|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connie Parks (ranked 23622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Anderson (ranked 5372 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Anderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
|
195 cm
22
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connie Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Parks counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Parks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parks continues to drive forward.
Parks misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Parks misses.
Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Parks bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Parks controlling the position well.
Anderson wants to control but Parks is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Parks takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Parks puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks stands up out of the half guard.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parks counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Parks. Parks maintains the clinch.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Connie Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Anderson looks winded!
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parks has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parks pulls Anderson into guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parks holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wanted to stand there but Parks had control of the position.
Parks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Parks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parks has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Parks controlling the action here.
Parks working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connie Parks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parks scores with a punch to the head.
Parks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson wants to control but Parks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Parks passes into side control, despite Anderson's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson trying to control but Parks flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Parks keeps control of the position easily here as Anderson tries to buck him off.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Parks trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Anderson doesn't escape.
Parks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anderson for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parks tightening his grip on Anderson, looking for the choke.
Anderson is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Parks controlling the positon.
Parks is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anderson for a finish.
Parks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks not allowing Anderson to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Parks is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Anderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parks just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson trying to get back to his feet but Parks is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connie Parks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson tries to clinch but Parks is having none of it.
Parks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Parks is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Parks is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Parks's guard.
Parks seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Parks is controlling Anderson's posture.
Connie Parks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Parks is controlling Anderson's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Parks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Parks swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Parks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Parks is controlling the position.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Parks circles away easily
and Parks moves into the clinch.
Connie Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Parks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Parks jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Parks.
Parks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson jumps guard.
Anderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parks dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parks has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Parks pulls guard successfully.
Parks wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parks pushes Anderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connie 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connie Parks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
