PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nic Parsons (ranked 5371 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vvv Ddd (ranked 5454 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Parsons
vs
Ddd

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nic Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vvv Ddd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons misses with a takedown attempt - Ddd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parsons misses with a few strikes there.
Ddd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ddd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Parsons drives through and clinches with Ddd against the cage.
Ddd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Parsons has Ddd pushed against the cage.
Ddd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ddd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ddd throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Parsons.
Ddd looking to slow down the pace here.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch but Ddd keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons wants to take the fight to the mat but Ddd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ddd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parsons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ddd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ddd trying to stall but Parsons improves his position.
Parsons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ddd up against the cage.
Ddd stops a takedown attempt from Parsons.
Ddd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ddd throws an elbow but it misses.
Parsons avoids a wild elbow strike from Ddd.
Ddd pushes off an throws an elbow but Parsons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Parsons successfully pulls guard.
Parsons lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Parsons stands and throws Ddd's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Parsons tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parsons has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parsons is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ddd's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddd is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.

Parsons decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ddd to his feet.
Parsons shoots in but no luck this time.
Ddd looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Parsons takes the fight into the clinch.
Ddd misses with an elbow over the top.
Parsons drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ddd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ddd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Ddd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ddd misses with an elbow strike.
Ddd trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ddd into the cage.
Ddd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ddd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parsons wants to break free but Ddd has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parsons rushes Ddd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ddd tries to stall but Parsons uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ddd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
Ddd seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Ddd holds him up against the cage and eventually Parsons drops back down to his feet.
Ddd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parsons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ddd smiles and moves away.
Nic Parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ddd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Parsons with that takedown attempt.
Ddd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown but Ddd shows good takedown defense.
Parsons misses with a leg kick.
Ddd throws a big counter head kick but Parsons avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ddd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ddd. No joy for Parsons on that attempt.
Parsons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parsons throws a big counter combination but Ddd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parsons has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ddd leaves Parsons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ddd fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parsons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parsons dives in for a single leg takedown but Ddd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ddd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ddd moves in looking to clinch but Parsons pushes him off.
Nic Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons shoots in looking for a takedown. Ddd tries to sprawl out of it but Parsons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ddd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ddd is looking to clinch but Parsons is avoiding it.
It looked like Parsons was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ddd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parsons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddd tries to clinch up.
Parsons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parsons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ddd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parsons shoots in but no luck this time.
As Parsons backs off Ddd throws a huge counter combo but Parsons manages to avoid it all.
Ddd tries to clinch there but Parsons circles away.
Ddd tries to clinch but Parsons moves out of range.
Parsons keeps the fight on the outside.

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.

Ddd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parsons avoids a wild elbow strike from Ddd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parsons as Ddd tries to tie him up.
Ddd keeps control of Parsons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parsons is trying to pull guard but Ddd has him pressed against the cage.
Ddd looking to slow down the pace here.
Parsons is working for takedown but Ddd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ddd looking to slow down the pace here.
Ddd is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vvv Ddd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Parsons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ddd, pushing him back against the cage.

Parsons jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parsons has a closed guard, preventing Ddd from standing up.

Parsons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ddd defends it easily.
Parsons manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ddd manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Parsons stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parsons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ddd defends it nicely.

Parsons closes the distance and clinches.

That's two 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 break free.
Ddd stalling in the clinch but Parsons improves position.
Parsons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parsons changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ddd fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Parsons gets a clinch.
Parsons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ddd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ddd just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parsons drags the fight down to the ground.

Ddd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons has a closed guard, preventing Ddd from standing up.
Ddd trying to move into half guard but instead Parsons has managed to sweep!

Ddd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parsons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ddd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parsons is one step ahead there.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ddd can do to turn this around?
Parsons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddd is looking to stand up but Parsons isn't so interested in that idea.
Parsons seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vvv Ddd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nic Parsons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parsons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Nic Parsons!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Nic Parsons!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Nic Parsons!

Nic Parsons wins by unanimous decision!