PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parks comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Awesome by Spose. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parks
vs
Jones

187 cm
23
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Parks ducks down to avoid it.

Parks moves into the clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
Parks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parks looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks stalls.
Parks lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Matt Parks has been cut.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Parks leaning against his opponent.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Parks with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Parks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Parks.
Parks landing knees to the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Parks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Parks won't want to take too many of those.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parks lands an elbow inside.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks lands a nice elbow.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Parks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Parks pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks looking to stall.
Parks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Parks as the two fighters clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parks lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Parks scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Parks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Parks tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Parks tries to tie him up.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parks is trying to stall.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks lands a knee to the head.
Parks misses with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Parks lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Parks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parks trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Parks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Parks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Parks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Parks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Parks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Parks blocks a jab.
Jones thuds his right hand into Parks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parks tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parks slips a jab from Jones.

Parks instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Parks is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks lands a right hand.
Parks lands an elbow inside.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks scores with a knee to the head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Parks.
A nice left hand lands by Parks.
Parks trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parks into the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Parks lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Parks lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Parks stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Parks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks lands a nice knee to the body.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parks scores a nice knee to the body.
Parks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Parks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parks misses with a knee to the head.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Parks.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Parks's ribcage.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Parks looking to stall.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Parks with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Parks lands a right hand.
Parks tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks misses with a knee to the head.
Parks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks connects with a knee to the head.
Parks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parks's face.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parks misses with a knee to the head.
Parks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Parks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A short right from Parks.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Parks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Parks's ribcage.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Parks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Parks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Parks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Parks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Parks blocks with his arms.
Parks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parks misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Parks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Parks's cut.
That's time! Parks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Parks.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks scores with a hook to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Parks looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Parks lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parks connects with a knee to the head.
Parks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Parks as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Parks.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parks pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parks scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Parks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Parks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Parks lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two 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.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
Parks looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Parks won't want to take too many of those.
Parks looking to slow down the pace here.
Parks managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Parks lands a nice elbow.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parks.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks scores with a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Still in the clinch, Parks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Parks lands a knee to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parks looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Parks's ribcage.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Parks's ribcage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Parks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Parks avoids the damage to the body.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Parks avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Matt Parks has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.
Parks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Parks misses with a knee strike.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Parks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Parks won't want to take too many of those.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Parks is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matt Parks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parks scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parks blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parks controlling the action here for a moment.
Parks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darren Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parks avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parks, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Parks!