PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Parisyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parisyen's choice of entrance music: Hari ng Tondo. Kari Parisyen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banger
vs
Parisyen

174 cm
22
135 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

150 cm
29
142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kari Parisyen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyen throws an overhand right that lands on Banger's shoulder, as Banger tries to avoid the shot.
Banger blocks the body kick.
Kari Parisyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parisyen throws a front kick aimed at Banger's knee but Banger avoids it well.

Parisyen moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Parisyen.
Banger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parisyen after a bit of a struggle.
Our sources have told us that Banger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Parisyen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parisyen.
Banger wants to take the fight to the mat but Parisyen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parisyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Parisyen tries to circle away but Banger has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Parisyen scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronko Banger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parisyen swings wildly with an uppercut but Banger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parisyen is pushing Banger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parisyen stops a takedown attempt from Banger.
Parisyen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parisyen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Banger is working for takedown but Parisyen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parisyen working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Parisyen - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen trying to land knees to the body.
Parisyen stops a takedown attempt from Banger.
Banger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parisyen fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Parisyen successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parisyen has control of Banger's left arm, preventing Banger from doing any damage.
Banger throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen pulls Banger in close to prevent any damage.
Banger trying to control but Parisyen is working from the bottom.
Banger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Banger passes Parisyen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Banger uses his free foot to push down on Parisyen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Parisyen.
Banger blocks Parisyen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Banger landing strikes from the mount and Parisyen is in trouble!
Banger lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banger working the ground and pound effectively.

Banger is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Parisyen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Parisyen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Banger working for a triangle but Parisyen defends it easily.
Parisyen throws a big right hand that misses.
Parisyen looking to pass the guard.
Parisyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parisyen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banger is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Banger is looking for a triangle but Parisyen pushes his legs off easily.

Banger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parisyen defends well.
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 Bronko Banger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Banger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parisyen avoids it really well and circles away.
Parisyen misses with a hook. Banger ducked under it nicely.
Parisyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parisyen pinned against the cage. Parisyen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen gets underhooks to prevent Banger's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronko Banger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parisyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
Banger wants to take the fight to the mat but Parisyen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Parisyen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Banger regains guard.
Parisyen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parisyen wants to pass the guard but Banger is keeping the position.
Parisyen wants to control from the top but Banger keeps moving.

Banger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parisyen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger keeping full guard, as Parisyen tries to pass.
Bronko Banger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Banger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parisyen defends it easily.
Banger striking off his back but it's not causing Parisyen any problems.
Parisyen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parisyen controls the pace.
Banger 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.

Banger looking for a guillotine here but Parisyen defends easily.

Banger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banger is keeping the position for now.

Banger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parisyen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parisyen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Banger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parisyen is aware though and is defending well.
Parisyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banger keeping full guard, as Parisyen tries to pass.
Banger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parisyen passes into half guard.
Parisyen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Banger reverses the position - he's now on top in Parisyen's guard.
Banger stopping the sweep attempt from Parisyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger advances to half guard.

Parisyen is defending against the submission attempts here by Banger.

Banger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parisyen gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kari Parisyen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parisyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Banger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parisyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Banger gets a double leg takedown into Parisyen's guard.
Banger looking to pass the guard.
Parisyen controls Banger momentarily but Banger frees himself.
Parisyen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banger slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen is trying to control but can't.
Banger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Banger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parisyen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Banger.
Parisyen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banger scores with a couple of nice shots.

Banger wants to work for an arm triangle but Parisyen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Banger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Parisyen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bronko Banger!
The defeated Kari Parisyen had this to say: 'I give it up to my opponent. He fought good tonight.'.