PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrek Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Parise has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derrek Scott's chin.

Scott
vs
Parise

188 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrek Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Parise!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parise tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Scott manages to break the clinch.

Parise has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Parise wants a takedown.
Scott is working for takedown but Parise is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Scott pulls guard successfully.
Scott working a defensive guard but Parise passes into half guard.
Scott looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parise controlling the action here.
Parise moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parise is controlling him well.
Scott tries to improve position but can't.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Parise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parise is chipping away with strikes.
Parise is putting a hurting on Scott here, landing some big shots from side control.

Parise has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Parise misses with a takedown attempt - Scott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derrek Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Parise.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parise, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Parise has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parise shoots in but no luck this time.

Parise tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.

Scott has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parise regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parise wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott looking to pass the guard.

Parise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Parise is keeping the position.
Parise throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parise is pulling down on Scott's head. It's preventing any offense from Scott, at least for the moment.
Parise looking for a sweep. Not yet Parise, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parise looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Parise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parise looking for a sweep. Not yet Parise, not yet.
Parise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Parise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parise keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scott preventing the sweep.

Parise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Parise working for a triangle but Scott defends it easily.
Parise lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Scott!
Parise is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Parise is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scott digs a good hook to Parise's body.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Parise counters with a takedown into side control.
Scott wants to control but Parise postures up.

Parise working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scott wants to control but Parise postures up.

Parise tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parise has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scott is not content to let Parise control the position.
Parise is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parise is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scott has escaped the position, nice work there.

Parise decides to stand up, so the ref orders Scott to his feet.
Parise blocks the body kick.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parise moves away.

Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Scott won't allow Parise to sweep him here.
Parise lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Scott!
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Parise's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Parise is having none of it.

Parise is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Scott has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
Parise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scott wants to control but Parise is having none of it.
Jordan Parise has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parise is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to hold on but Parise postures up.
Parise can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Parise controlling from mount.
Parise looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parise might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scott kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scott is just holding on here. Parise manages to take his back.
Scott tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parise unloading with bombs!
Parise lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scott hang on?

Parise working for a submission but Scott is keeping him at bay.
Parise cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parise blocks Scott's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Parise dominating with strikes here.
Scott tries to hold on but Parise pushes him away.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parise looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parise fails to advance to Scott's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Parise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Scott with a poor takedown

and Parise counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parise.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Parise from controlling successfully.
Parise is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Parise stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Parise advances to half guard.
Parise is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.

Parise looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scott throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Parise has control of the leg.
Parise is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Parise tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parise is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parise doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scott counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parise is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Parise scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parise works to advance to full mount. Scott defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Scott can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parise content just to control the position here.
Parise trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Parise working for a submission but Scott is keeping him at bay.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.

Parise goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Scott turns into him and now he's in Parise's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parise is keeping the position for now.
Parise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parise looking to control.
Scott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parise's guard.
Parise throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Parise.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scott fails with the takedown

and Parise counters with a takedown into side control.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scott prevents Parise from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott is trying to improve his position.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Scott is not content to let Parise control the position.
Derrek Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Parise is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Parise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parise winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Parise!