PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykey Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mykey Parsons has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Walter
vs
Parsons

170 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilmer Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mykey Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parsons misses with a two punch combination.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Parsons.
Walter tries for a takedown but Parsons circles away easily
and Parsons counters with a two punch combo.
Parsons misses with a wild combination.
Walter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Wilmer Walter has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter misses with a looping right.
Parsons lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parsons misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parsons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Parsons.
Parsons misses with a few strikes there.
Walter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parsons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walter somewhat.
Walter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parsons misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Parsons. Those never looked like landing.
Parsons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter counters with a left and a right that stings Parsons.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parsons darts in and clinches Walter up against the cage.
Walter wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilmer Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons wants to get back to striking at distance but Walter won't allow it.
Walter tries to pull guard but Parsons won't allow it.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parsons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walter wants to take the fight to the mat but Parsons manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walter really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walter tries to pull guard but Parsons holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
Parsons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parsons has Walter pressed against the cage, preventing Walter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walter stalling in the clinch but Parsons improves position.
Parsons can't break the clinch.
Walter keeps control of Parsons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Parsons has him pressed against the cage.
Parsons tries to break free but Walter pushes him back against the cage.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter looking for a takedown.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons tries to break the clinch but Walter is controlling the position.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mykey Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilmer Walter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parsons avoids it really well and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Parsons. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Parsons misses with a combination
and Walter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mykey Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons tried to score with a low kick but Walter checks it.
Walter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Parsons does no damage.
Parsons misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walter counters with a nice kick to the body.

Parsons moves into the clinch successfully.
Parsons is trying to push Walter away but Walter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Parsons to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parsons is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Parsons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Parsons turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilmer Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parsons manages to break the clinch.
Parsons throws a leg kick that misses.
Walter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Parsons throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parsons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Parsons. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parsons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Parsons to keep the fight standing.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parsons is trying to push Walter away but Walter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walter tries to score a body lock takedown but Parsons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter has Parsons pressed against the cage, preventing Parsons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walter throws a head punch that misses.
Walter is looking for a takedown.
Parsons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parsons tries to circle away but Walter has him pinned against the cage.
Parsons avoids a wild elbow strike from Walter.

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.
Parsons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walter is looking to control Parsons's arms but Parsons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Parsons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter wants to stall.
Walter swings wildly with an uppercut but Parsons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parsons wants to get back to striking at distance but Walter won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mykey Parsons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilmer Walter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parsons rushes Walter and presses him up against the cage.
Walter tries a body shot but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons is trying to break the clinch but Walter has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Parsons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parsons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Parsons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons working hard to break the clinch.
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parsons is trying to force a seperation but Walter has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a hook from the clinch.

Parsons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Walter lands.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Parsons pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Parsons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parsons throws a leg kick
and Walter counters with a left and a right that stings Parsons.
Wilmer Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Parsons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Parsons.
Parsons misses with a double jab.
Parsons misses with a low kick.
Walter tried to counter with a leg kick but Parsons avoided it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a few strikes there.
Parsons scores with a nice right hand.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Parsons.
Parsons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Parsons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parsons is trying to force a seperation but Walter has the dominant position.

Parsons manages to break the clinch.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilmer Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mykey Parsons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parsons lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Parsons.
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Parsons tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parsons manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parsons. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parsons scores with a jab.
Mykey Parsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Parsons.
A punch lands to the side of Walter 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Parsons gets a clinch.
Walter has Parsons pressed against the cage, preventing Parsons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons tries to break free but Walter pushes him back against the cage.
Walter prevents Parsons from breaking the clinch.

Parsons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Parsons.
Walter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Parsons does no damage.
Parsons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Parsons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilmer Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mykey Parsons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mykey Parsons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parsons 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mykey Parsons!