PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parkinson
vs
The Iron Hand

174 cm
28
162 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

180 cm
28
166 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 11 - 7 - 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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Iron Hand misses the shot to the body.
Parkinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Iron Hand can pounce on him.
The Iron Hand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Iron Hand shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parkinson sprawls well. Parkinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Iron Hand gets slowly back to his feet.
The Iron Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parkinson.
A punch combination from Parkinson misses.
The Iron Hand connects with a solid leg kick.
The Iron Hand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parkinson scores with a nice strike.
The Iron Hand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Iron Hand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parkinson misses with a leg kick.
Parkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
The Iron Hand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
The Iron Hand tries to clinch there but Parkinson circles away.
Parkinson throws a series of punches but The Iron Hand moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parkinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Billy The Iron Hand has been cut.
The Iron Hand throws a nice inside leg kick.

The Iron Hand throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Parkinson was covering up waiting for the punch and The Iron Hand finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Iron Hand stopping the sweep attempt from Parkinson.
Parkinson is working hard here to advance position.
Parkinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Iron Hand!
Parkinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parkinson lands a heavy elbow.
The Iron Hand holds on to Parkinson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Parkinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
The Iron Hand avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parkinson.
The Iron Hand is looking to improve his position but Parkinson isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Parkinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is squirming around, avoiding Parkinson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parkinson dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Parkinson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Parkinson is landing with some decent strikes but The Iron Hand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parkinson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The Iron Hand avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parkinson.
The Iron Hand is trying desperately to improve position.
The Iron Hand regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parkinson slips nicely into half guard.

The Iron Hand looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parkinson moves into full mount! The Iron Hand won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parkinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parkinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Iron Hand hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parkinson tries for a takedown but The Iron Hand circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Iron Hand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Parkinson as he checks the leg kick.
The Iron Hand thows a body shot but no joy.
Parkinson lands with an overhand left.
Parkinson blocks a jab.
Teddy Parkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parkinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Parkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The Iron Hand clinches.
The Iron Hand goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parkinson prevents it.
The Iron Hand misses with a knee to the head.
The Iron Hand with an attempt at a knee that misses.

The Iron Hand has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parkinson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Parkinson wants to control his opponent's hands but The Iron Hand gets his hands free.
Parkinson turns into The Iron Hand and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parkinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Iron Hand looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Iron Hand looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Iron Hand!
The Iron Hand is breathing heavily.
Parkinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Iron Hand's best efforts.
Parkinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Iron Hand's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Iron Hand's back!
The Iron Hand trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parkinson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Parkinson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Iron Hand has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Parkinson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Iron Hand's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand prevents Parkinson from getting a body triangle.
Parkinson has the hooks in. The Iron Hand is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Parkinson punishes The Iron Hand with strikes from the back mount.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The Iron Hand wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson doesn't have the hooks in and The Iron Hand manages to turn into his guard.
The Iron Hand makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parkinson wants to stand but The Iron Hand is controlling the position.
Parkinson being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Iron Hand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parkinson is controlling The Iron Hand's posture.
Parkinson keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.
Parkinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand tries to hold on but Parkinson pushes him away.
Parkinson dominating with strikes here.
Parkinson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parkinson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Parkinson scoring with strikes but The Iron Hand is staying in there.
Parkinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parkinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Parkinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Parkinson misses with a straight right.
The Iron Hand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parkinson.
The Iron Hand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teddy Parkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Iron Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Iron Hand 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 Parkinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parkinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Iron Hand throws a hook to the side of Parkinson's head but Parkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parkinson lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by The Iron Hand.
Parkinson throws the kick towards the body but The Iron Hand avoids it.
Parkinson lands with an uppercut that bounces The Iron Hand off the cage and back into rage.
Nice defenses there by Parkinson.
The Iron Hand tries to clinch there but Parkinson circles away.
The Iron Hand shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parkinson sprawls well. Parkinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Iron Hand gets slowly back to his feet.
The Iron Hand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Parkinson.
The Iron Hand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that Parkinson semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Parkinson blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand throws a sloppy head kick and Parkinson moves out of range easily.
The Iron Hand throws a leg kick that is checked

and Parkinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parkinson.
Parkinson stands up over The Iron Hand, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parkinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Iron Hand is keeping the position for now.
The Iron Hand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parkinson is stalling in the full guard.
Parkinson pushes down on The Iron Hand's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parkinson wants to pass the guard but The Iron Hand is defending well.
Parkinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Iron Hand is trying to maintain the position but Parkinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Teddy Parkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parkinson is trying to control. The Iron Hand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Teddy Parkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Iron Hand is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Iron Hand on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Iron Hand wants to improve his position but Parkinson is controlling well.
The Iron Hand is trying to control but can't.

The Iron Hand looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parkinson is keen to just control but The Iron Hand is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Iron Hand is trying to get back to full guard.
Parkinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Billy The Iron Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parkinson drops an elbow to the side of The Iron Hand's head.
Parkinson is looking to take a break and control but The Iron Hand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parkinson controlling the pace.
The Iron Hand is looking to improve his position.
Parkinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Parkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parkinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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