PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Earl (ranked 4509 p4p, 4917 weight class) and Sly Parseltongue (ranked 432 p4p, 476 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Earl
vs
Parseltongue

190 cm
18
270
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
264
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Silverguard Outfitters

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Earl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Parseltongue!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parseltongue tries to clinch up but Earl circles away and keeps his distance.
Parseltongue moves in looking to clinch but Earl pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parseltongue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Earl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Earl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parseltongue is looking to clinch.
Parseltongue checks a leg kick.
Parseltongue moves away from the strike by Earl.

Parseltongue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Earl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Earl dodges an elbow strike from Parseltongue.
A bit of stalling here from Earl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earl is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Earl takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parseltongue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parseltongue pushes off an throws an elbow but Earl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parseltongue avoids the elbow strike from Earl, against the cage.
Parseltongue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Earl's efforts to push away.
Parseltongue's coach down at All Elite Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parseltongue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Earl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parseltongue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Earl wants a takedown but no success here.
Earl misses with the head strike.
Earl takes an elbow to the temple.
Earl throws a punch but it's blocked by Parseltongue.
Earl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Earl working aggressively here.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Crazy Earl has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Earl has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Earl blocks the elbow strike.
Parseltongue throws an elbow that misses.
Parseltongue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parseltongue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Earl's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Earl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earl blocks an elbow strike from Parseltongue.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parseltongue misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow.
Earl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Earl wants to get back to striking at distance but Parseltongue won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Parseltongue.
Earl is trying to break the clinch but Parseltongue has him pressed against the cage.
Parseltongue has Earl pressed against the cage, preventing Earl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Earl tries to stall but Parseltongue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parseltongue throws an elbow that misses.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow.
Earl trying to control the position but instead, Parseltongue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Earl into the cage.
Earl connects with a knee to the head.
Earl blocks the elbow strike.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow.

Crazy Earl's cut is getting worse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parseltongue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Earl tries a body shot but Parseltongue blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sly Parseltongue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crazy Earl's cut.
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.

Earl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parseltongue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Earl tries to keep at a distance but Parseltongue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Earl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Earl trying to control the position but instead, Parseltongue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Earl into the cage.
Parseltongue lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parseltongue pushes off an throws an elbow but Earl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Earl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Earl trying to stall but Parseltongue improves his position.
Earl wants to break free but Parseltongue has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Earl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Earl gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Parseltongue! He drops to his knees and Parseltongue takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
Parseltongue is trying to stick to Earl's back but Earl is turning into Parseltongue. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Parseltongue's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Earl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Earl trying to control but Parseltongue is working from the bottom.
Parseltongue pulls Earl in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earl engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Earl trying to control the position from guard on top but Parseltongue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parseltongue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Earl defends well.
Earl wants to control from the top but Parseltongue keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Earl is really struggling to control Parseltongue but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Parseltongue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Earl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parseltongue tries to clinch up.
Parseltongue tries to clinch but Earl moves out of range.
Parseltongue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Earl could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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.
Earl just misses with a punch to the body.
Earl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parseltongue moves in looking to clinch but Earl pushes him off.
Earl is looking for a counter combo.
Parseltongue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Earl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parseltongue wants to clinch up but Earl keeps it at a distance.

Parseltongue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parseltongue pushes off an throws an elbow but Earl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parseltongue throws an elbow but misses.
Earl tries to break the clinch but Parseltongue is controlling the position.
Parseltongue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parseltongue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Earl's defenses.

Crazy Earl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Earl tries to throw a body punch but Parseltongue avoids it by throwing Earl back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sly Parseltongue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crazy Earl's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A clash of legs there as Parseltongue blocks the low kick.
Parseltongue doesn't manage to clinch there - Earl circles away.
Earl feinted with a counter takedown.
Parseltongue wants to clinch up but Earl keeps it at a distance.
Parseltongue moves in looking to clinch but Earl pushes him off.
Parseltongue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Earl scores with a nice strike.
Earl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Earl looks to land a body kick but Parseltongue moved away.
Earl tests Parseltongue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Earl thumps Parseltongue with a low kick.
Parseltongue fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Earl.

Parseltongue clinches up against the cage.
Parseltongue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parseltongue pushes off an throws an elbow but Earl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl tries to stall but Parseltongue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Earl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parseltongue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Earl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Earl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parseltongue.
Earl is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parseltongue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Earl taking a breather.
Parseltongue lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Crazy Earl's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earl blocks an elbow strike.
Earl blocks the elbow strike.
Parseltongue misses with an elbow strike.
Earl tries to break free but Parseltongue pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parseltongue as Earl tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Parseltongue.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crazy Earl's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sly Parseltongue!
Sly Parseltongue very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.