PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Parry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is yall must ov forgot. Balboa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna Fly Now. Rocky Balboa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Parry
vs
Balboa

185 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Parry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Balboa !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parry tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Parry looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Parry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Parry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Balboa to the mat! Balboa manages to get full guard.
Parry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parry stops Balboa from standing up.
Parry stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa .
Balboa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa wants to sweep here but Parry controlling him for the moment.
Parry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Parry passes Balboa 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balboa wants to improve his position but Parry is controlling well.
Balboa is staying active underneath Parry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Balboa moves into full guard.
Parry is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him.

Balboa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Parry is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Balboa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Parry's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parry manages to reverse the position and now he's in Balboa 's guard. Nice work there by Parry.
Parry tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Parry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Parry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balboa 's guard.
Parry is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Parry tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Balboa is pulling down on Parry's head. It's preventing any offense from Parry, at least for the moment.

Parry gets to his feet. Balboa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Balboa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Balboa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Parry tries to strike from the bottom.
Parry wants to get back to his feet but Balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parry trying to control the position.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Parry keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parry wants to stand up but Balboa is controlling him.

Balboa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parry shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Parry with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Parry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parry fails with a takedown attempt.
Parry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parry shoots in for a double leg but Balboa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parry shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parry fails with the takedown.
Jonny Parry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Parry persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Parry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but Parry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Balboa drives through and clinches with Parry against the cage.
Parry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Parry, against the cage.
Balboa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parry blocks the elbow strike.
Parry prevents the takedown attempt.
Balboa gets underhooks to prevent Parry's takedown attempt.
Parry is trying to break free.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parry tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parry misses with a head kick.
Parry shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balboa 's waist but Balboa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parry off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Parry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa . No joy for Parry on that attempt.
Jonny Parry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Balboa drives through and clinches with Parry against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break free.

Balboa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parry regains guard immediately.
Parry looking to control.
Parry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balboa is controlling him.
Balboa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Balboa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Balboa has Parry pressed against the cage.
Parry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balboa prevents Parry from breaking the clinch.
Balboa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balboa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parry just stands there and leans against the cage.

Parry manages to break the clinch.
Balboa stuffs the takedown.
Parry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balboa pinned against the cage. Balboa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Parry or perhaps it was just good defense by Balboa which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Parry.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.

Parry stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parry.
Parry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
Parry avoids the body shot from Balboa .
Balboa wants to clinch up but Parry keeps it at a distance.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Parry with a lazy takedown attempt

and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Balboa stands up and beckons Parry to his feet.
Parry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balboa circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parry fails with the takedown.

Balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Balboa tries for a kimura but Parry is defending well.
Parry scores with a shot to the body.
Parry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parry is letting Balboa control him for a moment.
Parry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Parry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balboa is pressing down on Parry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Parry trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parry tries to stand but Balboa is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parry wants to get up but he can't break Balboa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balboa if he has to take too many more of those.
Parry misses with a takedown

and Balboa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balboa .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parry looking for a sweep. Not yet Parry, not yet.
Parry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parry scores with a kick to the midsection.

Parry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Balboa to the mat! Balboa manages to get full guard.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Parry from controlling successfully.
Rocky Balboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balboa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Parry lands a couple of elbows.
Parry wants to get up but he can't break Balboa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Parry stands and throws Balboa 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parry lands a decent elbow from side control.
Balboa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Parry stands up.
A punch lands to the side of Balboa 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parry doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Balboa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balboa .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parry trying to keep a closed guard but Balboa is proving a slippery customer.

Balboa stands up and waves to Parry to follow him.

Balboa scores a takedown into full mount!
Balboa breaks from Parry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Balboa controlling the pace for now.
Balboa landing strikes from the mount and Parry is in trouble!

Parry is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Balboa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Parry can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oh Parry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Balboa working for a submission but Parry is keeping him at bay.
Parry seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa controlling from the full mount.
Parry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Balboa avoids the attempt from Parry to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Balboa looking to secure an arm triangle but Parry defends it well.
Parry is desperately trying to improve his position but Balboa has a good base and remains in mount.
Balboa wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Parry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Balboa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parry is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Parry really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Balboa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Parry is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Balboa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Parry throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jonny Parry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Balboa controlling the position easily from mount.
Balboa scoring with strikes but Parry is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa prevents Parry from getting the reversal.
Balboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balboa blocks Parry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balboa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa !