PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Number Seventeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Parlsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seventeen
vs
Parlsh

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Number Seventeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Parlsh!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen has his takedown stuffed
and Parlsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parlsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Seventeen tries to sprawl out of it but Parlsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seventeen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parlsh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Seventeen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parlsh should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parlsh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parlsh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Seventeen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parlsh blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh lands a jab-cross combination.
Seventeen throws a sloppy head kick
and Parlsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seventeen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parlsh counters with a two punch combo.
Number Seventeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seventeen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parlsh counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Number Seventeen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parlsh throws a shot to the body.

Parlsh instigates a clinch.
Seventeen misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seventeen wants to take the fight to the mat but Parlsh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Seventeen lands a takedown into guard.

Parlsh wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parlsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Parlsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seventeen tries to avoid it but Parlsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seventeen to the ground. Seventeen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It appears Seventeen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Seventeen tries to clinch up
and Parlsh counters with a series of strikes. Seventeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Seventeen with a poor takedown
and Parlsh counters with a three punch combo that has Seventeen backing up. Seventeen nods at Parlsh to acknowledge the strikes.
Parlsh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parlsh counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen tries to bum rush Parlsh with a series of wild strikes but Parlsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parlsh throws a counter combo.
Parlsh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Parlsh scores with a four punch combination!
Seventeen misses with a takedown attempt
and Parlsh counters with a two punch combo.

Seventeen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Parlsh pushes Seventeen off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Seventeen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Seventeen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Parlsh throws Seventeen to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen tries to close the distance and clinch but Parlsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seventeen misses with a takedown attempt
and Parlsh counters with a three punch combo that has Seventeen backing up. Seventeen nods at Parlsh to acknowledge the strikes.
Parlsh lands with a nice combination. Seventeen backs away looking to recover.
Seventeen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parlsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seventeen tries to move into range but Parlsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seventeen throws a sloppy head kick
and Parlsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seventeen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parlsh.

Parlsh moves into the clinch.
Seventeen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Parlsh manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Parlsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Seventeen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parlsh defends well and Seventeen ends up having to push Parlsh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Parlsh throws a counter combo.
Seventeen tries to clinch up but Parlsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Seventeen misses with a straight left.

Seventeen pushes Parlsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Seventeen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parlsh up against the cage.

Parlsh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seventeen uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Parlsh wriggles free and stands up.
Parlsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seventeen.
Sasha Parlsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh lands with a nice combination. Seventeen backs away looking to recover.
Number Seventeen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parlsh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parlsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seventeen misses with a takedown
and Parlsh counters with a series of strikes. Seventeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Number Seventeen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seventeen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parlsh counters with a series of strikes. Seventeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parlsh fails to land the takedown.

Seventeen closes the distance and pushes Parlsh back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seventeen has hold of one of Parlsh's legs. Parlsh is fighting the takedown attempt but Seventeen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Parlsh has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Seventeen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parlsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Seventeen jumps guard but Parlsh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seventeen misses with a knee to the head.
Seventeen is struggling to control the position.
Parlsh is trying to force a seperation but Seventeen has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parlsh jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parlsh holds on and takes a little breather.
Seventeen is stalling in the full guard.
Parlsh has a closed guard, preventing Seventeen from standing up.
Seventeen looking to sit in guard and control but Parlsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Parlsh trying to control but Seventeen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen is looking to sweep but instead, Parlsh has passed into half guard.
Seventeen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Parlsh has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Parlsh tries to control but Seventeen wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Parlsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Parlsh moves away from the strike by Seventeen.
Seventeen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parlsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seventeen thinking.
Seventeen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parlsh.
Parlsh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seventeen eats them both and turns towards Parlsh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Seventeen closes the distance but Parlsh moves to the side
and Parlsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen throws a head kick that misses
and Parlsh counters with a two punch combo.
Parlsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seventeen on the side of the head.

Seventeen is rocked!
Seventeen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Seventeen backs off Parlsh throws a huge counter combo but Seventeen manages to avoid it all.
Oh Seventeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen fails with the takedown
and Parlsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seventeen seems to have got his legs back now.
Seventeen has his takedown stuffed
and Parlsh counters with a series of strikes. Seventeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Seventeen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parlsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parlsh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seventeen looks to clinch
and Parlsh counters with a one-two to the body.
Parlsh shoots in but Seventeen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Parlsh moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen tries for a takedown but Parlsh manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Number Seventeen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seventeen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parlsh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Seventeen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parlsh has him pressed against the cage.
Parlsh wants a takedown but no success here.
Seventeen prevents the takedown attempt.
Parlsh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Seventeen after a bit of a struggle.

Seventeen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seventeen keeping moving, preventing Parlsh from controlling successfully.
Seventeen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seventeen tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen wants to control but Parlsh passes easily into half guard.
Parlsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seventeen strikes from the bottom but Parlsh passes into mount!
Parlsh wants to control the pace but Seventeen is squirming around nicely.
Seventeen working to try and regain half guard.
Parlsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen is in all sorts of trouble here.

Parlsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Parlsh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parlsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seventeen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Parlsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parlsh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Parlsh!