PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziggy Vondopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vondopolous has chosen ГРОТ - Рубежи as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parisyan
vs
Vondopolous

178 cm
23
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pharoah Parisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ziggy Vondopolous!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parisyan lunges at Vondopolous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vondopolous's hand.
Parisyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vondopolous as he avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Parisyan misses its intended target.

Parisyan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vondopolous is trying to defend but Parisyan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Parisyan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vondopolous moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parisyan wants to control from the top but Vondopolous keeps moving.
Parisyan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vondopolous pulls Parisyan in to control the position.
Vondopolous working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parisyan.
Parisyan throwing strikes from guard but Vondopolous blocks nicely.
Parisyan throws a big elbow that misses.

Vondopolous has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parisyan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Parisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vondopolous is just out of range.
Parisyan lands with an overhand left.
Parisyan misses with an uppercut. Vondopolous saw that one coming.
Parisyan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parisyan misses with a takedown attempt - Vondopolous sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parisyan throws a sloppy head kick and Vondopolous moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vondopolous moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vondopolous checks a leg kick.
Parisyan throws the left hand but Vondopolous avoids the punch easily.
Vondopolous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pharoah Parisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parisyan missing with a left hand there. Vondopolous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parisyan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pharoah Parisyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parisyan swings for the body but Vondopolous moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vondopolous is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parisyan's half guard.
Parisyan is in trouble now - Vondopolous has advanced to mount!
Parisyan manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vondopolous is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vondopolous working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Parisyan's thigh. Parisyan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Parisyan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parisyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parisyan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parisyan passes to full mount!
Vondopolous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vondopolous is squirming around, avoiding Parisyan's attempts to control the action.
Parisyan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous can't escape the position.
Parisyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Parisyan prevents Vondopolous from getting the reversal.
Vondopolous is trying to stand.
Parisyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vondopolous's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parisyan misses with a head shot.
Parisyan tries to control but Vondopolous wriggling away.
Parisyan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parisyan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parisyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parisyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vondopolous doesn't manage to clinch there - Parisyan circles away.

Vondopolous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vondopolous is thwarting Parisyan's attempts to control the position.
Vondopolous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parisyan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parisyan keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parisyan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vondopolous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parisyan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Pharoah Parisyan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parisyan lands a nice shot that snaps Vondopolous's head back.
Vondopolous moves out of range as Parisyan strikes.
Parisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Vondopolous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parisyan misses with a lunging right hand

and Vondopolous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vondopolous.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vondopolous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vondopolous advances position into side control!
Parisyan is looking for a sweep.
Vondopolous is putting a hurting on Parisyan here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vondopolous working the head and body with strikes.
Parisyan is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Vondopolous are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Parisyan manages to get back to half guard.
Parisyan is trying to control but can't.
Pharoah Parisyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vondopolous trying to mount his opponent but Parisyan defends it.
Vondopolous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vondopolous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parisyan wants to improve his position but Vondopolous is controlling well.
Vondopolous trying to mount his opponent but Parisyan defends it.
Parisyan manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous tries to free his leg and advance position but Parisyan is retaining full guard.

Parisyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parisyan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vondopolous is now in half guard.
Parisyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vondopolous.
Vondopolous passes to full mount!
Vondopolous working the ground and pound effectively.
Parisyan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vondopolous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vondopolous punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parisyan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous wants to control but Parisyan is keeping him busy.
Parisyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parisyan.
Parisyan is trying to control the position but Vondopolous postures up.
Vondopolous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vondopolous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vondopolous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Parisyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vondopolous is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondopolous looking to pass the guard.
Vondopolous won't allow Parisyan to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Vondopolous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Parisyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vondopolous tries to clinch but Parisyan moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Parisyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vondopolous doesn't seem phased though.
Ziggy Vondopolous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vondopolous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parisyan.
Vondopolous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parisyan.
Parisyan sizes up Vondopolous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parisyan throws a combination that misses

and Vondopolous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vondopolous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parisyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Vondopolous manages to break the clinch.
Vondopolous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parisyan.
Vondopolous moves out of range as Parisyan strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Parisyan as Vondopolous shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondopolous dives in and grabs Parisyan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parisyan pushes down on Vondopolous's head and hops out.
Parisyan misses with an uppercut. Vondopolous saw that one coming.
Parisyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parisyan swinging wildly here.
Parisyan misses with a hook
and Vondopolous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vondopolous shoots in but no luck this time.
Pharoah Parisyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ziggy Vondopolous.
Parisyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parisyan loads up on a big right hand but Vondopolous slips the punch.
Parisyan loads up on a big right hand but Vondopolous slips the punch.
Parisyan connects with a body shot that sends Vondopolous's belly button to the back.
Parisyan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parisyan scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous defending well as Parisyan loads up on a big left hand.
Parisyan throws a poor cross that misses

and Vondopolous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vondopolous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondopolous trying to control the position from guard on top but Parisyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vondopolous looking to pass the guard.
Parisyan is trying to control the position but Vondopolous postures up.
Parisyan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parisyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vondopolous's guard.
Parisyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan is in close to Vondopolous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parisyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vondopolous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vondopolous controls Parisyan momentarily but Parisyan frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vondopolous changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parisyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Parisyan is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Parisyan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vondopolous misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vondopolous.
Vondopolous misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondopolous grinds an elbow into Parisyan's temple.
Parisyan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vondopolous regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Parisyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parisyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vondopolous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parisyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parisyan throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pharoah Parisyan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parisyan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pharoah Parisyan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pharoah Parisyan made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Recovery (160), along with how happy he was to win his fight.