PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacper Kowalik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Flash - Queen . Kowalik has chosen Metallica- Turn the page as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Parker
vs
Kowalik

175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kacper Kowalik!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker scores with a hook.
Kowalik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kowalik duly obliges.
Kowalik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
Parker connects with a jab.
A jab from Kowalik does it's job there.
Kelvin Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parker wants to clinch up but Kowalik keeps it at a distance.
Kowalik shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kowalik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker wants to slow Kowalik down by chopping away at his legs.
Kowalik takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands with a good body shot.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kowalik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parker wants to clinch.
Kowalik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kowalik checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kowalik blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalik misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalik momentarily.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kowalik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalik throws a big shot that misses.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
Kowalik staying out of range there.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker tries to clinch but Kowalik moves out of range.
Parker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalik wants to counter the offense by Parker and move into the clinch position.
We've been told by Parker's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parker wants to clinch.
Kowalik throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kowalik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Kowalik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kowalik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalik circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kowalik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kowalik throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalik momentarily.
Kowalik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
Kowalik looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker tries to bum rush Kowalik with a series of wild strikes but Kowalik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Parker.
Kowalik with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker pushes Kowalik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalik tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker gets through Kowalik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalik tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kowalik blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Kowalik avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Kowalik letting Parker take a breather here.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker is working Kowalik over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker letting Kowalik take a breather here.
Parker is struggling to control the position.
Kowalik is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalik stalls.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowaliks head.
Kowalik missing with knees to the body.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalik or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Parker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalik looks winded!
Parker cracks Kowalik with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
Parker is working Kowalik over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kowalik on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parker tried to score with a low kick but Kowalik checks it.
Kowalik drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Parker defends it well.
Kowalik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parker cracks Kowalik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Kowalik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker tries to clinch but Kowalik is having none of it.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kowalik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kowalik avoids a punch combination nicely.

Parker has Kowalik up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kowalik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parker tries a body shot but Kowalik blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a right hand.
Kowalik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parker is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker tries to work over Kowalik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalik takes a shot to the head.

Kowalik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Kowalik as he connects with a hook.
Kowalik clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Kowalik.
Kowalik throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kowalik.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelvin Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalik stalling.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalik controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalik trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kowalik into the cage.
Kowalik is trying to drag Parker to the mat but Parker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Kowalik looking to stall.
Parker stalling against the cage.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalik's elbow.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Parker is leaning against Kowalik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalik is breathing heavily.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalik backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
A short uppercut from Parker.

Kowalik is rocked!
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalik is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker pushes Kowalik against the cage. Parker is working some dirty boxing. Parker pushes off with a quick right hook! Kowalik goes down! Kowalik tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Parker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Parker!
A very excited looking Kelvin Parker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.