PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene Parmesan (ranked 1049 p4p, 848 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 153 p4p, 123 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Parmesan
vs
Handicks

190 cm
35
190
21 - 13 - 0

175 cm
31
181
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Handicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parmesan misses with a hook to the body
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Handicks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Parmesan throws a hook but Handicks avoids it easily.
Handicks throws a hook but Parmesan avoids it easily.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Parmesan moved out of range nicely.
Parmesan looks to land a right hand but Handicks moved out of range.
Handicks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Handicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handicks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Handicks.
Parmesan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handicks moves away.
Handicks slips a jab from Parmesan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handicks! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Handicks. Beautiful body shot.
Parmesan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Parmesan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parmesan throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Parmesan.
Parmesan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parmesan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parmesan misses the jab.
A big right from Parmesan misses.
Parmesan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parmesan.
Parmesan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Parmesan ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Parmesan tries to clinch but Handicks is having none of it.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parmesan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parmesan, as that shot connected.
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Parmesan off the cage and back into range.
Parmesan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Handicks checks it well.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan tries to clinch but Handicks is having none of it.

Parmesan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Handicks quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parmesan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handicks wants to get back to his feet.
Handicks is looking for a sweep. Parmesan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parmesan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parmesan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Handicks defending well though.
Parmesan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parmesan throwing shots but Handicks is blocking nicely.
Handicks tries to roll over but Parmesan keeps him under control.
Handicks preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Handicks wants to control but Parmesan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parmesan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Handicks tries to get to full guard but Parmesan has control of the leg.
Handicks trying to hold on to Parmesan's head to control him but Parmesan postures up.
Handicks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Handicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parmesan's guard.

Handicks preventing the sweep.

Parmesan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Handicks has passed into half guard!
Parmesan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan gets back to full guard.

Handicks stands up from Parmesan's guard - Handicks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parmesan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Parmesan misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parmesan throws out a powerful jab.
Parmesan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parmesan there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Parmesan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Handicks finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johny Handicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parmesan throws a body kick that misses
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
Parmesan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parmesan is looking to clinch.
Johny Handicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parmesan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parmesan tries to clinch there but Handicks circles away.
Parmesan misses with a straight right.
Handicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Parmesan misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Handicks.
And Parmesan counters with a quick kick to the body but Handicks blocks it.
Parmesan ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Parmesan wants to clinch up but Handicks keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan tries to clinch there but Handicks circles away.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that misses.
Parmesan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Handicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Handicks lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parmesan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handicks.
Handicks lands with an overhand left.
Parmesan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handicks is fending him off so far but Parmesan persists. Nope, Handicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Parmesan catches Handicks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parmesan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handicks. That did some damage!
Handicks 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.
Handicks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Parmesan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Parmesan slips a jab from Handicks.
Handicks walks into a straight right hand from Parmesan.
Parmesan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parmesan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handicks on the side of the head.
Parmesan throws a lazy right hand but Handicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handicks. Handicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parmesan moves away.
Handicks 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.
Handicks walks into a jab.
Parmesan needs to keep his hands up - Handicks had a free shot at his head there.
Handicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parmesan misses with a double jab
enabling Handicks to counter with a crisp jab.
Parmesan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parmesan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Parmesan.
A left lands for Handicks.
Parmesan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Handicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parmesan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Parmesan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Parmesan misses the target.
Handicks misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Parmesan counters with a nice uppercut.
Parmesan walks into a stiff left hand from Handicks.
Handicks scores with a jab to the body.
Parmesan thows a leg kick but Handicks checks it
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parmesan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parmesan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handicks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Parmesan takes the fight into the clinch.
Handicks tries to break the clinch but Parmesan is controlling the position.

Handicks breaks the clinch.
Parmesan moves out of range of the strikes.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Handicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Parmesan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throws a jab when Parmesan was well out of range.
Parmesan slips a jab from Handicks.
Parmesan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Handicks.
Parmesan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parmesan misses with a right hand
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
Handicks leaves Parmesan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Handicks scores with a one two! Parmesan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johny Handicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parmesan.
Parmesan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Parmesan misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Handicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Handicks misses with a left hand
and Parmesan counters with a nice uppercut.
Parmesan throws a combination that misses
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parmesan is looking to clinch.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Parmesan scores with a hook to the body. Handicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Handicks misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Parmesan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Handicks missing with a left hand there. Parmesan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parmesan dives in and grabs Handicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handicks pushes down on Parmesan's head and hops out.
Parmesan misses with a takedown
enabling Handicks to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Handicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parmesan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parmesan gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks checks a leg kick.
Parmesan scores with a jab. Handicks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parmesan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Parmesan off the cage and back into range.
Handicks misses the shot to the body.
Handicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Parmesan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Parmesan moved out of range.
Handicks misses with an uppercut. Parmesan saw that one coming.
Handicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parmesan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Parmesan.
Parmesan lands the left hand.
Handicks misses with a double jab.
Gene Parmesan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Handicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Handicks counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Parmesan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parmesan throws a body kick that misses
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parmesan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handicks.
Parmesan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Handicks jabs Parmesan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parmesan blocks a jab.
Parmesan looks to land a left hand but Handicks moved out of range nicely.
Parmesan throws a body punch but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Parmesan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parmesan slips a jab from Handicks.
Handicks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parmesan manages to avoid it.
Handicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parmesan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parmesan.
Parmesan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Handicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parmesan.
Handicks misses with a hook
and Parmesan counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Handicks lands.
Handicks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parmesan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Handicks does no damage.
Handicks lands a head shot.
Parmesan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parmesan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handicks.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parmesan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parmesan misses the shot to the body.
Parmesan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parmesan.
Parmesan throws out a leg kick but Handicks moves out of range and Parmesan only half commits.
Parmesan takes one to the side of the head.
Parmesan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Handicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Handicks 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Handicks!
Johny Handicks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.