PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harland
vs
Parmesan

165 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

160 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KnockOut

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harland misses with a body kick.
Harland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parmesan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parmesan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harland.

Parmesan gets a clinch.
Harland is struggling to control the position.
Harland blocking some punches.
Parmesan tries to throw a body punch but Harland avoids it by throwing Parmesan back against the cage.
Harland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan lands an uppercut.
Parmesan blocks an elbow strike.
Harland throws an elbow that misses.
Parmesan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harland's elbow.
Parmesan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harland backwards.
Come on Harland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parmesan avoiding damage as Harland throws knees to the body.
Parmesan avoids the elbow strike from Harland, against the cage.
Parmesan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parmesan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parmesan tries to pull guard but Harland won't allow it.
Harland blocks an uppercut.
Harland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parmesan blocks the elbow strike.
Parmesan lands an uppercut.
Parmesan dodges an elbow strike from Harland.
Parmesan misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Harland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parmesan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harland as Parmesan tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan is trying to stall.
Harland blocks a body shot from Parmesan.
Harland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harland has Parmesan pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parmesan avoiding damage.
Harland lands an elbow just above Parmesan 's eye.
Parmesan looking to stall.
Harland is trying to stall.
Harland leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan is trying to break the clinch but Harland is controlling him.
Parmesan lands with a right to the head.
Parmesan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harland backwards.
Harland blocks a body shot from Parmesan.
Harland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parmesan misses with a punch to the body.
Parmesan lands with a left to the head.
Harland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harland stalling in the clinch but Parmesan improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Parmesan fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Parmesan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harland ducks right into an uppercut from Parmesan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harland avoids the body shot from Parmesan.
Harland half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parmesan misses with a wild body shot.
Harland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parmesan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Harland misses.
Parmesan scores with a nice right hand.
Parmesan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parmesan lands a right hook to the body.
Parmesan misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parmesan pushes Harland up against the cage in a clinch.
Parmesan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gene Parmesan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harland is trying to maintain a safe position but Parmesan gets an underhook and turns Harland into the cage.
Parmesan gets through Harland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parmesan taking a breather.
Harland missing with knees to the body.

Parmesan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harland misses with a kick to the body.
Parmesan throws a jab when Harland was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Harland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland walks into a straight right hand from Parmesan.
Harland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parmesan.
Parmesan misses with a hook.
Parmesan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Parmesan has Harland up against the cage in a clinch.
Parmesan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harland seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parmesan can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parmesan's efforts to push away.
Harland lands an elbow inside that Parmesan shrugs off.
Harland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parmesan fails to land.
Harland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parmesan avoids it.
Parmesan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Parmesan.
Stalling in the clinch from Harland.
Harland throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parmesan.
Harland wants to stall.
Parmesan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harland slows down the pace here.
Parmesan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harland prevents a body shot from Parmesan.
Parmesan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harland throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parmesan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harland looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parmesan slowing the pace effectively.
Harland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parmesan throws a head punch that misses.
Harland throws an elbow that misses.
Parmesan avoids a wild elbow strike from Harland.
Parmesan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parmesan fails to pull guard.

Parmesan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Harland clinches.
Parmesan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parmesan avoids a wild elbow strike from Harland.
Parmesan pushes Harland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Parmesan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland moves out of range as Parmesan strikes.
Harland is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Harland.
Harland swings for the body but Parmesan moves out of range.
Parmesan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Parmesan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harland, pushing him back against the cage.
Parmesan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harland looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Parmesan manages to break the clinch.

Parmesan moves into the clinch.
Harland blocks an uppercut.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
Parmesan avoids the elbow strike from Harland, against the cage.
Parmesan jumps guard but Harland turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Parmesan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parmesan checks a low kick from Harland.
Harland tries to move into range but Parmesan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parmesan blocks a leg kick.
Parmesan throws a good cross that connects.
Harland misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parmesan. Harland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harland throws a quick counter kick to the body but Parmesan avoids it.
Parmesan clobbers Harland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Parmesan clinches up with Harland and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parmesan is defending well for now.
Parmesan is trying to break free.
Parmesan misses with a punch to the body.
Harland trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan scores with a shot to the side of Harland's head.
Harland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parmesan is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Parmesan.
Harland is looking to control Parmesan's arms but Parmesan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harland has his back to the cage.
Parmesan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parmesan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Parmesan as the two fighters clinch.
Parmesan blocks the elbow strike.
Parmesan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harland pushes off an throws an elbow but Parmesan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parmesan's efforts to push away.
Parmesan tries to work over Harland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parmesan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland stalls.
Harland trying to land knees to the body.
Parmesan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parmesan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harland pulls his leg out and moves away.

Parmesan clinches up with Harland and pushes him back against the cage.
Harland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parmesan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harland is looking to control Parmesan's arms but Parmesan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harland has his back to the cage.
Parmesan lands a left hand.
Parmesan blocks an elbow strike.
Parmesan misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland throws an elbow that misses.
Harland blocks a body shot from Parmesan.
Harland misses with an elbow over the top.
Harland blocking some punches.
Harland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Parmesan lands with a light punch inside.
Parmesan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parmesan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Parmesan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parmesan stalling.
Parmesan blocks an elbow strike.
Harland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parmesan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Parmesan gets control of Harland's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parmesan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan striking off his back but it's not causing Harland any problems.
Parmesan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harland.
Harland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parmesan is trying to keep Harland in close.
Parmesan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harland's guard.

Parmesan throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harland keeping moving, preventing Parmesan from controlling successfully.
Parmesan is pushing down on Harland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harland is fighting to maintain full guard but Parmesan has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parmesan slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parmesan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Parmesan!