PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecrusher ft. Jadakiss,Cam`Ron,Busta Rhymes - Never scared. Matt Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parker
vs
England

225 cm
22
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, terry England!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker is looking to clinch but England is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
A jab from England misses.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and England counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt

and England counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by England.
Parker is breathing heavily.
England trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
England slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

England decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Parker, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from England lands but Parker takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
England shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
England swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parker lands a few punches from side control.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
Parker lands an elbow.
Parker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Parker tries to stand but England is controlling his head.
Parker tries to stand but England controls the position and pulls Parker into his guard.
Parker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. England swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now England is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
England missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst England is controlling him.
England not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
England trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
England passes Parker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker is not content to let England control the position.
England seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
England trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

England is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parker is looking to get back to full guard here but England has managed to pass to side control instead.
England is in the full mount, landing strikes.
England can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
England breaks from Parker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for England on the ground.
Parker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Parker covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Parker tries to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Parker as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from England!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Parker wants to escape the position.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Parker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Will England go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker tries to break free.
England has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Parker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

England slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker stuns England with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
England circles away from the clinch attempt
and England counters with a straight right hand.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
England uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.

Parker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. England sprawls well initially but Parker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
England on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
England trying to control here.
England wants to get back to his feet.
England manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
England trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England pulls Parker in close to his closed guard and prevents Parker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. England uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by England!
Parker wants to stand and escape but England is having none of it.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
England trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Parker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parker is working England over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker wants to stand and escape but instead England has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Parker is looking to stand back up but England counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Parker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker tries to bench press England off him but England keeps the position.
Parker looking for a sweep but England has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Matt Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker is looking to improve his position but England isn't that keen on the idea.
Parker really wants to buck England off and get back to his feet.
Parker is looking to improve his position but England isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parker is looking to get to half guard.
Parker tries to hold on but England pushes him away.
Parker is trying to reverse the position but instead England has taken his back - oops!
Parker covering up well under a series of strikes from England.

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.
England controlling well, preventing Parker from escaping the position.
England struggling to keep hold of the position.
Parker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Parker wants to improve his position but England is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
England circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Matt Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

England closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Parker to the mat! Parker manages to get full guard.
Parker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but England puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
England passes to full mount!

Parker has left one of his arms exposed and England doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Parker screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). terry England!