PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heriberto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yonglong Li looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Parks
vs
Li

193 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heriberto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks dodges the punch combination from Li.

Parks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Parks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Parks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Li to his feet.
Li lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Li is predictable there
and Parks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Li is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Li gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Li looks winded!

Parks stands up from Li's guard - Parks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parks moves out of range as Li strikes.
Parks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parks.
Li tries to work over Parks's front leg with a kick but Parks checks it.

Parks shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Parks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Li's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Parks stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
Li throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parks counters with a series of strikes. Li will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Li tries to clinch there but Parks circles away.

Parks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Li!

Li throws Parks to one side and escapes!

Parks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Parks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parks throws a strike aimed at the side of Li's head but Li avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a strike aimed at the side of Li's head but Li avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Parks.

Parks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Parks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Li knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Parks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parks is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Parks is trying to get an arm triangle but Li is defending well.
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 Heriberto Parks will probably get the nod.
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.

Parks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parks gets slowly back to his feet.

Li has managed to clinch.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Li has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heriberto Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li trying to land knees to the body.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Parks on that attempt.
Parks shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Li has managed to clinch.
Parks is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parks is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Li after a bit of a struggle.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Heriberto Parks has been cut.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parks blocks a body shot from Li.
Li tries a knee to the head but Parks blocks it.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parks shoots in but no luck this time.
Li with a nice cross.
Li throws a leg kick but Parks checks it.
Parks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Li misses with a combination
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parks shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Parks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heriberto Parks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Li rushes Parks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parks on the side of the head.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Parks has managed to clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Parks controls his hands.
Li tries to break the clinch but Parks is controlling the position.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parks.
Parks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li tries to break free but Parks pushes him back against the cage.
Li is working Parks over against the cage.
Li lands an elbow inside that Parks shrugs off.
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!
Parks tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonglong Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heriberto Parks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parks off to one side.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Parks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Li wants to clinch
and Parks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Li lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Parks is rocked!
Parks bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Li comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Parks falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Parks was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yonglong Li!