PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Paroni (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.

Whopper
vs
Paroni

188 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class 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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Whopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Paroni!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whopper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paroni has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whopper. Paroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whopper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whopper.
Whopper misses with a double jab
and Paroni finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Whopper avoids the head kick by Paroni.
Whopper throws a hook to the side of Paroni's head but Paroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paroni misses with a body kick.
Paroni lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paroni - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whopper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paroni. Paroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Paroni misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Paroni lands but Whopper takes it in his stride.

It looks like George Whopper has been cut.
Whopper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whopper manages to avoid it.
Paroni misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Whopper misses
and Paroni counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Paroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whopper moves out of range as Paroni throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paroni wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Whopper. Those never looked like landing.
Whopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Whopper.
Whopper scores with a hook.
Whopper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paroni tries to land a body kick
and Whopper counters with a one-two to the body.
Whopper moves away from the strike by Paroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper throws a shot from downtown. Paroni moves away and avoids it.
Paroni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Paroni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whopper, pushing him back against the cage.
Paroni missing with knees to the body.
Paroni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whopper's efforts to push away.
Paroni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whopper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paroni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whopper's brow.
Paroni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paroni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paroni lands an elbow just above Whopper 's eye.

George Whopper's cut is getting worse.
Paroni lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paroni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paroni prevents Whopper from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paroni.
Paroni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Paroni.
Paroni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

George Whopper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whopper is breathing heavily.
Paroni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paroni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paroni lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, George Whopper's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Whopper avoids the damage to the body.

Whopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paroni slips under a jab from Whopper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Whopper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whopper connects with the punch.
Whopper throws a nice looking combination but Paroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paroni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whopper if he has to take too many more of those.
Paroni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whopper if he has to take too many more of those.
Paroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paroni.
Paroni throws a wild body kick that Whopper sees coming a mile off.
Nice jab there from Whopper.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paroni!
Whopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Whopper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paroni.
Whopper looks to land a left hand but Paroni moved out of range nicely.
Paroni throws a nice head kick!
Bill Paroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paroni tries to clinch there but Whopper circles away.
George Whopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whopper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whopper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paroni.
Paroni throws a body kick that misses.
Whopper thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni slips a straight right by Whopper.
Paroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whopper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paroni.
Whopper missing with a left hand there. Paroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paroni lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paroni throws a body punch but Whopper moves out of range.
Whopper thuds a left hand into Paroni's body.
Whopper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paroni. That one must have hurt.
Whopper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paroni scores with a nice strike.
Whopper drops his hands momentarily and Paroni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paroni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whopper's sensitive parts.
Paroni scores with a kick to the body.
Paroni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whopper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paroni - the referee stops the clock and Whopper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paroni. Whopper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paroni. That's going to slow Whopper down.
Whopper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Paroni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paroni misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Paroni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paroni scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paroni lands a jab to the nose.

Paroni has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Whopper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Whopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paroni throws a head kick that Whopper semi-blocks.
Paroni looks to land a body kick but Whopper moved away.
Whopper throws a poor cross that misses
and Paroni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Paroni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whopper misses with the combination.
Paroni throws a jab when Whopper was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whopper moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paroni pushes Whopper up against the cage in a clinch.
Paroni tries to land knees in the clinch but Whopper avoids the damage to the body.
Paroni has Whopper pressed against the cage, preventing Whopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Paroni.
Whopper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whopper working hard to break the clinch.
Paroni landing knees to the body.
Paroni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paroni with a knee to the head.
Whopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paroni scores with a knee to the head.
Paroni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paroni misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni tries to land a knee to the head but Whopper blocks with his arms.
Paroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whopper avoids it.
Paroni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Paroni.
Paroni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paroni lands a knee to the body.
Whopper is trying to push Paroni away but Paroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paroni keeps control of Whopper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paroni throws an elbow that misses.
Whopper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paroni has him pressed against the cage.
Paroni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paroni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whopper's brow.
Paroni tries a knee to the head but Whopper blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike.
Whopper managing to block the knees to the body from Paroni.
Whopper is trying to push Paroni away but Paroni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bill Paroni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whopper takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Whopper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Paroni!
Bill Paroni made sure to mention his sponsor, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview.