PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dr Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jones
vs
Parsons

185 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Big Boy's Testosterone (45$ Energy Loss Reduction)

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the left hand but Parsons avoids the punch easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jones clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parsons takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Robert Parsons has been cut.

Jones pulls guard.
Jones wants to stand but Parsons is controlling the position.
Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Parsons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parsons with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to stand up but Parsons isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jones darts in and clinches Parsons up against the cage.
Parsons fails to pull guard.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Parsons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parsons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Parsons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones prevents Parsons from standing back up.
Parsons works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones postures up.
Parsons 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is staying active underneath Parsons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Jones pushes Parsons off and gets back to his feet.
Parsons throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Parsons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parsons misses with a head kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parsons as he avoids it easily.
Parsons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parsons throws a one two combo.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parsons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Parsons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones wants to clinch.
Parsons is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parsons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Parsons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Jones.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Parsons is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parsons to the mat. Parsons regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is in close to Parsons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Parsons keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Parsons's brow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Parsons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Parsons works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Parsons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Parsons'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.

Parsons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parsons off to one side.
Jones tries to clinch up but Parsons circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parsons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parsons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parsons is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parsons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works over Parsons with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parsons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parsons is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Parsons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Parsons swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two 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.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parsons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parsons swivels and escapes.
Parsons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Parsons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parsons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Parsons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parsons.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones managing to control the position.
Dr Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parsons trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Parsons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Parsons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parsons's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Parsons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones with a jab.
Parsons throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Robert Parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parsons fails to land the takedown.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Parsons with an uppercut!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Parsons pushes him off.

Jones has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parsons up against the cage.
Parsons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Dr Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Parsons.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones presses Parsons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to drag Parsons to the mat but Parsons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Jones is trying to trip Parsons. He has hold of a leg but Parsons is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Parsons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parsons is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones stops Parsons from standing up.
Jones is fighting to break Parsons's control of his arms but Parsons is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Parsons is keeping the position.
Parsons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones trying to control but Parsons is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parsons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Parsons avoids it easily.
Jones tries to clinch up but Parsons circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Parsons moved out of range nicely.

Parsons moves into range and clinches up with Jones.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to clinch
and Parsons counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.

Jones rushes Parsons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Parsons.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones prevents Parsons from getting the reversal.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones working Parsons over with strikes here.
Dr Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Parsons wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parsons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Jones!