parker lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Takeshi Yuudai has been cut.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Yuudai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around?
Yuudai swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Yuudai misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuudai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Yuudai blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker misses with a knee to the head.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuudai controls his hands.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai working hard to break the clinch.
Yuudai managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuudai can't break the clinch.
Yuudai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker taking a breather.
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.
Parker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yuudai has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker tries to stall but Yuudai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuudai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Yuudai.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yuudai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Yuudai blocks it.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yuudai throws an elbow but misses.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuudai circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Yuudai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Parker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Parker!