PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parsons might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Call Me The Breeze. Charlie Parsons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parsons
vs
Mccaughan

189 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Bushido Clothing
Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Mccaughan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons throws the left hand but Mccaughan avoids the punch easily.
Parsons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mccaughan. Mccaughan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parsons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mccaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parsons lands a really nice looking cross but Mccaughan seems unphased.
Parsons throws an overhand right that lands on Mccaughan's shoulder, as Mccaughan tries to avoid the shot.
Parsons misses with a hook.
Mccaughan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parsons scores with a jab to the body.
Mccaughan lands a body shot.
Parsons throws a hook to the side of Mccaughan's head but Mccaughan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mccaughan doesn't manage to clinch there - Parsons circles away.
Parsons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mccaughan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mccaughan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Parsons does it's job there.
Mccaughan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parsons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parsons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mccaughan!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mccaughan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Parsons there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mccaughan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Parsons misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mccaughan suckers Parsons into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Mccaughan is now in Parsons's guard!
Mccaughan wants to control from the top but Parsons keeps moving.
Mccaughan won't allow Parsons to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parsons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mccaughan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mccaughan slips a jab and a cross from Parsons.
Parsons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parsons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccaughan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mccaughan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons misses with a two punch combination.
Parsons throws an overhand right that lands on Mccaughan's shoulder, as Mccaughan tries to avoid the shot.
Mccaughan misses with a low kick as Parsons jumps back.
Parsons misses with a body shot
and Mccaughan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parsons thinking.
Parsons is breathing heavily.
Parsons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parsons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons throws a jab when Mccaughan was well out of range.
Parsons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mccaughan.
Charlie Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mccaughan cracks Parsons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parsons throws a combination that misses
and Mccaughan counters with a low kick, right behind Parsons 's knee.
Mccaughan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mccaughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parsons.
Parsons moves out of range of the body kick from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parsons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mccaughan tries to clinch up but Parsons circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons throws an overhand right that lands on Mccaughan's shoulder, as Mccaughan tries to avoid the shot.
Parsons slips a jab and a cross from Mccaughan.
Parsons tries a low kick but Mccaughan avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parsons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccaughan wants to stand and escape but Parsons is having none of it.
Mccaughan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parsons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mccaughan is keeping the position for now.
Parsons is working hard here to advance position.
Parsons slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Parsons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Parsons landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Mccaughan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mccaughan moves out of range as Parsons strikes.
Eric Mccaughan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mccaughan ducks under a wild hook from Parsons.
A shot to the liver by Parsons. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parsons ducks under a wild hook from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan thuds a left hand into Parsons's body.
Parsons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Parsons misses.
A slow jab from Mccaughan misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Parsons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parsons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Parsons there.
Mccaughan lands with a nice body punch.
Parsons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mccaughan with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccaughan tries to score with a low kick but Parsons moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parsons throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mccaughan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mccaughan lands a lovely overhand right.
Mccaughan throws a series of punches but Parsons moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Parsons.
Mccaughan throws a leg kick but Parsons checks it.
Parsons looks to throw the jab but Mccaughan is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mccaughan there.
Mccaughan wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccaughan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parsons tries to clinch up but Mccaughan circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons ducks under a wild hook from Mccaughan.
Parsons misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan staying out of range there.
Mccaughan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parsons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccaughan counters with a right hand to the body.
Parsons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parsons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccaughan misses with a looping right.
Parsons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parsons keeps the fight on the outside.
Parsons looks to land a right hand but Mccaughan moved out of range.
Parsons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mccaughan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mccaughan tries to clinch there but Parsons circles away.
Parsons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parsons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mccaughan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mccaughan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mccaughan throws a right and a left that Parsons avoids nicely.
Parsons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mccaughan wants to clinch.
Parsons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccaughan moves away.
Mccaughan moves in looking to clinch but Parsons pushes him off.
Parsons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mccaughan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parsons throws a head kick that misses.
Mccaughan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Parsons misses the target.
Parsons misses with an uppercut. Mccaughan saw that one coming.
Parsons lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parsons throws a hook but Mccaughan avoids it easily.
Parsons scores with a push kick.
Parsons shoots in for a double leg but Mccaughan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parsons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mccaughan counters with a crisp one two that drops Parsons! Mccaughan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Parsons to his feet! Parsons is in big trouble!

Parsons is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons loses concentration momentarily and Mccaughan pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Parsons crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Mccaughan finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Mccaughan!