PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerrell Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameus Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerrell Young has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Young
vs
Parks

203 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerrell Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dameus Parks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Young quickly recovers to half guard.
Young wants to control but Parks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young keeping control of the position.
Parks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Parks wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Young trying to hold on to Parks's head to control him but Parks postures up.
Parks trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerrell Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parks wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young managing to control the position.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Parks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parks pushes down on Young's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parks controlling the pace.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.

Parks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his hands clasped together around Parks's back. He's all about the action.
Parks wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.

Parks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parks wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Young works to full guard.
Parks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Parks looks winded!
Parks content to stall in guard here.
Young pulls Parks in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young keeping moving, preventing Parks from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Young regains half guard.
Young is looking to improve his position.

Parks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Parks eventually gives up the hold.
Young is trying to stand back up but Parks is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks is looking to stall here but Young recovers full guard.
Young keeping full guard, as Parks tries to pass.
Parks wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Parks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Young has Parks pulled in close to control his posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerrell Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.

Parks feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, Parks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Young gets tackled into the cage by Parks. Parks maintains the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Young uses from the top position.
Parks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Parks will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parks has Young pulled in close to control his posture.
Parks has a closed guard, preventing Young from standing up.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Parks has wrist control.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parks wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young stands up over Parks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dameus Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Parks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parks trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young pulls Parks in to control the position.
Parks trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dameus Parks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young is looking to clinch but Parks is avoiding it.

Parks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young is trying to hold Parks in close to prevent damage but Parks has managed to pass into half guard.
Parks working Young over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to improve his position.

Parks is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Young controlling the position for now.
Young is trying to stand up here but Parks is controlling him well.
Parks is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young pushes Parks off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Parks feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, Parks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dameus Parks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Parks looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Parks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Young is looking to escape.

Young kicks off Parks and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Parks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dameus Parks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dameus Parks!