PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Call Me The Breeze. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Furcal
vs
Parsons

187 cm
28
218 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

189 cm
29
222 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Furcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furcal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Furcal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furcal cracks a nice hook into Parsons's ribs.
Furcal fails with the takedown
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furcal misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
Parsons swings for the body but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parsons cracks Furcal with an open hand slap.
Furcal throws a body punch but Parsons moves out of range.
Parsons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furcal throws out the jab.
Parsons shoots in looking for a takedown but Furcal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parsons's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Furcal thows a body shot but no joy.
Furcal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parsons throws a leg kick which misses Furcal's front leg but catches the back leg as Furcal tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Parsons throws a series of punches but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal misses the shot to the body.
Parsons throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Furcal misses.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Parsons moves away from the strike by Furcal.
Parsons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Parsons.
Parsons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Parsons misses.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Parsons saw that one coming.
Furcal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furcal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parsons throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
Furcal misses the jab.
Parsons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown by Parsons or perhaps it was just good defense by Furcal which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furcal sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Furcal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parsons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parsons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furcal.
Furcal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parsons.
Furcal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Furcal misses the target.
Furcal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Furcal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parsons moves away.
Parsons lands with an overhand left.
Furcal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parsons throws a one two combo.
Furcal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furcal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parsons counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parsons.
Parsons misses with a hook
and Furcal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal missing with a left hand there. Parsons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parsons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Furcal misses with a lunging right hand
and Parsons counters with a one-two to the body.
Furcal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parsons was well out of range. Poor timing from Furcal.
Furcal misses with a hook.
Parsons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parsons throws a jab but it's blocked by Furcal.
Furcal ducks under a wild hook from Parsons.
Parsons tries to clinch up.
Furcal misses with a left hand
and Parsons counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Furcal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Furcal punishes Parsons's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parsons. That's going to slow Furcal down.
Mike Furcal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Parsons shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Furcal's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons prevents Furcal from getting back to his feet.
Parsons throwing strikes from guard but Furcal blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons throws a big right hand that misses.
Parsons won't allow Furcal to get back to his feet.
Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons trying to control the position from guard on top but Furcal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parsons distracts Furcal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Furcal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parsons throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furcal wants to stand up but Parsons is controlling him.
Parsons throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Parsons dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Parsons misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Parsons misses its intended target.
Furcal connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Parsons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parsons.
Charlie Parsons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch but Furcal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furcal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parsons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Furcal thows a body shot but no joy.
Parsons looks to throw the jab but Furcal is out of range.
Parsons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furcal takes one to the chin there.
Furcal lands with an uppercut that bounces Parsons off the cage and back into range.
Parsons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons connects with a solid leg kick.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Parsons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal leaves Parsons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Furcal walks into a straight right hand from Parsons.
Parsons throws out a leg kick but Furcal moves out of range and Parsons only half commits.

Parsons closes the distance and pushes Furcal back into the cage.
Parsons misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Parsons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furcal backwards.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furcal is defending well for now.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Parsons.
Parsons lands a damaging elbow.
Parsons gets through Furcal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parsons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Furcal.
Furcal wants to get back to striking at distance but Parsons won't allow it.
Parsons misses with an elbow over the top.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furcal.
Furcal avoids a wild elbow strike from Parsons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal wants to break free but Parsons has control.
Parsons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parsons misses with a body punch.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.

Parsons breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Furcal.
Parsons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Furcal misses.
Parsons looks to throw the jab but Furcal is out of range.
Furcal swings widly with a right hand
and Furcal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parsons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Furcal takes a swing at Parsons's ribcage but misses.
Furcal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parsons.
Parsons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Furcal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parsons fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furcal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!

Parsons scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Furcal is trying to buck Parsons off.
Parsons is putting a hurting on Furcal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Parsons scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Furcal to see if he's OK.
Furcal avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parsons.
Sloppy strikes there by Parsons.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parsons looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Furcal is avoiding damage well.
Parsons lands some shots froms side control.
Furcal is not content to let Parsons control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Parsons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Furcal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Parsons moves into the clinch.
Furcal blocks an uppercut.
Furcal has had enough of the clinch but Parsons keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Parsons.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons struggles to land a body shot inside as Furcal controls his hands.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Furcal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Parsons on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furcal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Furcal blocks it with crossed arms.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furcal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Furcal tries to break the clinch but Parsons is controlling the position.
Charlie Parsons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furcal can't break the clinch.

Furcal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Furcal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parsons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Parsons tries to clinch there but Furcal circles away.
Parsons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parsons lands a really nice looking cross but Furcal seems unphased.
Furcal throws an overhand right that lands on Parsons's shoulder, as Parsons tries to avoid the shot.
Furcal lunges at Parsons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parsons's hand.
Furcal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furcal misses with a takedown attempt
and Parsons counters with a low kick, right behind Furcal 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Furcal.
Furcal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furcal swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Parsons scores with a jab to the jaw.

Parsons has closed the distance and engaged Furcal in a clinch.
Furcal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Furcal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Parsons.
Furcal blocks an elbow strike.

Furcal manages to break the clinch.
Furcal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parsons scores with a body shot.
Parsons lands with a right hand.
Parsons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furcal manages to avoid it.
Charlie Parsons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Furcal looks to land a left hand but Parsons moved out of range nicely.
Parsons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parsons blocks a jab.
Parsons tests Furcal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furcal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parsons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furcals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Parsons misses the target.
Furcal blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parsons.
Nice body punch from Furcal.
Good shot there by Furcal.
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!
Furcal throws the left hand but Parsons avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Furcal misses.
A left lands for Parsons.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Mike Furcal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Parsons.
No luck for Parsons with that takedown attempt.
Parsons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parsons on the side of the head.
Parsons throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parsons takes a swing at Furcal's ribcage but misses.
Parsons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Parsons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parsons 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Parsons!
Charlie Parsons really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.