PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nano Sungia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Parkinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parkinson
vs
Sungia

174 cm
27
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

167 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nano Sungia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson cracks Sungia with an open hand slap.
Sungia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sungia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sungia throws a shot from downtown. Parkinson moves away and avoids it.
Parkinson lands a two punch combo.
Parkinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sungia on the side of the head.
Sungia throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.
Teddy Parkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sungia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sungia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parkinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sungia should have avoided that one.
Parkinson throws a shot to the body.
Parkinson looks to land a combination but Sungia avoids it well.
Parkinson lands a nice hook to Sungia's body. Sungia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parkinson shoots in and drives through. Sungia sprawls well.
Parkinson dodges the punch combination from Sungia.
Sungia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parkinson throws a hook but Sungia avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sungia is looking to chop away at Parkinson's legs.
Parkinson defending well as Sungia loads up on a big left hand.
Parkinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parkinson misses with a hook.
Parkinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sungia throws an overhand right that lands on Parkinson's shoulder, as Parkinson tries to avoid the shot.
Parkinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parkinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parkinson looks to land a combination. Sungia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parkinson loads up on a big right hand but Sungia slips the punch.
Sungia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sungia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parkinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sungia misses with a body kick.
Parkinson dives in and grabs Sungia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sungia pushes down on Parkinson's head and hops out.
Sungia misses with a body shot
and Parkinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sungia on the side of the head.
Sungia looks to land a body kick but Parkinson moved away.
Parkinson avoids the head kick by Sungia.
Parkinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parkinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parkinson with a hook.
Parkinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sungia defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Parkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sungia misses with an uppercut. Parkinson saw that one coming.
Parkinson scores with a hook to the body. Sungia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Sungia misses its intended target.
Parkinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Sungia moves out of range easily.
Sungia throws a head kick that misses.
Sungia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parkinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parkinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sungia swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sungia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parkinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sungia throws a combination that misses
and Parkinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sungia thinking.
Sungia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sungia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sungia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Parkinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sungia on the side of the head.
Parkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sungia throws a leg kick
and Parkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parkinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parkinson tries to move into range but Sungia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parkinson scores with a punch to the head.
Sungia misses with a double jab
and Parkinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Parkinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson looks to land a combination. Sungia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sungia looks to land a right hand but Parkinson moved out of range.
Parkinson with a nice cross.
Parkinson cracks a nice hook into Sungia's ribs.
Sungia takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Parkinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sungia wants to control but Parkinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sungia wants to improve his position but Parkinson is controlling well.
Parkinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Parkinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parkinson connects with the punch.
Parkinson keeps Sungia at a distance using the push kick.
Sungia misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Parkinson as he connects with a hook.
Sungia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parkinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parkinson works Sungia's body with a nice hook.
Parkinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sungia's head backwards.
Parkinson tries to bum rush Sungia with a series of wild strikes but Sungia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teddy Parkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sungia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parkinson manages to avoid it.
Parkinson slips under a jab from Sungia.
Parkinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parkinson staying out of range there.
Teddy Parkinson is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parkinson.
Parkinson cracks Sungia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parkinson shoots in and drives through. Sungia sprawls well.
Parkinson digs a good body shot into Sungia's ribs.
Parkinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sungia.
Parkinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sungia throws a leg kick
and Parkinson counters with a three punch combo that has Sungia backing up. Sungia nods at Parkinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Parkinson throws a good cross that connects.
Parkinson slips under a jab from Sungia.
A jab from Parkinson does it's job there.
Sungia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sungia wants to land a leg kick but Parkinson is out of range.
A head kick by Parkinson misses
and Sungia counters with a head kick. That will keep Parkinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Parkinson shoots in but Sungia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parkinson punishes Sungia's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sungia throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parkinson.
Sungia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parkinson.
Good leg kick by Parkinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parkinson cracks Sungia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parkinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parkinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parkinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Sungia misses its intended target.
Parkinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sungia. Sungia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sungia. No joy for Parkinson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Parkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parkinson slips a jab and a cross from Sungia.
Sungia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sungia throws a combination that misses
and Parkinson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Parkinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sungia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sungia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parkinson lands with a nice body punch.
Sungia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sungia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sungia tries to work over Parkinson's front leg with a kick but Parkinson checks it.
Sungia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parkinson counters with a three punch combo that has Sungia backing up. Sungia nods at Parkinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Parkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sungia throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Parkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sungia is breathing heavily.
Sungia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sungia throws a right and a left that Parkinson avoids nicely.
Nano Sungia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parkinson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Parkinson duly obliges.
Parkinson moves out of range as Sungia throws a body kick.
Parkinson cracks Sungia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sungia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sungia there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sungia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parkinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sungia moves forwards but Parkinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sungia throws a combination that misses
and Parkinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Parkinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sungia doesn't seem phased though.
Sungia avoids a kick to the body.
Sungia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parkinson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Parkinson.
Sungia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parkinson lands a jab to Sungia's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson lands with a nice body punch.
Sungia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sungia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parkinson counters with a nice body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Parkinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sungia. Sungia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sungia throws a leg kick

and Parkinson counters with a shoot takedown. Sungia fights it but they end up in guard.
Sungia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parkinson throwing strikes from guard but Sungia blocks nicely.
Parkinson stands up over Sungia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sungia keeping moving, preventing Parkinson from controlling successfully.
Sungia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parkinson wants to control from the top but Sungia keeps moving.
Parkinson is really struggling to control Sungia but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parkinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sungia looks to land a left hand but Parkinson moved out of range nicely.
Sungia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sungia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sungia walks into a stiff left hand from Parkinson.
Parkinson connects with a body shot.
Sungia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Sungia misses
enabling Parkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Parkinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Parkinson!
Parkinson cracks Sungia with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sungia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sungia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sungia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parkinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sungia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parkinson.
Sungia misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Parkinson misses.
Sungia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Parkinson lands a right hook to the body.
Parkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Teddy Parkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parkinson misses with a wild body shot.
Sungia tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sungia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parkinson throws a one two combo.
Parkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parkinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sungia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parkinson looks to land a combination. Sungia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parkinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sungia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nano Sungia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sungia takes a swing at Parkinson's ribcage but misses.
Parkinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Parkinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parkinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Sungia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parkinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parkinson 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.
Sungia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parkinson is one step ahead there.
Sungia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parkinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sungia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson landing some decent shots from guard.
Parkinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sungia working a defensive guard here.
Parkinson pushing down on Sungia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sungia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sungia trying to control from the bottom.
Parkinson wants to take a breather but Sungia is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Parkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parkinson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Parkinson!