PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Badolato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badolato comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Parts has chosen Written in the Stars as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Badolato
vs
Parts

180 cm
36
200 lbs
33 - 12 - 0

185 cm
39
187 lbs
39 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Badolato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badolato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Badolato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parts lands with a straight right. Badolato didn't see that one coming.

Badolato scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parts prevents Badolato from improving position.
Parts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Parts trying to control here.
Parts is refusing to be controlled, as Badolato sits in half guard.
Parts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badolato is working away from the top position though.
Badolato is looking to take a break and control but Parts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato controlling the action here.
Badolato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parts keeps working.
Badolato content to control rather than advance.
Badolato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parts tries to get to full guard but Badolato has control of the leg.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Badolato has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No luck for Badolato with that takedown attempt.
Parts just misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parts sprawls and moves away.
Badolato throws a low kick but Parts moves out of range easily.
Parts only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Badolato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badolato to score with a decent uppercut.
Badolato ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Parts tries to close the distance and clinch but Badolato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tony Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parts cracks the inside of Badolato's front leg.
Parts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parts is looking to chop away at Badolato's legs.
Badolato ducks under a wild hook from Parts.
Badolato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts connects with a leg kick. Badolato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Badolato throws a body kick that misses.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parts misses with a low kick.
Badolato throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Badolato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parts avoids the body shot from Badolato.
Parts lands a glancing blow to the side of Badolato's head.
Parts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badolato momentarily.
Parts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badolato.
Jab by Parts.
Parts looks to land a left hand but Badolato moved out of range nicely.
Badolato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badolato.
Parts throws a right hand that Badolato ducks under and follows up with a left that Badolato also avoids with ease.
Badolato throws out a leg kick but Parts moves out of range and Badolato only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badolato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parts works the jab nicely.
Badolato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parts lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Badolato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parts doesn't seem phased though.
Badolato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Badolato avoids the body shot from Parts.
Parts throws a front kick aimed at Badolato's knee but Badolato avoids it well.
Badolato ducks under a wild hook from Parts.

Parts closes the distance and clinches.
Parts lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Badolato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badolato misses with a low kick.
Badolato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parts to score with a decent uppercut.
Parts lands a jab.

It looks like Darius Badolato has been cut.
Parts throws an overhand right that lands on Badolato's shoulder, as Badolato tries to avoid the shot.
Badolato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Parts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tony Parts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Parts.
Parts flicks out a counter leg kick but Badolato steps away.
Badolato moves out of range of the strikes.
Badolato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Parts blocks the leg kick.
Parts is looking for the big counter here.
Badolato tries to work over Parts's front leg with a kick but Parts checks it.
Parts misses with an uppercut. Badolato saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parts with a nice cross.
Parts scores with a one two! Badolato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Badolato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badolato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parts defends it nicely.
Parts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badolato.
Badolato defending well as Parts loads up on a big left hand.
Badolato feinted with a counter takedown.
Parts scores with a jab. Badolato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Badolato with a hook.
Badolato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badolato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badolato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown but Parts shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Badolato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Badolato throws a big shot that misses.
Badolato throws a hook but Parts blocks it.
Parts throws a low kick but Badolato avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Badolato
and Parts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parts cracks Badolato with a good jab.
Parts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badolato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badolato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badolato backing away here, and Parts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Parts as he checks the leg kick.
Parts ducks under a wild hook from Badolato.
Parts throws an off balance right hand
and Badolato counters with a body kick.
Badolato moves out of range as Parts strikes.
Parts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parts looks to throw the jab but Badolato is out of range.
Badolato throws a low kick, looking for Parts's leg but Parts calmly moves out of range.
Parts unleashes a big counter combination but Badolato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badolato.
Parts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badolato doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badolato.
Badolato misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badolato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parts as he jumps to the side.
Badolato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parts can pounce on him.
Parts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badolato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badolato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parts counters with a leg kick.
Badolato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parts.
Badolato just misses with a punch to the body.
Badolato blocks a leg kick.
Badolato looks to throw the jab but Parts is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Parts. Those never looked like landing.
Parts loads up on a big right hand but Badolato slips the punch.
Parts fails to land with a series of punches.
Badolato moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Parts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Badolato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Parts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parts thumps Badolato with a low kick.
Badolato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Badolato scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Badolato misses with a head shot. Parts uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badolato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badolato preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badolato is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Badolato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parts keeping full guard, as Badolato tries to pass.
Parts wants to sweep but no luck.
Badolato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badolato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Badolato from controlling successfully.
Parts is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Badolato fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Parts both land. Nice combination.
Badolato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parts to score with a decent uppercut.
Darius Badolato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badolato.
Badolato works Parts's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badolato.
Parts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Badolato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Badolato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parts is looking to regain half guard here but Badolato keeps moving and retains side control.
Badolato tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parts is not content to let Badolato control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts prevents Badolato from improving position.
Badolato throwing strikes but Parts manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Parts tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Badolato manages to get back to half guard.
Parts tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Badolato.

Badolato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Badolato.
I think Parts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Parts!
Tony Parts very nearly forgot to thank STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.