PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 270 p4p, 37 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 347 p4p, 48 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Arjuna
vs
Parker

185 cm
31
198 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

185 cm
38
187 lbs
36 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
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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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arjuna's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Arjuna.
As Parker looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Parker just gets out of the way.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parker cracks Arjuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike.
Arjuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Parker lands but Arjuna takes it in his stride.

Arjuna is rocked!

Arjuna gets a clinch.
Oh Arjuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Arjuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Arjuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Arjuna's head.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arjuna's efforts to push away.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Arjuna.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Arjuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arjuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arjuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arjuna misses with some punches.

Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Arjuna.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker throws a series of punches but Arjuna moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Parker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arjuna.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna thumps Parker with a low kick.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Arjuna pushes him off.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Parker.
Arjuna clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Parker.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker cracks a nice hook into Arjuna's ribs.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arjuna checks it well.
Arjuna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Parker throws a leg kick but Arjuna checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Arjuna is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
Parker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
An attempted straight right counter from Arjuna misses the target.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arjuna walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Parker tries to work over Arjuna's front leg with a kick but Arjuna checks it.
It looked like Arjuna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with some punches.
Peter Parker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Arjuna has double underhooks.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna misses with a punch on the inside.

Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arjuna.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a head kick that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice kick to the body.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!

Arjuna gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with the head strike.

Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arjuna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arjuna doesn't seem phased though.
Arjuna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Arjuna walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Arjuna misses with a head kick.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arjuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arjuna throws an off balance right hand

and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Arjuna! Parker lets Arjuna back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Arjuna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a combination
and Arjuna counters with a body kick that stops Parker in his tracks momentarily.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arjuna lands with a good body shot.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker misses the body punch
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arjuna.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Arjuna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Parker tries to work over Arjuna's front leg with a kick but Arjuna checks it.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Arjuna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Parker cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arjuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arjuna throws a big counter combination but Parker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker misses with a straight right.

Parker lands a left and a right that send Arjuna crashing to the mat, dazed. Parker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
It looked like Arjuna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arjuna doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Arjuna.
Parker cracks Arjuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arjuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Arjuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
A less than humble Peter Parker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.