PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Paroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Automatic Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel has chosen Kung Fu Panda as his entrance music. Automatic Vasquel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Paroni
vs
Vasquel

188 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Paroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Automatic Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasquel.
Paroni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vasquel controls the position.

Vasquel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paroni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paroni tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paroni can't do much from the bottom here.
Paroni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vasquel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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

Vasquel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasquel manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paroni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paroni wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paroni throws a big right hand that misses.
Paroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paroni throws a big right hand that misses.

Vasquel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paroni stuffs the takedown.
Paroni scores with a jab to the body.
Paroni is looking to clinch.
Vasquel ducks under a wild hook from Paroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel avoids the head kick by Paroni.
Paroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paroni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Paroni. No joy for Vasquel on that attempt.
Bill Paroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Automatic Vasquel.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Vasquel shoots for a takedown but Paroni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paroni is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paroni throws a looping overhand right but Vasquel ducks down to avoid it.
Paroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasquel circles away.
Bill Paroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasquel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Paroni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paroni connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Automatic Vasquel has been cut.
Paroni lands a knee to the head.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Paroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasquel's defenses.
Paroni connects with a knee to the head.
Paroni connects with a knee to the head.
Paroni scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasquel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paroni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paroni lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paroni lands an elbow that stopped Vasquel in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Paroni.
Paroni connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paroni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasquel's face.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Vasquel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paroni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasquel's defenses.
Vasquel takes an elbow to the temple.
Paroni misses with a knee to the head.
Vasquel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paroni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paroni lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paroni.
Paroni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paroni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasquel's defenses.
Paroni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasquel can't get the takedown.
Paroni connects with a knee to the head.
Vasquel goes for a takedown attempt but Paroni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Paroni moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Automatic Vasquel'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.

Paroni looks to land a left hand but Vasquel moved out of range nicely.

Vasquel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paroni was covering up waiting for the punch and Vasquel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paroni has control of Vasquel's left arm, preventing Vasquel from doing any damage.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Paroni keeps moving.
Paroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paroni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vasquel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paroni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vasquel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vasquel blocking the ground and pound.
Paroni misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel wants to control but Paroni is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Paroni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Paroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Paroni throws some wild stikes that Vasquel manages to avoid easily.
Paroni punching from mount but Vasquel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paroni 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.
Vasquel is squirming around, avoiding Paroni's attempts to control the action.
Vasquel tries to reverse the position but Paroni maintains control.
Paroni throwing strikes here but Vasquel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Paroni looking to finish with strikes here!
Vasquel blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni misses with a head shot.
Vasquel blocking the ground and pound.
Paroni 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.
Vasquel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paroni.
Vasquel blocking the ground and pound.
Paroni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Paroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Paroni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paroni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Paroni jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasquel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasquel and Paroni has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Paroni fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Paroni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Paroni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Paroni is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasquel is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paroni trying to control the action but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Automatic Vasquel'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. This is the final round!

Paroni looks to throw the jab but Vasquel is out of range.
Vasquel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasquel shoots for a takedown but Paroni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paroni misses the jab.
Paroni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vasquel.
Vasquel misses with a takedown attempt - Paroni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bill Paroni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Automatic Vasquel.

Paroni moves into range and clinches up with Vasquel.
Paroni lands a good knee to the midsection. Vasquel won't want to take too many of those.
Paroni landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Automatic Vasquel's cut even more.
Paroni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Paroni lands an elbow that stopped Vasquel in his tracks for a moment.
Vasquel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paroni landing knees to the head.
Paroni scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Paroni lands an elbow just above Vasquel 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paroni with a knee to the head.
Paroni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasquel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paroni walks away with a smile on his face. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquel.
Paroni throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paroni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vasquel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vasquel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paroni misses with an uppercut. Vasquel saw that one coming.
Paroni misses with a straight right.
Paroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasquel at a distance.

Paroni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasquel looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Paroni.

The cut above Automatic Vasquel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paroni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Vasquel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paroni gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasquel's face.
Vasquel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paroni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Paroni.
Vasquel takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasquel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paroni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paroni lands a knee to the head.
Paroni landing knees to the head.
Paroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasquel avoids the damage to the body.
Vasquel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paroni walks away with a smile on his face. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Vasquel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paroni!
Paroni sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni is trying to get back to full guard.

Paroni makes his way to full guard, as Vasquel worked for a kimura.
Vasquel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paroni is trying to keep Vasquel in close.
Paroni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paroni 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.
Paroni looking to ground and pound but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
Paroni punching from mount but Vasquel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vasquel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paroni.
Automatic Vasquel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paroni wants to control the pace but Vasquel is squirming around nicely.
Bill Paroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Paroni is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Paroni extends the arm and Vasquel is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Paroni!