PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Banks
vs
Wayne Parr

181 cm
26
249 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wayne Parr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Parr is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks tries to clinch but Parr moves out of range.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Parr moves away and avoids it.

Parr moves into range and clinches up with Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Parr doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.

Parr moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parr lands an elbow that stopped Banks in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Joey Banks has been cut.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.

Parr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parr wants to clinch but Banks slips to the side

and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
Parr tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Banks misses with some punches.
Parr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Parr on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banks's brow.
Parr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parr lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Parr taking a breather.
Banks digs a right hand into Parr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parr's gas tank.
Parr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banks scores with a hook to the body.
Parr looks winded!
Parr misses with an elbow strike.
Banks tries a body shot but Parr blocks it.
Parr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parr misses with a body punch.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Banks prevents a body shot from Parr.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Parr takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parr.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parrs head.
Parr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Parr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banks throws the left hand but Parr avoids the punch easily.

Parr has managed to clinch.
Parr lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Good body shot from Parr.
Parr throws an elbow that misses.
Banks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banks.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks misses with a body punch.

Parr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Parr is out of range.
Parr dives in for a single leg takedown but Banks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joey Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne Parr.
Parr lands an elbow inside.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Parr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from Parr.
Banks blocks an elbow strike from Parr.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Parr misses with an elbow over the top.
Parr tries to work over Banks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks has Parr pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parr.
A left hand lands to the body for Parr.
Banks working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Wayne Parr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Banks'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.

Parr misses with a wild combination.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Parr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Banks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Banks. No joy for Parr on that attempt.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.

Banks gets tackled into the cage by Parr. Parr maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parr lands a knee to the head.

Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Banks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Parr clinches.

Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Banks pushes Parr up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking to control Parr's arms but Parr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banks has his back to the cage.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks cracks Parr with a nice body shot.
Banks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks blocks an elbow strike.
Parr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Banks.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Joey Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Parr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banks's defenses.
Parr misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr blocking some punches.
Banks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parr up against the cage.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks presses Parr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parr is breathing heavily.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parr is keeping busy.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks avoiding damage as Parr throws knees to the body.
Banks blocks the elbow strike.
Banks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Parr lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Parr blocking some punches.
Banks tries to work over Parr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is stalling here.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Parr controls the action.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks stalling in the clinch but Parr improves position.

Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parr tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Parr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Parr has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banks.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Parr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Banks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parrs head.
Banks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parr or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Banks on the inside.
Good body shot from Banks.
Banks stalling against the cage.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Banks tries a body shot but Parr blocks it.
Parr blocks a body shot from Banks.
Banks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parr is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banks prevents a body shot from Parr.
Banks gets through Parr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banks lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Banks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Banks'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Banks throws a shot from downtown. Parr moves away and avoids it.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks takes a swing at Parr's ribcage but misses.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parr.
Parr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Parr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parr throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Parr wants to clinch.
Banks misses the jab.
Banks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parr in his tracks.
Parr shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Parr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Parr ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Parr lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Banks as Parr shoots in.
Banks tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Parr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Banks really felt that one!
Parr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Parr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr moves out of range of the strikes.

Parr has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Parr saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks misses with an uppercut.

Parr moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Parr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parr lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.

Parr breaks from the clinch.
Banks throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banks leaves Parr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joey Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wayne Parr.
Parr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Banks instigates a clinch.
Parr lands a damaging elbow.
Parr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banks's face.

Joey Banks's cut is getting worse.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Parr.
Parr misses with a knee strike.

Parr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Parr saw that one coming.
Parr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Parr persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Parr lands but Banks takes it in his stride.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Parr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parr ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Parr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parr.
Banks tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parr manages to avoid it.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Parr counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
Parr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Parr clinches with his opponent.
Parr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Parr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Parr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parr 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Parr!
After winning the bout, John Wayne Parr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.