PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). roger nottingham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to craig parsons's chin.

nottingham
vs
parsons

185 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, roger nottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, craig parsons!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nottingham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

nottingham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
parsons sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

parsons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but nottingham pulls his head out easily.

nottingham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
nottingham moves nicely into side control.

nottingham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
parsons sneaks back into half guard.
nottingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

parsons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

nottingham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

parsons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
nottingham passes to full mount!
nottingham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by nottingham.

It looks like craig parsons has been cut.
nottingham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can parsons hang on?
parsons tries to reverse the position but nottingham maintains control.
nottingham is landing with some decent strikes but parsons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nottingham lands a big elbow.

nottingham wants to finish this one by submission but parsons is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from nottingham.
nottingham looking to finish with strikes here!
nottingham working the ground and pound effectively.
parsons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

parsons has gone for a leg lock! nottingham slips out almost immediately though and dives into parsons's guard.

parsons has his feet on nottingham's thighs here. He's pushed nottingham 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! nottingham screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). craig parsons!