PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between william parris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen The Way I Am as his entrance music. Diego Rios looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

parris
vs
Rios

187 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, william parris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios keeps the fight on the outside.
Rios looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A nice combination there by parris.

It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
parris throws a head kick that misses.
parris scores with a decent looking hook.
parris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
parris fails with a takedown attempt.
parris tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
A solid body kick from parris.
parris punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
parris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
parris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rios as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for william parris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
parris moves into range and connects with a jab.
parris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rios pinned against the cage. Rios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
parris shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed parris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

parris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rios taking punishment in the form of punches.

parris decides to take the fight back to the feet.
parris misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from parris.
Rios wants to clinch up but parris keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
parris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
parris fails with the takedown.
parris tries to clinch up.
parris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
parris fails with a takedown attempt.
parris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
parris shoots in for a takedown but Rios shows good takedown defense.
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.
parris throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parris swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
parris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rios dives in and grabs parris's left leg, looking for a takedown. parris pushes down on Rios's head and hops out.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and parris moves out of range easily.
Rios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
parris tries to clinch but Rios moves out of range.
parris throws a head kick that misses.
parris shoots and misses

and Rios counters with a shoot takedown. parris fights it but they end up in guard.
Rios loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
parris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

parris is working an open guard so Rios takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
parris scores with a one two! Rios had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
parris tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
Rios gets off balance looking for a body kick

and parris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rios's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios looking to hit a scissor sweep but parris is one step ahead there.
Rios working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
parris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

william parris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios'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.

parris fails with a takedown attempt.
parris shoots in but no luck this time.
william parris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
parris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
parris misses with a takedown

and Rios counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rios.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for william parris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rios working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rios stands up.
Rios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rios.
parris tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
parris lands a nice hook to Rios's body. Rios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
parris fails with a takedown attempt.

Rios shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. parris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
parris wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

parris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rios doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rios manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Rios gets to his feet - parris follows without any prompting.
No luck with that takedown attempt from parris.
parris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rios holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rios as parris tries to tie him up.
Rios jumps guard but parris stands there with Rios around his waist. Rios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

parris pulls Rios into guard.
parris wants to stand up but Rios is controlling him.
Rios looking to pass the guard.
parris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rios manages to get himself to full guard.
Rios keeping moving, preventing parris from controlling successfully.
Rios is trying to keep parris in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
parris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
parris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rios isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. parris stacks Rios on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by parris!
parris wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick by Rios misses
and Rios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

parris shoots in and bounces Rios off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
parris won't allow Rios to sweep him here.
Diego Rios has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rios controls parris momentarily but parris frees himself.
Rios keeping moving, preventing parris from controlling successfully.
Rios is trying to control the position but parris postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rios is working an open guard so parris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
parris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
parris has his takedown stuffed

and Rios counters by clinching up.

parris decides to pull guard.
parris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rios wanted to stand there but parris had control of the position.
parris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rios trying to control but parris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
parris wants to stand but Rios is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by parris.
parris tries to clinch but Rios moves out of range.
parris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rios avoids it really well and circles away.
parris is looking to clinch.
parris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rios swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for william parris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
parris leaves Rios with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Rios with that takedown attempt.
parris shoots for a takedown but Rios saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
parris doesn't manage to clinch there - Rios circles away.
Rios moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
parris tries for a takedown but Rios circles away easily

and Rios counters by clinching up.
Rios has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. parris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
parris taking a breather.
parris tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
parris is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
Rios looking for a takedown.
parris tries to break free but Rios pushes him back against the cage.
parris can't break the clinch.
Rios stops a takedown attempt from parris.
parris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rios is keeping busy.

parris manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
parris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rios is fending him off so far but parris persists. Nope, Rios circles away and we're back to standing.
parris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rios counters with a shoot takedown. parris fights it but they end up in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Rios.
I think Rios has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!