PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons has chosen Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Parsons enters the cage!

De Wilde
vs
Parsons

185 cm
40
214 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

185 cm
31
213 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri De Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons shoots in and drives through. De Wilde sprawls well.
De Wilde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parsons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parsons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Parsons throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Wilde was covering up waiting for the punch and Parsons finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parsons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Wilde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons with a nice head shot there.
De Wilde controls Parsons momentarily but Parsons frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parsons stops De Wilde from standing up.
Parsons postures up in De Wilde's guard and throws a big left but De Wilde blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons throws a big elbow that misses.
Parsons is in close to De Wilde's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parsons throws a big elbow that misses.
Parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Wilde keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.
De Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Wilde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parsons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Wilde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Wilde walks into a left hand.
De Wilde misses with an uppercut.
De Wilde misses with a body kick.
Jack Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parsons was well out of range. Poor timing from De Wilde.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
De Wilde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parsons.
Parsons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parsons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parsons fails to land the takedown.
Good exchange - Parsons coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Wilde gets caught flat footed, as Parsons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Parsons throwing strikes from guard but De Wilde blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

De Wilde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Wilde lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
Parsons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

De Wilde is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Parsons is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Parsons has escaped and now he's on top!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Wilde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Wilde keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.
Parsons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Wilde's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parsons lands a couple of elbows.
De Wilde can't keep his opponent in guard - Parsons advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Wilde trying to control from the bottom.
Parsons throwing shots but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Parsons.
De Wilde trying to control here.
De Wilde taking some punishment here, with Parsons in his half guard.

Dimitri De Wilde's cut is getting worse.
Parsons is trying to control. De Wilde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Wilde is trying to control but can't.
Parsons is looking to take a break and control but De Wilde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri De Wilde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Wilde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parsons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parsons cracks De Wilde with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

De Wilde is rocked!
Parsons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh De Wilde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dimitri De Wilde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Wilde throws a jab but it's blocked by Parsons.
De Wilde 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.
Parsons throws an overhand right that drops De Wilde like a sack of potatoes! Parsons dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Parsons!
In his post fight interview, Jack Parsons started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.