PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and william parris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cliffton
vs
parris

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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, Levi Cliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, william parris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
parris looks for a takedown but Cliffton sprawls well.
Cliffton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
parris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
parris wants to clinch.

Cliffton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming parris to the mat! parris manages to get full guard.
Cliffton working some strikes from top position.
Cliffton trying to control but parris is working from the bottom.
parris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cliffton is trying to stand up here but parris is controlling him well.
parris trying to control the action but Cliffton is working from the bottom.
Cliffton tries to kick parris off in order to stand up. parris Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliffton regains half guard there - taking advantage of parris's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nice strikes from parris there.
parris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cliffton is looking to escape.
parris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
parris stops Cliffton from getting back to his feet.
parris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cliffton's head.

Cliffton kicks parris off and gets back to his feet.
Cliffton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cliffton shoots for a double leg takedown but parris sprawls well. He's pushed Cliffton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cliffton is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Cliffton as parris shoots in.
Levi Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of william parris.
Cliffton shoots in for a takedown but parris shows good takedown defense.
parris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cliffton looks to land a combination but parris avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cliffton swats away the attempt to clinch by parris.

parris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cliffton!
parris works his way to his opponent's back.
Cliffton is trying to get back to his feet but parris has full control of the position and if anything, Cliffton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
parris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
parris throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cliffton could be in trouble here!
Cliffton trying to get back to his feet but parris is in full control for now.
Cliffton prevents parris from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton holding both parris 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cliffton prevents parris from getting a body triangle.

parris working for a choke but Cliffton is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

william parris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cliffton closes the distance but parris moves to the side
and parris counters with an inside leg kick.
Cliffton moves in looking to clinch but parris pushes him off.
Cliffton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cliffton wants it to stay on the feet.
Cliffton throws a left and a right that both miss
and parris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Levi Cliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliffton keeps the fight on the outside.
Cliffton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but parris swivels and escapes.

Cliffton has closed the distance and engaged parris in a clinch.

Cliffton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Cliffton as parris shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Cliffton.
parris dodges the punch combination from Cliffton.
parris is breathing heavily.
Cliffton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. parris tries to avoid it but Cliffton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag parris to the ground. parris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
parris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cliffton counters by clinching up.
Levi Cliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of william parris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
parris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cliffton's efforts to push away.
Cliffton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
parris working Cliffton over with knees to the body.

Cliffton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cliffton moves into the clinch successfully.
parris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cliffton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cliffton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cliffton pushing down on parris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
parris won't allow Cliffton to pass to mount.
parris wants to get back to his feet.
Cliffton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cliffton wants to take a breather but parris is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Cliffton there.
Cliffton wants to pass to mount but parris is defending the position.
Cliffton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but parris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
parris won't allow Cliffton to pass to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cliffton tries to bum rush parris with a series of wild strikes but parris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliffton trying to control but parris is working from the bottom.
Cliffton connects with a couple of short punches.
Cliffton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

parris has his feet on Cliffton's thighs here. He's pushed Cliffton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cliffton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). william parris!