PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Parker (ranked 590 p4p, 78 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 899 p4p, 121 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parker
vs
Niedzwiedzinski

185 cm
33
191 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
201 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 11 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Parker tries to keep at a distance but Niedzwiedzinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Niedzwiedzinski controls his hands.
Niedzwiedzinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Niedzwiedzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Parker lands a head shot.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Parker.
No joy there for Niedzwiedzinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Niedzwiedzinski 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!
A short body shot lands from Niedzwiedzinski as the two fighters clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
Parker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a right to the head.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Niedzwiedzinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Parker backs off Niedzwiedzinski throws a huge counter combo but Parker manages to avoid it all.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker sizes up Niedzwiedzinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niedzwiedzinski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzinski's elbow.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzinski's elbow.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Niedzwiedzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a body shot from Parker.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski looks winded!
A body shot lands from Niedzwiedzinski.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.
Parker lands a left hand.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
Parker pushes Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for 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 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niedzwiedzinski.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niedzwiedzinski or not.
Parker tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker gets through Niedzwiedzinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Niedzwiedzinski controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Niedzwiedzinski up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
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 Alex Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parker throws a head kick but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Parker tries to clinch but Niedzwiedzinski is having none of it.
Parker throws a push kick but Niedzwiedzinski slaps the foot to one side.

Niedzwiedzinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzinski fails to land.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzinski backwards.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Niedzwiedzinski controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker wants to stall.
Niedzwiedzinski is breathing heavily.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzinski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker tried to counter with a leg kick but Niedzwiedzinski avoided it.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niedzwiedzinski loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker stuns Niedzwiedzinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parker.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Parker drives through and clinches with Niedzwiedzinski against the cage.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a knee to the head.
Alex Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Niedzwiedzinski working aggressively here.
Parker works on Niedzwiedzinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker is pushing Niedzwiedzinski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niedzwiedzinski or not.
Parker works on Niedzwiedzinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niedzwiedzinski can do to turn this around?
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzinski.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice elbow.
Parker presses Niedzwiedzinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niedzwiedzinski.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
A body shot lands from Parker.
Niedzwiedzinski prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niedzwiedzinski or not.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Niedzwiedzinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Parker tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Niedzwiedzinski controls his hands.
Parker avoiding damage as Niedzwiedzinski throws knees to the body.
Parker has Niedzwiedzinski pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Parker.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker controlling the action here for a moment.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker stalls.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzinski can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Parker tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker tried to score with a low kick but Niedzwiedzinski checks it.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to land body kicks.
Parker scores with a nice body kick.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Niedzwiedzinski is rocked!
Parker thuds his shin into the meat of Niedzwiedzinski's side.
Parker scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker scores with a jab. Niedzwiedzinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Niedzwiedzinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.
OH! Niedzwiedzinski has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Parker smells blood and charges in for the finish! Parker unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Niedzwiedzinski sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Parker!
Alex Parker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.