PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gel Parsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Ahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed Ahne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parsley
vs
Ahne

185 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gel Parsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmed Ahne!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahne throws a leg kick which misses Parsley's front leg but catches the back leg as Parsley tries to avoid it.
Parsley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ahne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parsley preventing the sweep.
Ahne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahne passes to side control.
Parsley seems a little lost for a moment, as Ahne dominates the positioning.
Parsley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parsley is looking to regain half guard here but Ahne keeps moving and retains side control.

Ahne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Parsley, who protects the arm well.
Ahne working the ground and pound.
Parsley is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahne working the ground and pound from side control.
Ahne advances nicely into full mount.
Ahne controlling his opponent.
Ahne prevents Parsley from getting the reversal.
Ahne controlling his opponent.
Parsley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parsley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ahne wants to take his opponent's back but Parsley doesn't allow it.
Parsley is bucking up trying to escape but Ahne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parsley is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahne has a good base and remains in mount.
Parsley is bucking up trying to escape but Ahne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parsley tries to reverse the position but Ahne maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Ahne has control of Parsley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Parsley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Parsley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ahne lands a big elbow.
Ahne controlling from mount.
Ahne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ahne controlling from the full mount.
Ahne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ahne controlling the position easily from mount.
Ahne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahne breaks from Parsley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ahne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ahne landing strikes from the mount and Parsley is in trouble!
Ahne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ahmed Ahne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Parsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Ahne.
Ahne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ahne lands a two punch combo.
Parsley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahne scores with a takedown into Parsley's guard.
Parsley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ahne is controlling him.
Ahne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahne trying to control but Parsley is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Parsley looking for a sweep. Not yet Parsley, not yet.

Parsley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Ahne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Ahne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parsley misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahne counters with a nice body shot.

Ahne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ahne showed some decent athleticism there.
Ahne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahne moves into full mount! Parsley won't be happy about that!
Ahne prevents Parsley from getting the reversal.
Parsley is trying to stand up.

Ahne stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Parsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ahne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ahne.
Ahne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parsley wants to stand but Ahne is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parsley's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahne controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Ahne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ahmed Ahne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from Ahne.
Gel Parsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahne throws out a powerful jab.
Parsley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parsley has time to react.
Ahne avoids the head kick by Parsley.
Parsley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ahne can pounce on him.
Parsley misses with the combination.
Ahne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Ahne as Parsley shoots in.
Ahne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ahne gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahne controlling the action here.
Parsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahne.
Parsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Ahne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahne prevents Parsley from improving his position.
Ahne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ahne controlling his opponent.
Ahne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parsley?
Ahne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ahne with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parsley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ahne. What's that going to do exactly?
Ahne content just to control the position here.
Parsley wants to get back to his feet.
Ahne cracks Parsley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ahne looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ahmed Ahne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahne connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahne looks to land a combination. Parsley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ahne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Ahne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Parsley tries to clinch but Ahne moves out of range.
A punch combination from Parsley misses.
Parsley throws a right hand that misses
and Ahne counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahne thuds his right hand into Parsley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parsley backs up against the cage.
Parsley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahne counters with a three punch combo that has Parsley backing up. Parsley nods at Ahne to acknowledge the strikes.

Parsley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Ahne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ahne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ahne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parsley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ahne passes into half guard.
Ahne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parsley is looking to get back to is feet but Ahne passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsley taking a bit of punishment here - Ahne scoring with strikes.
Parsley looks to move to half guard but instead Ahne has passed into mount! Damn!
Ahne is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Parsley is in real trouble.
Ahmed Ahne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parsley is in bad spot here.
Ahne really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Parsley.
Parsley wants to get back to his feet.
Ahne is trying to stick to Parsley's back but Parsley is turning into Ahne. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ahne's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Parsley.
Parsley throwing strikes from guard but Ahne blocks nicely.
Ahne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ahne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ahne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parsley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parsley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahne is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ahne preventing the sweep.
Ahne stops Parsley from standing up.
Ahne content to stall in guard here.
Ahne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parsley is keeping the position for now.
Parsley looking for a sweep. Not yet Parsley, not yet.
Ahne passes into half guard.
Ahne stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parsley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ahne advances position into side control!
Ahne landing strikes.
Ahne slows the pace down.
Ahne advances to full mount.
Ahne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parsley tries to hold on but Ahne postures up.
Parsley is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ahne throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Parsley has his hands clasped together but Ahne breaks the hold and Parsley is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ahne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahmed Ahne!