PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Parker (ranked 888 p4p, 121 weight class) and Judge LaCrosse (ranked 1427 p4p, 192 weight class). Alex Parker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Judge LaCrosse's chin.

Parker
vs
LaCrosse

185 cm
30
191 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

194 cm
31
198 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judge LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

LaCrosse moves into the clinch.
LaCrosse throws a head punch that misses.
LaCrosse scores with a shoulder strike.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker has LaCrosse pushed against the cage.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaCrosse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LaCrosse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
LaCrosse pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LaCrosse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker blocking some punches.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LaCrosse defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
LaCrosse looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
LaCrosse darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
LaCrosse just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromParker.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LaCrosse. That did some damage!

LaCrosse rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
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!
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Parker is leaning against LaCrosse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parker pushes LaCrosse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
Parker tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Parker to work.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

LaCrosse forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
LaCrosse misses with a punch on the inside.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaCrosse lands a shoulder strike.
LaCrosse misses with the head strike.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge LaCrosse dominated that 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.

LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Parker drops LaCrosse with a beautiful combination! LaCrosse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

LaCrosse moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaCrosse misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
LaCrosse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Judge LaCrosse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
LaCrosse lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as LaCrosse controls the action.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
LaCrosse lands a nice uppercut.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
LaCrosse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaCrosse misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by LaCrosse.
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!
LaCrosse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
LaCrosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LaCrosse slips under a jab.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
LaCrosse tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
LaCrosse cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LaCrosse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alex Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

LaCrosse pushes Parker up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaCrosse blocks a body shot from Parker.
A short right from LaCrosse on the inside.
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
With the fighters up against the cage, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaCrosse's elbow.
A short right from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse prevents a body shot from Parker.
A body shot lands from Parker.
LaCrosse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker digs a right hand into LaCrosse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LaCrosse's gas tank.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.

It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse lands with a left to the head.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
LaCrosse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaCrosse prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaCrosse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaCrosse's sensitive parts.

LaCrosse rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
A short left from LaCrosse.
Parker misses with a body punch.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
Parker tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
LaCrosse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.
LaCrosse misses with the head strike.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! LaCrosse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Parker - the referee stops the clock and LaCrosse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Parker. LaCrosse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaCrosse moves away.
LaCrosse steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LaCrosse doesn't seem bothered though.
LaCrosse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaCrosse lands a jab to the head.
Parker throws a leg kick but LaCrosse moved away.
LaCrosse scores with a nice head shot.
LaCrosse avoids the body shot from Parker.
LaCrosse's corner calls for a 1-2. LaCrosse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

LaCrosse gets a clinch.
LaCrosse lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaCrosse prevents a body shot from Parker.

Parker manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side

and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops LaCrosse! Parker lets LaCrosse back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Parker is looking to wear down LaCrosse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
LaCrosse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Judge LaCrosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaCrosse throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.
Parker tries a low kick but LaCrosse avoids it.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LaCrosse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
Parker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from LaCrosse.
As LaCrosse backs away, Parker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parker misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body kick.
LaCrosse throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parker. That's going to slow LaCrosse down.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LaCrosse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LaCrosse checks a leg kick.
LaCrosse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaCrosse manages to avoid it.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaCrosse throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Parker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LaCrosse's calf.
LaCrosse avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker moves out of range as LaCrosse strikes.

LaCrosse closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from LaCrosse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from LaCrosse.
Parker tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it misses.
LaCrosse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaCrosse misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Parker!
Our winner, Alex Parker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.