PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vondopolous comes to the cage accompanied by ГРОТ - Рубежи. Pharoah Parisyan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vondopolous
vs
Parisyan

188 cm
23
174 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pharoah Parisyan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Parisyan. Those never looked like landing.
Parisyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parisyan throws a shot from downtown. Vondopolous moves away and avoids it.

Vondopolous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parisyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vondopolous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parisyan is looking to control Vondopolous's arms but Vondopolous gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parisyan has his back to the cage.
Parisyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vondopolous is defending well for now.

Vondopolous gets control of Parisyan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vondopolous will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vondopolous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parisyan.
Parisyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vondopolous on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vondopolous tries to get out of the position.
Parisyan won't allow Vondopolous to sweep him here.
Vondopolous working a defensive guard here.
Parisyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parisyan.

Parisyan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vondopolous dives on top into guard.
Vondopolous wants to stand but Parisyan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vondopolous wants to control from the top but Parisyan keeps moving.
Parisyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vondopolous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondopolous postures up.
Parisyan is controlling Vondopolous's posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parisyan is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan wants to clinch.
Vondopolous is looking to clinch but Parisyan is avoiding it.
Parisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Vondopolous.
Parisyan swings widly with a right hand

and Vondopolous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vondopolous working aggressively here.
Parisyan misses with some punches.

Vondopolous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vondopolous doesn't manage to clinch there - Parisyan circles away.
Vondopolous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parisyan misses with a body shot.
Parisyan throws out a loose jab but Vondopolous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondopolous blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Parisyan.
Vondopolous dodges the punch combination from Parisyan.
The fighters circling - Parisyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parisyan wants to land a leg kick but Vondopolous is out of range.
Vondopolous slips under a jab from Parisyan.
A jab from Parisyan misses.
Vondopolous looks to clinch
and Parisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Pharoah Parisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Vondopolous does no damage.
Parisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vondopolous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parisyan keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vondopolous tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Parisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parisyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Parisyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisyan connects with a crisp jab.
Parisyan lands with an overhand left.

Parisyan has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parisyan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vondopolous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parisyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vondopolous uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Vondopolous fails to land.
Parisyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parisyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vondopolous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pharoah Parisyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Parisyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parisyan misses with a two punch combination.
Vondopolous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vondopolous slips a jab from Parisyan.
Parisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vondopolous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ziggy Vondopolous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vondopolous gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parisyan throws a leg kick but Vondopolous sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parisyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vondopolous manages to avoid it.
Vondopolous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Parisyan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parisyan wants to slow Vondopolous down by chopping away at his legs.
Parisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vondopolous.
Parisyan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Vondopolous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parisyan.
Parisyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vondopolous up against the cage.
Parisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vondopolous.
Vondopolous is trying to pull guard but Parisyan has him pressed against the cage.
Parisyan blocking some punches.
Vondopolous looking to slow down the pace here.
Vondopolous has a couple of punches blocked by Parisyan.
Vondopolous swings wildly with an uppercut but Parisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondopolous misses with a punch on the inside.
Parisyan lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Vondopolous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Parisyan.
Parisyan blocking some punches.
Vondopolous takes a shot to the head.
Vondopolous misses with some punches.
Vondopolous swings wildly with an uppercut but Parisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to pull guard but Parisyan holds him up against the cage and eventually Vondopolous drops back down to his feet.
Parisyan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyan taking a breather.
Vondopolous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vondopolous is looking to control Parisyan's arms but Parisyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vondopolous has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vondopolous.
A head punch on the inside from Vondopolous fails to land.
Ziggy Vondopolous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vondopolous controls his hands.
Parisyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Vondopolous is rocked!
Good body shot from Parisyan.
Oh Vondopolous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parisyan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Parisyan.
Vondopolous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parisyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parisyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parisyan.
Vondopolous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Vondopolous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parisyan leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan is working Vondopolous over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Parisyan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vondopolous regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parisyan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parisyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vondopolous seems to have got his legs back now.
Parisyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vondopolous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parisyan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parisyan is pushing down on Vondopolous's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vondopolous is fighting to maintain full guard but Parisyan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parisyan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vondopolous.

Parisyan seems to be working for a kimura but Vondopolous defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondopolous tries to roll over but Parisyan keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan trying to mount his opponent but Vondopolous defends it.

Parisyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vondopolous defends it well.

Parisyan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parisyan trying to control from half guard but Vondopolous is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pharoah Parisyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Parisyan tries to clinch but Vondopolous is having none of it.
Parisyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parisyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vondopolous wants to clinch.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondopolous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parisyan.
Vondopolous throws out a leg kick but Parisyan moves out of range and Vondopolous only half commits.
Vondopolous slips under a jab from Parisyan.
Vondopolous swats away the attempt to clinch by Parisyan.
Parisyan misses with a left hand

and Vondopolous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous drops an elbow to the side of Parisyan's head.
Vondopolous trying to advance position but Parisyan counters by regaining guard.
Vondopolous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parisyan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vondopolous trying to control but Parisyan is working from the bottom.
Vondopolous won't allow Parisyan to sweep him here.
Parisyan is pulling down on Vondopolous's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parisyan is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Ziggy Vondopolous wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parisyan throws a lazy right hand but Vondopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Parisyan misses.
Vondopolous blocks a head kick by Parisyan.
Parisyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vondopolous at a distance.
Parisyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vondopolous tries to close the distance and clinch but Parisyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parisyan looks to land a left hand but Vondopolous moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Parisyan. No joy for Vondopolous on that attempt.
Ziggy Vondopolous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous moves in looking to clinch but Parisyan pushes him off.
Vondopolous blocks a jab.
Parisyan misses with a hook. Vondopolous ducked under it nicely.
Vondopolous moves out of range as Parisyan strikes.
Parisyan misses with a low kick.
Parisyan throws a sloppy head kick

and Vondopolous moves into the clinch.
Parisyan has a couple of punches blocked by Vondopolous.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parisyan has Vondopolous pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vondopolous manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parisyan working aggressively here.
Vondopolous throws a head punch that misses.
Parisyan wants to stall.
Vondopolous misses with some punches.
Vondopolous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pharoah Parisyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vondopolous misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Parisyan fails to land.

Vondopolous breaks the clinch.
Parisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Parisyan with a nice cross.
Parisyan cracks Vondopolous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parisyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Vondopolous circles away.
Parisyan loads up on a big right hand but Vondopolous slips the punch.
Parisyan misses with a combination
and Vondopolous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parisyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vondopolous manages to avoid it.
Parisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pharoah Parisyan.
Well Parisyan 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pharoah Parisyan!
Pharoah Parisyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.