PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Torrem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Parker
vs
Torrem

165 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torrem stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrem is looking to clinch.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.
Torrem is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Torrem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Parker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torrem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrem has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem wants to get back to his feet.

Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrem, who protects the arm well.
Torrem wants to get back to his feet but Parker drags him back down.

Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrem has escaped the position, nice work there.

Torrem explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Parker is breathing heavily.
Torrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Torrem instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrem.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Torrem lands a good knee to the midsection. Parker won't want to take too many of those.
Torrem crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torrem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.

Bruce Parker's cut is getting worse.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torrem effectively controlling the action here.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Torrem.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
A knee to the head by Torrem.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrem slowing the pace effectively.
Torrem is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torrem down to the mat. Torrem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Torrem closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker is working for takedown but Torrem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torrem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Torrem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
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.

Torrem tries to clinch up.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker fails to land the takedown.

Torrem takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torrem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torrem receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem is stalling here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Nice elbow from Torrem.
Torrem is stalling here.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Torrem.
Parker tries for a takedown but Torrem manages to get underhooks.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem stalling against the cage.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two 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.
Torrem misses with a wild body shot.
Torrem tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torrem.
Torrem tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Torrem doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Jeremy Torrem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torrem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bruce Parker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torrem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torrem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torrem.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
Torrem doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Bruce Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.

Torrem closes the distance and clinches.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torrem.
Jeremy Torrem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torrem crunches a lovely knee into Parker's ribcage.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem slows down the pace here.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrem lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Torrem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Torrem instigates a clinch.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torrem landing knees to the body.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Bruce Parker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrem.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
Torrem lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Parker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Torrem!