PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between bruce Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Assman
vs
Parkinson

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bruce Assman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assman lands with a nice body punch.

Parkinson pushes Assman up against the cage in a clinch.
Parkinson pushes Assman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assman dodges an elbow strike from Parkinson.
Parkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.

Parkinson pulls Assman into guard.
Parkinson is pulling down on Assman's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assman won't allow Parkinson to sweep him here.
Assman trying to control the position from guard on top but Parkinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assman wants to stand but Parkinson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Assman has gone for a leg lock! Parkinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Assman's guard.
Parkinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parkinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parkinson with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Parkinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parkinson stops Assman from standing up.
Parkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parkinson tries to clinch up but Assman circles away and keeps his distance.
Assman tries to clinch up but Parkinson circles away and keeps his distance.

Parkinson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Assman to the mat! Assman manages to get full guard.

Assman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parkinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parkinson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Assman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Assman is looking for a triangle but Parkinson pushes his legs off easily.
Assman is breathing heavily.
Parkinson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parkinson wants to control from the top but Assman keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assman looking to control.
Parkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Assman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parkinson passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parkinson connects with a nice short shot to Assman's temple.

Parkinson is working for a submission of some sort.

Parkinson is looking for a kimura here.
Assman regains full guard. Nicely done.

Assman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Parkinson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Assman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Parkinson's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Assman looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Parkinson is controlling Assman 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Assman trying to keep a closed guard but Parkinson is proving a slippery customer.
Assman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Assman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Parkinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Assman wriggles free and stands up.
Assman fails with the takedown.
Assman shoots for a takedown but Parkinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assman lands a nice looking body shot.
Assman tries to clinch up.
Parkinson misses with a body punch
and Assman counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Assman.
Parkinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assman lands with a shot to the body.
Assman throws out a powerful jab.
Assman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assman shoots in and drives through. Parkinson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman throws a shot to the body.
Parkinson tries to clinch there but Assman circles away.
Parkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assman.
Parkinson tries to clinch but Assman is having none of it.
Assman lands a body shot.
Parkinson wants to clinch.
Assman misses the shot to the body.
Assman scores with a body shot.

Assman tries to keep at a distance but Parkinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parkinson stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Teddy Parkinson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Parkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assman tests Parkinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assman punishes Parkinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Assman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parkinson.
Assman cracks Parkinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assman throws a shot to the body.
Parkinson ducks right into an uppercut from Assman.
Assman throws a shot to the body.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assman misses with a jab to the body

and Parkinson moves into the clinch.
Assman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Assman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parkinson prevents it.
Parkinson lands an elbow inside.

Parkinson pulls guard.
Parkinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assman!
Assman is looking to improve his position but Parkinson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assman is looking to escape.
Parkinson raining down shots from the mount!
Assman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parkinson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Assman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parkinson.
Parkinson wants to pass to mount but Assman is defending the position.
Parkinson is nestled in close to Assman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Assman tries to get to full guard but Parkinson has control of the leg.
Assman is working hard here to advance position.
Parkinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Assman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parkinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Parkinson pushes Assman up against the cage in a clinch.
Parkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Parkinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assman letting Parkinson take a breather here.
Parkinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assman blocks the elbow strike.
Assman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parkinson throws an elbow that misses.

Parkinson manages to break the clinch.

Assman gets caught flat footed, as Parkinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Assman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parkinson's guard.
Assman forces his way into half guard.
Assman moves nicely into side control.
Parkinson tries to buck Assman off but Assman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Parkinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parkinson is looking for a sweep.
Parkinson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Assman off and has taken his back!
Parkinson scores with punches to the body.

Parkinson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Parkinson landing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Parkinson.

Parkinson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Parkinson looking for the RNC.
Parkinson is landing with strikes from the back.
Assman staying busy and making it hard for Parkinson to control.
Parkinson is not going to allow Assman to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Parkinson.
Assman holding both Parkinson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Assman can't escape the position.
Parkinson doesn't have the hooks in and Assman manages to turn into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Assman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Assman wanted to stand there but Parkinson had control of the position.
Assman pushes down on Parkinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Assman seems to be looking for submissions.

Assman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Parkinson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Parkinson manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Assman swats away the attempt to clinch by Parkinson.
Teddy Parkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parkinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assman lands with a cross.
Assman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assman is looking to wear down Parkinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Assman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assman misses the shot to the body.
Parkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Assman circles away.
Assman tries to clinch but Parkinson moves out of range.
Assman throws a series of strikes that have Parkinson backpedaling.
Parkinson wants to clinch.
Assman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parkinson.
Parkinson blocks a leg kick.
Parkinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Assman counters with a left and a right that stings Parkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assman.
Parkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assman misses with a two punch combination.
Parkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman misses the shot to the body.
Assman swings for the body but Parkinson moves out of range.
Assman fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assman.

Parkinson clinches with his opponent.
Assman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parkinson tries a body shot but Assman blocks it.
Assman tries to pull guard but Parkinson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bruce Assman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman blocks an uppercut.
Parkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assman blocks an elbow strike from Parkinson.
Assman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parkinson smiles and moves away.
Parkinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assman counters with a right hand to the body.
A clash of legs there as Parkinson blocks the low kick.

Parkinson rushes Assman and presses him up against the cage.

Parkinson breaks from the clinch.
Parkinson lands with a cross.
Teddy Parkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assman throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assman avoids the body shot from Parkinson.

Parkinson gets a clinch.

Parkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parkinson wants to clinch.
Assman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assman cracks a nice hook into Parkinson's ribs.
Parkinson wants to clinch up but Assman keeps it at a distance.
Parkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assman manages to avoid it.
Parkinson misses with a hook. Assman ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Parkinson clinches with his opponent.
Parkinson lands a body punch.
Assman blocks a body shot from Parkinson.
Parkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Assman avoids the damage to the body.
Assman jumps guard but Parkinson stands there with Assman around his waist. Assman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parkinson slows down the pace here.
Parkinson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson trying to land knees to the body.

Parkinson pulls guard successfully.
Assman pushing down on Parkinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Assman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parkinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parkinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Assman stopping the sweep attempt from Parkinson.
Parkinson trying to keep a closed guard but Assman is proving a slippery customer.
Assman tries to stand but Parkinson is controlling from the bottom.
Assman won't allow Parkinson to sweep him here.
Parkinson can't keep his opponent in guard - Assman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parkinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parkinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assman is one step ahead there.

Assman stands and steps away. Parkinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Assman misses with a wild body shot.
Assman misses with a combination

and Parkinson counters by clinching up.
Parkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Parkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parkinson is looking to clinch.
Parkinson dodges the punch combination from Assman.
Parkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assman scores with a jab to the body.
Parkinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assman just misses with a punch to the body.

Assman clinches with his opponent.

Parkinson breaks from the clinch.
Parkinson swinging wilding here.
bruce Assman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Parkinson has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Parkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parkinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Parkinson!