PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Angelo
vs
Parish

168 cm
21
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Parish!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelo counters with a nice uppercut.
Angelo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Angelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parish.
An inside leg kick lands from Angelo.
Angelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Angelo.
Angelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parish throws out the jab.
Parish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Angelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parish.
Parish throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Angelo moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Angelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parish.
Parish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angelo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parish misses with a left hand

and Angelo counters by clinching up.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Parish misses
and Angelo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Angelo slips a jab from Parish.

Angelo moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelo.
Parish looks gassed!
Parish blocks an elbow strike.
Angelo effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angelo.
Parish is trying to force a seperation but Angelo has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angelo.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Parish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Angelo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Angelo scores with a head kick. Parish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Angelo tries a head kick but it misses.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Angelo counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angelo moves into the clinch successfully.
Angelo working aggressively here.
Parish tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.
Angelo lands a shot to the body.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Angelo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parish misses with a body shot.
Angelo lands with a kick to the temple. Parish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarence Parish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Angelo pushes Parish up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelo.
Parish tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.
Angelo misses with a punch to the body.
Parish is trying to break the clinch but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.
Angelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parish's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Angelo.
Angelo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Parish tries to circle away but Angelo has him pinned against the cage.
Angelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parish misses the body punch

and Angelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parish takes a shot to the head.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parish misses with a left hand
and Angelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Parish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Angelo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Angelo takes the fight into the clinch.
Parish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Parish misses the target.
Angelo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelo avoids the body shot from Parish.
Angelo ducks right into an uppercut from Parish.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelo counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Parish.
Jab from Parish.
Parish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Angelo.

Angelo takes the fight into the clinch.
Angelo has Parish pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Angelo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Angelo breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelo manages to avoid it.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
Parish walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Angelo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Angelo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Angelo.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Angelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angelo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parish avoids it.
Angelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Parish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelo.

Parish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parish.
Parish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Angelo counters with a head kick. That will keep Parish thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Parish misses the jab.
Parish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelo manages to avoid it.
Angelo moves out of range of the strikes.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelo counters with a right hand to the body.
Angelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Angelo to counter with a crisp jab.
Parish is breathing heavily.
Parish blocks a head kick by Angelo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelo rushes Parish and presses him up against the cage.
Angelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parish's defenses.
Come on Angelo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Parish misses the target.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses

and Angelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parish wants to break free but Angelo has control.
Parish dodges an elbow strike from Angelo.
Parish managing to block the knees to the body from Angelo.
Angelo throws a head punch that misses.
Angelo slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo has Parish pressed against the cage, preventing Parish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Parish controls his hands.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Parish throws a jab but it's blocked by Angelo.
Parish throws a lazy uppercut
and Angelo counters with a head kick.
Angelo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Parish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Angelo misses with a wild combination.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Angelo counters with a thumping low kick.
Parish throws a big shot that misses.
Michael Angelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Angelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parish.
Angelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael Angelo is winning the standup battle so far.
Parish takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parish managing to block the knees to the body from Angelo.
Angelo has a couple of punches blocked by Parish.
Parish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Angelo lands with a left to the head.
Angelo working aggressively here.
Parish is trying to force a seperation but Angelo has the dominant position.
Angelo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parish up against the cage.
Angelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelo effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Angelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Parish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelo has him pressed against the cage.

Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angelo counters with a series of strikes. Parish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Angelo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Angelo throws a series of punches but Parish moves out of range.
Parish scores with a decent looking hook.
Parish throws the left hand but Angelo avoids the punch easily.
Parish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angelo.
Angelo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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

Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Angelo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Parish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parish.
Angelo ducks under a wild hook from Parish.
Angelo misses with a head kick.
Parish throws a shot from downtown. Angelo moves away and avoids it.
Angelo connects with a single shot there.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses
and Angelo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Angelo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parish's head.

Parish is rocked!
Parish dips to his left and cracks Angelo with an uppercut!
Parish is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelo finish him?
Parish misses with a jab to the body
and Angelo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parish throws an off balance right hand

and Angelo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Angelo.
A hook to the body from Angelo.
Parish seems to have recovered his senses.

Angelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angelo counters with a head kick.
Parish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Angelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parish is looking to break free of the clinch but Angelo has double underhooks.
Angelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo working aggressively here.
Angelo stalling.
Angelo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angelo.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
Parish blocks an uppercut.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.
Parish prevents a body shot from Angelo.
Angelo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parish has had enough of the clinch but Angelo keeps him there for the moment.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parish. Angelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Parish.
Parish throws an off balance right hand

and Angelo counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Angelo misses with a punch to the body.
Angelo lands a hook that snaps the head of Parish backwards.

Parish breaks the clinch.
Parish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Angelo slips a jab from Parish.

Angelo rushes Parish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parish avoids the elbow strike from Angelo, against the cage.
Angelo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parish up against the cage.
Parish blocks a body shot from Angelo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo lands with a left to the head.
Parish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Angelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Angelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angelo working aggressively here.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.
Parish throws a poor cross that misses

and Angelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parish tries to break the clinch but Angelo is controlling the position.
Parish prevents a body shot from Angelo.
Angelo lands a hook that snaps the head of Parish backwards.
Angelo lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice left hand lands by Angelo.
Angelo scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelo.

Angelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarence Parish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parish misses with an uppercut.
Parish misses with an uppercut
and Angelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelo moves away.
A shot to the body from Parish misses
and Angelo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parish misses the jab.
Parish misses with a lunging right hand
letting Angelo counter with a right hand.

Angelo rushes Parish and presses him up against the cage.
Angelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parish or not.
Angelo leaning against his opponent.
Michael Angelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Angelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelo 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Angelo!