PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Parrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Quarry Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerry Quarry Jr enters the cage!

Parrish
vs
Quarry Jr

164 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Parrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Quarry Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quarry Jr tries to clinch

and Parrish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quarry Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Parrish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parrish has had enough of the clinch but Quarry Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Quarry Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parrish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Quarry Jr jumps into guard, dragging Parrish to the mat.
Parrish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quarry Jr working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parrish sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quarry Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parrish manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parrish has a closed guard, preventing Quarry Jr from standing up.
Parrish is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quarry Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parrish pulls Quarry Jr in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quarry Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parrish finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parrish counters with a three punch combo that has Quarry Jr backing up. Quarry Jr nods at Parrish to acknowledge the strikes.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch

and Parrish counters with a single leg into guard. Quarry Jr didn't expect that.
Parrish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Parrish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quarry Jr keeping moving, preventing Parrish from controlling successfully.

Parrish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Quarry Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Quarry Jr has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quarry Jr trying to control but Parrish is working from the bottom.
Parrish is trying to keep Quarry Jr in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Parrish pulls Quarry Jr in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Richie Parrish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parrish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parrish counters with a two punch combo.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parrish counters with a head kick. That will keep Quarry Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quarry Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Parrish really is a fat lump.
Quarry Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parrish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerry Quarry Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quarry Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Parrish wants to control but Quarry Jr postures up.
A control attempt from Parrish but he's now mounted!
Parrish throwing hammer fists to the chest of Quarry Jr. What's that going to do exactly?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quarry Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richie Parrish will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quarry Jr tries to clinch up.
Parrish swats away the attempt to clinch by Quarry Jr.
Quarry Jr wants to clinch but Parrish slips to the side

and Parrish counters with a shoot takedown. Quarry Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Quarry Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Quarry Jr, not yet.
Parrish stands up over Quarry Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parrish engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Richie Parrish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parrish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish postures up in Quarry Jr's guard and throws a big left but Quarry Jr blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parrish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parrish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quarry Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quarry Jr is wriggling around but Parrish manages to pass to half guard.

Parrish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parrish is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quarry Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.

Parrish is looking for a kimura but Quarry Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parrish to get the leverage.
Quarry Jr is trying to stand up here but Parrish is controlling him well.
Parrish wants to take a breather but Quarry Jr is having none of it.
Quarry Jr wants to control but Parrish is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parrish lands a nice short elbow.
Parrish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Parrish is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parrish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parrish misses with a head shot. Quarry Jr uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parrish throws an elbow that misses. Quarry Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parrish's guard. Nice move by Quarry Jr!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarry Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parrish is proving hard to escape from.
Parrish keeping moving, preventing Quarry Jr from controlling successfully.
Parrish is controlling Quarry Jr's posture.
Parrish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parrish holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parrish keeping moving, preventing Quarry Jr from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Parrish dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Quarry Jr moves to clinch but Parrish breaks away

and Parrish moves into the clinch.
Parrish is trying to push Quarry Jr away but Quarry Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parrish wants to get back to striking at distance but Quarry Jr won't allow it.
Parrish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Parrish jumps guard and drags Quarry Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quarry Jr wants to stand but Parrish is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parrish controls Quarry Jr momentarily but Quarry Jr frees himself.
Parrish tries to strike from the bottom.
Parrish thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Quarry Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parrish is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish is striking but Quarry Jr is not phased and passes to half guard.
Parrish misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Quarry Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Parrish is trying to control but can't.
Parrish missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarry Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Parrish.
Parrish tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parrish flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Quarry Jr is thwarting Parrish's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Richie Parrish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Parrish counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quarry Jr's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parrish looking to sit in guard and control but Quarry Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrish throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Parrish has a closed guard, preventing Quarry Jr from standing up.
Parrish looking to control.
Parrish controlling the position.
Quarry Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parrish trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Richie Parrish has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parrish circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quarry Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parrish counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quarry Jr wants to clinch
and Parrish counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quarry Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quarry Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Parrish circles away.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quarry Jr tries to clinch but Parrish moves away

and Parrish counters by moving into the clinch.
Jerry Quarry Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richie Parrish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parrish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quarry Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Parrish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parrish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Parrish!