PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ghazala Hussein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Parker
vs
Hussein

170 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
30
157 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[B2F] Born 2 Fight
Conviction

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to bum rush Hussein with a series of wild strikes but Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hussein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Hussein misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hussein did well to prevent Parker getting side control.
Parker content to control rather than advance.
Parker tries to pass to full mount but Hussein defends it.
Hussein is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Parker just wasn't active enough.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussein throws a leg kick

and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Hussein fights it but they end up in guard.
Hussein keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
Hussein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker stays in close to Hussein's body and controls the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Roger Parker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hussein throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussein misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a leg kick
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.

Hussein is rocked!
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Parker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hussein did well to prevent Parker getting side control.
Hussein wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hussein defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hussein is trying to maintain the position but Parker is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger 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.

Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Parker.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein swings widly with a right hand
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussein swinging wildly here.
Parker connects with the punch.
Hussein is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussein throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Hussein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker clinches up against the cage.

Parker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Parker is trying to control the action in half guard but Hussein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hussein is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Roger Parker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a thumping leg kick.

Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hussein is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hussein wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Hussein is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Parker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hussein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Hussein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Parker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hussein!
Parker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parker tries to control but Hussein wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Parker trying to control but Hussein is having none of it.
Ghazala Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Hussein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker trying to control but Hussein is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein taking shots to the head.
Parker throwing strikes here but Hussein is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roger Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussein is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parker trying to control but Hussein is having none of it.
Parker controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hussein is trying to escape the mount.
Parker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

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