PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parks
vs
Turner

196 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Parks misses the target.
Turner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Parks rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.

Parks decides to pull guard.
Parks has his hands on Turner's head, controlling the position.
Parks tries to strike from the bottom.
Parks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner won't allow Parks to sweep him here.
Parks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Parks.
Parks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Parks pushes Turner off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turner blocks a head kick by Parks.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parks lands a lovely overhand right.

Parks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Parks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turner for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Parks moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parks has Turner pressed against the cage.

Parks pulls guard.
Parks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parks is pulling down on Turner's head to control his posture.
Parks is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parks is controlling Turner's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parks.
We've been informed that Turner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Parks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turner's guard.
Parks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turner is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parks.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Parks has managed to clinch.
Parks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parks can't break the clinch.

Parks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Parks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Parks dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Parks cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Parks moves into the clinch.
Parks wants a takedown but no success here.
Parks is trying to pull guard but Turner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parks is trying to force a seperation but Turner has the dominant position.
Turner wants to stall.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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 Turner uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parks is on top in guard.

Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
Parks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?

Parks has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parks taking a breather.
Parks tries to circle away but Turner has him pinned against the cage.

Parks drags the fight down to the ground.
Parks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Parks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dave Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques Parks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Parks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parks 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

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