PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Science vs. Romance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franklin
vs
Parker

171 cm
19
142 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franklin throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin takes one on the button.
Parker cracks Franklin with an open hand slap.
Parker scores with a hook.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin prevents Parker from improving position.
Franklin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franklin tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Franklin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Parker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Parker staying calm.
Franklin defending against the ground and pound.
Franklin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker grinds an elbow into Franklin's temple.
Parker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Franklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Parker trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Parker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Parker trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Parker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker landing a few strikes.
Parker tries to advance to mount but Franklin denies him.
Parker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Franklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Franklin taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Parker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Franklin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parker working the strikes but Franklin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Parker trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker is keen to just control but Franklin is a slippery customer.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Franklin's hands, connecting with Franklin's forehead.
Franklin moves into full guard.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker pushing down on Franklin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Parker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Franklin counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Franklin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parker somewhat.
Parker lands a nice hook to Franklin's body. Franklin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franklin.
Parker throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franklin rather than just go for the knockout.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Franklin moved out of range.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Franklin slips the punch.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
and Franklin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franklin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Parker misses with a hook
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker misses the body punch
enabling Franklin to counter with a crisp jab.
Officer Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Franklin. That snapped Parker's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Franklin misses with an uppercut
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franklin lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franklin connects with a single shot there.
Parker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parker somewhat.
Officer Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Parker.
Franklin jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker misses the jab.
Franklin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Franklin lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin misses with a body punch

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Officer Franklin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Franklin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin swings away with a body shot that misses

and Parker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Franklin!
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker controlling the pace for now.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Franklin wants to control but Parker is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker unloads with some shots from mount but Franklin bucks and avoids them well.
Parker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Franklin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Franklin is in trouble!
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Parker's attempts to control the action.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Parker's lack of action.
Parker throwing shots but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Parker working Franklin over with strikes.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Parker thows a huge punch but Franklin dodges it nicely.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker is looking to advance position but Franklin won't allow it.
Parker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Franklin trying to get back to full guard but Parker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Franklin is in trouble!
Franklin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parker landing shots from mount.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Franklin?
Jesse Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franklin tries to hold on but Parker pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks from Franklin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Franklin taking shots to the head.
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franklin looks a forlorn figure.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Franklin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Franklin looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Franklin is in trouble!
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

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