PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1162 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 150 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pereira
vs
Parmesan

185 cm
27
195
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
34
190
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parmesan moves out of range as Pereira strikes.

Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parmesan's face.
Good body shot from Parmesan.
Parmesan lands a body punch.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parmesan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Parmesan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parmesan scores with a jab.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
A lazy body kick from Pereira
and Parmesan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Parmesan checks it

and Parmesan counters with a single leg into guard. Pereira didn't expect that.
Parmesan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parmesan won't allow Pereira to get back to his feet.
Parmesan postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Parmesan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parmesan landing with the ground and pound.
Parmesan with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Parmesan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pereira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parmesan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Parmesan prevents Pereira from getting back to his feet.
Pereira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parmesan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parmesan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira wants to stand up but Parmesan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Parmesan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Parmesan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Parmesan is blocking nicely.

Parmesan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira pushes Parmesan off looking to stand but Parmesan dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parmesan lands a nice short elbow.
Parmesan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pereira taking some punishment here, with Parmesan in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parmesan connects with a nice short shot to Pereira's temple.
Ground and pound from Parmesan.
Parmesan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though.
Parmesan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pereira has hold of Parmesan's hands but Parmesan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parmesan misses with a head shot. Pereira uses the momentum to regain guard.

Parmesan has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Parmesan's guard.

Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parmesan looking for a sweep. Not yet Parmesan, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan is still trying to improve position.
Parmesan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Parmesan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Parmesan throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pereira stands up from Parmesan's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parmesan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Parmesan ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Parmesan tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Parmesan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parmesan feints a counter leg kick.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Parmesan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Parmesan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parmesan delivers a nice body kick.
Parmesan feints and then cracks Pereira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pereira down.
Parmesan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parmesan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Parmesan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Parmesan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Parmesan lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parmesan slips a straight right by Pereira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws a hook but Parmesan blocks it.
Parmesan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pereira with a body shot.
Pereira misses with a left hand
and Parmesan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parmesan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pereira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parmesan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parmesan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Parmesan connects with a leg kick.
Parmesan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pereira rather than just go for the knockout.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Parmesan.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Parmesan digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Parmesan checks it.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gene Parmesan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parmesan tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Parmesan, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Parmesan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a looping left.
Pereira drops his hands momentarily and Parmesan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Parmesan checks it.
Parmesan lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Parmesan cracks Pereira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parmesan scores with a jab.
Parmesan dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Parmesan's head and hops out.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Parmesan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Parmesan tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parmesan misses with a low kick.
Pereira lands a jab to the head.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parmesan! But no joy.
Parmesan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Parmesan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a low kick, looking for Parmesan's leg but Parmesan calmly moves out of range.
Parmesan misses with a body shot.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parmesan scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Pereira.
Parmesan jabs at Pereira's body.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parmesan to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pereira scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Parmesan.
Parmesan lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parmesan slips a jab from Pereira.
Parmesan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira tries to clinch but Parmesan moves away
and Parmesan counters with a low kick, right behind Pereira 's knee.
Parmesan tries to land a front kick but Pereira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Pereira misses.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick

so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parmesan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pereira wants to stand up but Parmesan is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gene Parmesan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parmesan scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Pereira misses.
Pereira checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pereira lands a head kick. Parmesan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira looks for the body kick but Parmesan saw that one coming.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Parmesan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira closes the distance but Parmesan moves to the side
and Parmesan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Pereira.
Pereira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parmesan lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
Parmesan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Parmesan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Parmesan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parmesan working some strikes from top position.

Parmesan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pereira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Parmesan, into his guard.

Parmesan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parmesan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Pereira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Parmesan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parmesan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Pereira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses the jab.
Parmesan scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Pereira misses.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parmesan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Parmesan. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Parmesan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parmesan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Gene Parmesan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pereira throws a body punch but Parmesan moves out of range.
Parmesan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parmesan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook

so Parmesan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Pereira manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick
enabling Parmesan to counter with a crisp jab.
Parmesan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Parmesan pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parmesan avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira scores with a punch to the head.
Parmesan drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira tries to land a body kick
and Parmesan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Pereira misses
and Parmesan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parmesan with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan moves out of range of the body kick.
Parmesan is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parmesan.
Parmesan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Parmesan.
Parmesan connects with a body shot.
Parmesan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira thumps Parmesan with a low kick.
Parmesan blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Parmesan with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Parmesan connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Parmesan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Parmesan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parmesan stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parmesan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Parmesan!
A relieved looking Gene Parmesan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.