PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parisyan's entrance music is Illmerica. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Parisyan
vs
Milat

178 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pharoah Parisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Milat.
Milat cracks Parisyan with a right hand to the side of the head.

Parisyan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Milat to the mat! Milat manages to get full guard.
Milat wants to sweep but no luck.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Parisyan from controlling successfully.
Parisyan stops Milat from standing up.
Milat striking off his back but it's not causing Parisyan any problems.
Milat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parisyan's guard.
Milat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parisyan keeping full guard, as Milat tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyan keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.
Milat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat wanted to stand there but Parisyan had control of the position.
Milat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Milat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Milat throws a leg kick which misses Parisyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Parisyan tries to avoid it.

Milat instigates a clinch.
Milat misses with some punches.
Milat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parisyan backwards.
Parisyan tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Parisyan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Milat.
Milat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parisyan's elbow.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parisyan backwards.
Milat being controlled against the cage.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Parisyan controls the action.
Milat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milat is pressed up against the cage. Parisyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Milat down to the mat. Milat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Parisyan tries to keep at a distance but Milat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Milat presses Parisyan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat is pushing Parisyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parisyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat blocks a body shot from Parisyan.
Milat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat has Parisyan pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milat obliges.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Parisyan is looking to control Milat's arms but Milat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parisyan has his back to the cage.
Milat has Parisyan pushed against the cage.
Parisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Milat controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parisyan.
Milat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Milat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Nice body punch from Milat - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat dominated that round.
That's time! Parisyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Milat scores with a spinning back kick!
Parisyan shoots for a takedown but Milat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Milat scores with a jab to the body.
Parisyan throws a head kick that misses.
Milat throws the kick towards the body but Parisyan avoids it.
Parisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Milat's shoulder, as Milat tries to avoid the shot.
Parisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Milat checks a low kick from Parisyan.
Parisyan looks to throw the jab but Milat is out of range.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parisyan's sensitive parts.
Milat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Milat scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Parisyan down.
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Parisyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milat lands with a nice body punch.
Parisyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milat on the side of the head.
Milat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parisyan is looking to land body kicks.
Parisyan looks to land a left hand but Milat moved out of range nicely.
Milat throws a looping overhand right but Parisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Parisyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parisyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Milat lands a really nice looking cross but Parisyan seems unphased.
Parisyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisyan lands a jab-cross combination.
Parisyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Milat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Parisyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Milat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Milat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milat scores with a head kick.

It looks like Pharoah Parisyan has been cut.
Milat connects with an inside leg kick.
Milat scores with a nice head shot.
Milat throws an off balance right hand
and Parisyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parisyan's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Parisyan down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parisyan walks into a left hand.
Milat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parisyan tries to move into range but Milat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parisyan throws a sloppy body shot
and Milat counters with a nice leg kick.

Milat clinches up with Parisyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Parisyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parisyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milat jabs at Parisyan's body.
Parisyan misses with a jab to the body
and Milat counters with a left to the body.
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parisyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Milat.
Milat scores with a head kick. Parisyan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Parisyan avoids the body shot from Milat.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Parisyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Milat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Milat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parisyan throws out a leg kick but Milat moves out of range and Parisyan only half commits.
Milat misses with a straight right.
Milat throws a leg kick which misses Parisyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Parisyan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pharoah Parisyan's cut.
That's time! Parisyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Parisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parisyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Milat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parisyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milat throws a head kick that half lands.

Parisyan gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parisyan.
Milat is working Parisyan over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milat tries to break free but Parisyan pushes him back against the cage.
Milat working aggressively here.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat tries to work over Parisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parisyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat tries a body shot but Parisyan blocks it.
Milat lands with a right to the head.
Milat is leaning against Parisyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parisyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Milat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parisyan up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Milat.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to work over Parisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Milat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parisyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pharoah Parisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat tries a body shot but Parisyan blocks it.
Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parisyan digs a right hand underneath Milat's ribcage. Milat let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milat.
Ivan Milat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Parisyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parisyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Parisyan's takedown attempt.
Parisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Parisyan.
Milat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parisyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Milat controls his hands.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat working aggressively here.
Parisyan blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Parisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivan Milat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Milat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milat tests Parisyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyan cracks Milat with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Parisyan.
An inside leg kick from Parisyan misses.
Milat tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Milat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Milat 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ivan Milat!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ivan Milat!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ivan Milat!

Ivan Milat wins by unanimous decision!