PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Parlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Barrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Barrol will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Parlow
vs
Barrol

175 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Parlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Barrol!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlow throws a jab when Barrol was well out of range.
It seemed like Barrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parlow misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrol! But no joy.
Parlow throws a body punch but Barrol moves out of range.

Parlow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parlow has Barrol pressed against the cage, preventing Barrol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parlow lands with a right to the head.
Parlow lands a shoulder strike.
Barrol gets through Parlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrol blocking some punches.
Parlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrol takes a shot to the head.
Parlow misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrol.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parlow.
Parlow scores with a shot to the side of Barrol's head.
Parlow tries to work over Barrol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrol.
Parlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parlow scores with a shoulder strike.
Parlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrol tries a body shot but Parlow blocks it.

Parlow breaks from the clinch.
Jon Parlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parlow throws a right hand that misses
and Barrol counters with a straight right hand.
Parlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parlow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parlow is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Parlow. That snapped Barrol's head back.
Barrol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parlow misses with a jab to the body
and Barrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlow throws a jab when Barrol was well out of range.
Parlow throws an overhand right that lands on Barrol's shoulder, as Barrol tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrol! But no joy.
Parlow looks to land a right hand but Barrol moved out of range.
Parlow lands a nice looking body shot.
Parlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parlow misses with a looping left.
Barrol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrol moves out of range of the strikes.
Parlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrol.
Parlow throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Parlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrol! But no joy.
Parlow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Parlow throws a body shot but no joy.
Parlow throws a looping overhand right but Barrol ducks down to avoid it.
Parlow misses with a straight right.
Barrol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parlow misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrol! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrol as he connects with a hook.
Parlow lands the left hand.
Parlow misses with a jab to the body
and Barrol counters with a nice uppercut.
Parlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlow throws a body punch but Barrol moves out of range.
Barrol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parlow.
Parlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parlow missing with a left hand there. Barrol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrol is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Parlow with a body shot.
Barrol staying out of range there.
Barrol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrol ducks under a wild hook from Parlow.
Parlow misses with a hook
and Barrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrol throws out a counter right but Parlow avoids it with no problem.
Parlow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrol's head backwards.
Parlow wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Barrol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Parlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Parlow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parlow lands a right hook to the body.
Barrol moves away from the strike by Parlow.
Barrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barrol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parlow throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Barrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrol can do to turn this around?

Parlow clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Parlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Parlow on the inside.
Parlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parlow has him pressed against the cage.

Barrol manages to break the clinch.
Jon Parlow is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlow misses with a combination
and Barrol counters with a nice uppercut.
Parlow looks to land a right hand but Barrol moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barrol! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Parlow misses the target.
Barrol throws out a counter right but Parlow avoids it with no problem.
Parlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrol throws out a counter right but Parlow avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Parlow.
Barrol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parlow misses with an uppercut.
Barrol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parlow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barrol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parlow jabs Barrol to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parlow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlow connects with a crisp jab.
Parlow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parlow misses with a left hand
and Barrol counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Barrol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parlow throws out the jab.
Barrol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrol tries to clinch but Parlow is having none of it.
Parlow misses with an uppercut. Barrol saw that one coming.
It seemed like Barrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parlow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parlow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Barrol counters with a nice uppercut.
Parlow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barrol's hands.
Parlow misses with a shot to the body
and Barrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Parlow misses with a body shot.
Barrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parlow misses with a straight right.
Barrol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parlow misses the jab.
Barrol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parlow.
Parlow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barrol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parlow lands with a shot to the body.
Barrol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Parlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrol.
Barrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parlow throws a hook to the side of Barrol's head but Barrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Barrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parlow connects with a body shot that sends Barrol's belly button to the back.

Parlow darts in and clinches Barrol up against the cage.
Parlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrol backwards.
Parlow tries to throw a body punch but Barrol avoids it by throwing Parlow back against the cage.
Parlow lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barrol fails to land.
Barrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parlow has a couple of punches blocked by Barrol.
Parlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Parlow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Parlow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Parlow throws an overhand right that lands on Barrol's shoulder, as Barrol tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Parlow coming out on top.
Barrol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parlow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barrol scrambles back to his feet.
Barrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Parlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parlow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parlow fails to land with a series of punches.
Parlow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrol ducks under a wild hook from Parlow.
Barrol now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parlow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barrol on the side of the head.
Barrol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parlow thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrol.
Parlow misses the shot to the body.
Barrol throws out a counter right but Parlow avoids it with no problem.
Parlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barrol ducks under a wild hook from Parlow.
A little jabbing left from Barrol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parlow misses with an uppercut. Barrol saw that one coming.
Parlow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parlow throws a big shot that misses.
Barrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrol staying out of range there.
Parlow scores with a body shot.
Tyler Barrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parlow throws an overhand right that lands on Barrol's shoulder, as Barrol tries to avoid the shot.
Barrol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parlow looks to throw the jab but Barrol is out of range.
Parlow lands a body shot.
Parlow misses with an uppercut. Barrol saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrol manages to avoid it.
Barrol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barrol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parlow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrol misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrol takes one to the side of the head.
Barrol swats away the attempt to clinch by Parlow.
Barrol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parlow thuds a left hand into Barrol's body.
Parlow ducks under a wild hook from Barrol.
Barrol ducks under a wild hook from Parlow.
Barrol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parlow misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Barrol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlow digs a good hook to Barrol's body.
Parlow throws out a loose jab but Barrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parlow throws a hook to the side of Barrol's head but Barrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrol counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrol drops his hands momentarily and Parlow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barrol throws a lazy uppercut
and Parlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrol is just out of range.
Barrol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parlow lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parlow clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parlow.
Barrol tries a body shot but Parlow blocks it.

Parlow manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Parlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Jon Parlow!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Jon Parlow!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Jon Parlow!

Jon Parlow wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jon Parlow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tyler Barrol was interviewed post fight and said 'I am cocky in prediction. I am confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat. I took a chance and it didn't work. Congrats to him for defeating me. I will be back! Thanks to Sully's and my coaches.'.