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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Parga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin Mustard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Parga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Mustard ! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parga gets in close and instigates a clinch. Parga is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mustard can't fight it off and eventually Parga manages to take the fight to the floor. Mustard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Parga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Parga wants to stand but Mustard is controlling his posture from full guard. Parga content to stall in guard here. Mustard is working an open guard so Parga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Mustard fails to land the takedown. Mustard throws a series of punches but Parga avoids them all with ease. A telegraphed right hand from Parga misses the target. Parga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustard is fending him off so far but Parga persists. Nope, Mustard circles away and we're back to standing. Mustard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustard tries to clinch but fails miserably and Parga counters with a single leg into guard. Mustard didn't expect that. Mustard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mustard looking to control and managing it successfully. Mustard looking to ground and pound but Parga is blocking nicely. Mustard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Parga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mustard tries to control but Parga wriggling away. Parga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustard thowing shots but they're missing. Parga is looking to get to half guard. Mustard tries to control but Parga wriggling away. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mustard lands a big shot there that rocks Parga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mustard tries to control but Parga wriggling away. Parga wants to try and get back to his feet. Mustard tries to control but Parga wriggling away. Mustard lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parga is trying to escape the mount.
Parga is working hard here to advance position. Mustard landing strikes from the mount. Mustard is looking to stand but Mustard has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Parga is looking to improve his position but Mustard isn't that keen on the idea. Parga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Mustard seems to be looking for submissions.
Parga works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustard preventing the sweep. Parga has a closed guard, preventing Mustard from standing up. Mustard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Mustard won't allow Parga to sweep him here. Parga pushes Mustard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Parga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Mustard scores with a hook to the body. Mustard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Parga dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parga slips a jab from Mustard . Mustard throws a half hearted mid kick. Mustard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nice combo by Parga! Oh, that's hurt him - Mustard falls to the canvas and Parga follows him into side control.
It looks like Marvin Mustard has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parga moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Mustard gets back to half guard. Parga is controlling the pace.
Mustard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Mustard wants to improve his position but Parga is controlling well.
Mustard trying to control here.
Parga performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Mustard manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Parga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Parga postures up.
Parga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo Parga just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Parga with a hook. Parga misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustard looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Decent striking displayed by Mustard there. Parga misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Parga.
That has opened up Marvin Mustard 's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Mustard . Rodrigo Parga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mustard closes the distance but Parga moves to the side and Parga counters with a nice body shot. Parga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Mustard lands a head kick. Parga smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Nice shot by Parga. Rodrigo Parga is winning the standup battle so far. Parga cracks Mustard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mustard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nice combo by Parga! Oh, that's hurt him - Mustard falls to the canvas and Parga follows him into side control.
The cut above Marvin Mustard 's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A lull in the action here as Parga stalls from top position. Parga tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustard is positioning himself to get back to half guard. A lull in the action here. Mustard is trying to get back to half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! You can see the frustration on Mustard 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Parga dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Marvin Mustard 's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parga throws a right and a left that both miss. Parga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parga defending well as Mustard loads up on a big left hand. Parga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Parga looks to land a combination but Mustard avoids it well. Parga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rodrigo Parga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Parga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mustard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parga somewhat. Mustard looks to land a body kick but Parga moved away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mustard lands a jab to the head.
Parga clinches with his opponent.
Mustard is trying to break the clinch but Parga has him pressed against the cage. Mustard is looking to break free of the clinch but Parga has double underhooks. Mustard working hard to break the clinch. Mustard tries to pull guard but Parga holds him up against the cage and eventually Mustard drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parga keeps control of Mustard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Parga prevents Mustard from breaking the clinch. Parga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mustard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parga controlling the action here for a moment.
Parga keeps control of Mustard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Mustard is trying to drag Parga to the mat but Parga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Rodrigo Parga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Mustard . Mustard wants to get back to striking at distance but Parga won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mustard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Parga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mustard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mustard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A looping hook to the body misses from Mustard . Parga does a little dance to reset his feet. Mustard lands with a hook. Parga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mustard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Rodrigo Parga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Parga content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mustard trying to control the position.
Mustard looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Parga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Parga stays in close to Mustard 's body and controls the position. Mustard is looking to stand up but Parga isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mustard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parga is now in half guard. Parga controlling the action here. Mustard trying to control but Parga postures up.
Marvin Mustard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rodrigo Parga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mustard regains full guard. Nicely done. Parga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Mustard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Parga puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Mustard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Parga looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Mustard tries to kick Parga off but Parga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parga in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight! Rodrigo Parga showed his dominance in that final round. Well Parga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Parga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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