PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Folayang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnito Parolino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Folayang
vs
Parolino

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Folayang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arnito Parolino!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folayang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parolino.
Parolino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parolino throws a hook to the side of Folayang's head but Folayang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Folayang tests Parolino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edward Folayang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parolino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Folayang avoids it really well and circles away.
Folayang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Parolino drives through with a takedown into Folayang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Parolino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parolino misses with a wild combination.
Folayang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parolino avoids the body shot from Folayang.
Folayang stuns Parolino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Folayang lands a high kick!

Parolino clinches up against the cage.

Parolino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parolino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Folayang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parolino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parolino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Folayang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parolino has time to react.
Parolino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parolino. Folayang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Folayang misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Folayang, right into the meat.
Folayang moves out of range as Parolino throws a body kick.
Parolino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Folayang circles away quickly and effectively.
Parolino looks winded!

Parolino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Folayang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parolino.
Parolino wants to control for a moment but Folayang uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parolino sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folayang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parolino.

Parolino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Folayang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parolino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang is in trouble now - Parolino has advanced to mount!
Parolino thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

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.
Folayang is squirming around, avoiding Parolino's attempts to control the action.
Parolino controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnito Parolino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parolino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Folayang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Folayang.
Parolino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parolino dives in for a single leg takedown but Folayang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Folayang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Folayang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Arnito Parolino has been cut.

Parolino manages to break the clinch.
Parolino throws a head kick that misses.
Folayang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Parolino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parolino throws a looping overhand right but Folayang ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Folayang finds it's way through Parolino's defenses.
Folayang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Folayang fakes the leg kick and cracks Parolino in the body.
Parolino misses with the combination.

Folayang darts in and clinches Parolino up against the cage.
Parolino is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parolino is trying to break the clinch but Folayang has him pressed against the cage.
Parolino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parolino takes a shot to the head.
Folayang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parolino backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parolino.
Folayang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parolino or not.
Folayang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parolino backwards.
Folayang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Parolino is rocked!
Folayang digs a right hand underneath Parolino's ribcage. Parolino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parolino is still on wobbly legs! Can Folayang finish him?
Folayang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Parolino with a big uppercut! Parolino tries to clinch up but Folayang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Parolino to the mat! Parolino covers up and Folayang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Folayang!
An intense looking Edward Folayang took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Shout out to all the Filipinos out there. This one's for you guys!'.