PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merry Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Round
vs
Parker

181 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merry Round!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Round fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Round lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Parker looks to land a combination but Round avoids it well.
Parker wants to slow Round down by chopping away at his legs.
Round lands a two punch combo.
Parker checks a low kick from Round.
Round ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Round counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Parker's guard now.
Round trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Round trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Round preventing the sweep.
Round postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Round. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Round stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Round looking to pass the guard.
Parker managing to control the position.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Round pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Round is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Round lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Round controlling the action here.
Round trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round controlling the action here.
Round throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Round is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.
Round prevents Parker from standing back up.
Round controlling the pace.
Round not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Round has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Round tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Round's attempts to control the action.
Parker is desperately trying to improve his position but Round has a good base and remains in mount.
Parker taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker tries to improve his position but instead Round has taken his back!
Round controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker throws a lazy right hand but Round sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Round bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Parker tests Round's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker takes a jab right on the kisser.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Round.
Round prevents Parker from escaping the position.
Parker is not content to let Round control the position.
Round controlling from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Merry Round just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Round moves away from the strike by Parker.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Round counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Round.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Round from controlling successfully.
Round stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.
Round prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Round tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Round from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Round slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Round happy to just control the position for now.
Parker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Round controls the position.
Round trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Round is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Round is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Round controlling the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Merry Round just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A left lands for Round.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Round counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Round in particular looking to stall.
Round passes to full mount!
Parker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Round tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merry Round dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Round misses with a kick to the body.
Round fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Round throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker lands a jab to the nose.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Round counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Round moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Round counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Round.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Round from controlling successfully.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Round tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Round trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Round postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Round trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Round is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Merry Round overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Round tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parker swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Round sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Round scores with a takedown into Parker's guard.
Round sitting in guard here, content to control.
Round stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Round sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Round stands and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Round is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Parker is pushing Round's head away, looking to escape. Round manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Round controls the position from side control.
Round wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Round working the head and body with strikes.
Round happy to just control the position for now.
Merry Round is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Merry Round showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Round, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merry Round!