PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garrison
vs
Parker

193 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fredrick Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Parker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a double jab
and Garrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrison counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Parker looks winded!
Parker connects with a single shot there.
Garrison tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Garrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrison.
Garrison tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garrison fails to land the takedown.
Garrison wants to clinch.

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.
Garrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Garrison lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garrison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrick Garrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garrison counters with a nice leg kick.

Garrison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Garrison lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Garrison misses with some punches.
Garrison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrison counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.

Garrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Garrison.
Garrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Garrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garrison slips a straight right by Parker.

Garrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garrison lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Garrison is trying to break free.
Parker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garrison manages to break the clinch.

Garrison pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.

Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrison counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Parker throws the left hand but Garrison avoids the punch easily.
Garrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Garrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Garrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Garrison tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Garrison has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrison lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.

Garrison manages to break the clinch.
Garrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garrison fails with the takedown.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrick Garrison dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garrison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garrison tries to clinch up.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garrison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ross Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parker's waist but Parker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garrison off to one side.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Garrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garrison is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Garrison lands but Parker takes it in his stride.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Fredrick Garrison is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrison counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Garrison shoots for a takedown but Parker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrick Garrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrison tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Garrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garrison.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Ross Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrick Garrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker misses with a combination
and Garrison counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrick Garrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garrison 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrick Garrison!