PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 907 p4p, 1260 weight class) and Aden Parker (ranked 124 p4p, 169 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pai
vs
Parker

174 cm
26
169
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
177
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aden Parker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Pai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Pai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pai throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Pai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pai was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.

Parker clinches.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pai looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Pai breaks the clinch.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Pai misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker keeps control of Pai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parker scores with a shoulder strike.

Pai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pai defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Pai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Pai counters with a straight right hand.
Parker scores with a sloppy right hand. Pai should have avoided that one.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Pai counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Parker misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Pai. That snapped Parker's head back.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pai moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Pai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pai slips a jab from Parker.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Pai misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Pai misses with a body shot.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pai.
As Parker backs away, Pai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pai throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parker wants to stall.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Parker is leaning against Pai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pai backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pai tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Pai avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai misses with a kick to the body.
Pai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parker swings for the body but Pai moves out of range.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Pai's head but Pai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Pai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Pai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker throws a hook but Pai avoids it easily.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Pai misses the target.
Parker throws a leg kick but Pai moved away.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Pai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aden Parker dominated that 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.

Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pai momentarily.
Parker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pai counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Parker clinches up with Pai and pushes him back against the cage.
Pai blocks a body shot from Parker.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Pai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pai.

Pai breaks from the clinch.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Pai moved out of range.
Pai lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Pai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parker's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai misses with a low kick.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Pai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Pai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pai is out of range.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pai was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Pai counters with a straight right hand.
Aden Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pai avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Pai counters with a nice body kick.
Aden Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Parker! Pai lets Parker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Parker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Pai finish him?
Pai drops Parker with a huge uppercut! Parker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pai is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tao Pai!