PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oliveira
vs
Parchi

200 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oliveira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parchi regains half guard.
Oliveira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parchi has his hands clasped together around Oliveira's back. He's all about the action.
Let's hope that Parchi 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.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Parchi is a slippery customer.
Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Parchi gets full guard.

Parchi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oliveira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oliveira shoots and misses
letting Parchi counter with a right hand.
Parchi misses with a takedown

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control for a moment but Parchi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Oliveira tries to stand and escape but Parchi is controlling the position.
Parchi works his way to full guard. Good work.

Parchi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Parchi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliveira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oliveira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fernando Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Parchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira is trying to drag Parchi to the mat but Parchi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Oliveira manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to keep Parchi in close.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Parchi is having none of it.
Parchi throwing strikes from guard but Oliveira blocks nicely.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parchi on the ground.
Parchi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oliveira wants to stand but Parchi is controlling the position.
Parchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.
Parchi trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Parchi circles away easily

and Parchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Parchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Parchi.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parchi.
Parchi drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is staying active underneath Parchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parchi connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Parchi 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.

Parchi misses with a takedown attempt

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parchi!
Parchi wants to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.
Parchi is desperately trying to improve his position but Oliveira has a good base and remains in mount.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parchi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Parchi is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him

Parchi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt

and Parchi counters with a shoot takedown. Oliveira fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parchi wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Archie Parchi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parchi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Parchi wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira trying to keep a closed guard but Parchi is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Oliveira just wasn't active enough.

Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parchi's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parchi defending well though.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Parchi is a slippery customer.
Oliveira stalling.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parchi won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oliveira is trying to control. Parchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four 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.

Fernando Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Parchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Oliveira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Oliveira crashes against the mat.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Parchi is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parchi parries the strikes from Oliveira easily there. Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Parchi to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Oliveira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliveira prevents Parchi from getting back to his feet.
Parchi pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Parchi being controlled here, momentarily.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Parchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Parchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Parchi moves away

and Parchi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parchi.
Parchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Parchi defends easily.
Oliveira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parchi throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Parchi wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Oliveira working for a triangle but Parchi defends it easily.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Parchi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Parchi preventing the sweep.
Parchi being controlled here momentarily.
Parchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parchi postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Fernando Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Parchi is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Parchi blocks the body kick.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt

and Parchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Parchi postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parchi trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Parchi throwing strikes but missing.
Parchi being controlled here momentarily.
Oliveira is trying to keep Parchi in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Parchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Parchi!