PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalib Koscheck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Koscheck
vs
parsons

187 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, craig parsons!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koscheck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
parsons fails with a takedown attempt.

parsons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koscheck landing some decent shots from guard.
Koscheck postures up in parsons's guard and throws a big left but parsons blocks it.
Koscheck 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.
parsons working a defensive guard here.
Koscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koscheck stops parsons from standing up.
parsons trying to control the position.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.
Koscheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Koscheck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. parsons did well to prevent Koscheck getting side control.
Koscheck slips a nice elbow through parsons's hands, connecting with parsons's forehead.
parsons wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. parsons defending well though.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy.
parsons moves into full guard.
parsons has his hands on Koscheck's head, controlling the position.
parsons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck scoring with some ground and pound.
parsons has momentary wrist control but Koscheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Koscheck trying to control but parsons is working from the bottom.
Koscheck postures up.
parsons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
parsons looking for a sweep. Not yet parsons, not yet.
parsons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
parsons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koscheck is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parsons controlling from mount.
Koscheck really wants to buck parsons off and get back to his feet.

Koscheck somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but parsons circles away easily

and parsons counters with a single leg into guard. Koscheck didn't expect that.

Koscheck is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

parsons manages to break the clinch.
Koscheck lands a lovely overhand right.
parsons misses with a double jab.
parsons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.

parsons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. parsons showed some decent athleticism there.
Koscheck is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koscheck kicks parsons off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
parsons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck is having none of it.
parsons is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Koscheck lands a big shot there that rocks parsons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Koscheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
parsons wants to hold on but Koscheck pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
parsons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalib Koscheck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koscheck showed some decent athleticism there.
parsons taking some punishment here, with Koscheck in his half guard.
parsons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koscheck is working away from the top position though.
Koscheck throwing shots but parsons is blocking nicely.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Koscheck has control of the leg.
parsons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koscheck.
Koscheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
parsons tries to kick Koscheck off but Koscheck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Koscheck is nestled in close to parsons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

parsons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koscheck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koscheck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
parsons wants to sweep here but Koscheck controlling him for the moment.
parsons lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koscheck!
Koscheck wants to get back to his feet.
parsons throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Koscheck because parsons loaded up on that one.
parsons controlling from mount.
Koscheck is trying to stand up.
parsons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koscheck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

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.

Koscheck bucks parsons off and manages to get back to his feet!

Koscheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koscheck showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Koscheck has control of the leg.
Koscheck is nestled in close to parsons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koscheck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
parsons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
parsons trying to control here.
Koscheck prevents parsons from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koscheck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koscheck drops an elbow to the side of parsons's head.
Kalib Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
parsons wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
parsons is looking to improve his position.
Koscheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
parsons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koscheck scores with a couple of nice shots.
parsons wants to improve his position but Koscheck is controlling well.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koscheck connects with a nice looking jab.

Koscheck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. parsons did well to prevent Koscheck getting side control.
Koscheck prevents parsons from improving his position.
Koscheck working over parsons with some ground and pound. parsons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
parsons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koscheck is working away from the top position though.
Koscheck trying to pass the guard but parsons defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
parsons is trying to control but can't.
parsons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koscheck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalib Koscheck dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koscheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koscheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
parsons has his hands on Koscheck's head, controlling the position.
parsons trying to keep a closed guard but Koscheck is proving a slippery customer.
Koscheck throwing strikes but missing.
parsons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
parsons keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
parsons stuffs the takedown attempt from Koscheck. Koscheck gets slowly back to his feet.
parsons tries for a takedown but Koscheck circles away easily
and Koscheck counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck dodges the punch combination from parsons.
craig parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

parsons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from parsons.

parsons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koscheck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
parsons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koscheck working parsons over with strikes.
Koscheck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
parsons is looking to control Koscheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can parsons avoid being mounted?
craig parsons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
parsons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for parsons.
parsons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscheck is one step ahead there.
Koscheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koscheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Koscheck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koscheck throwing strikes from guard but parsons blocks nicely.
Koscheck stands up over parsons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koscheck connects with a couple of short punches.

parsons kicks Koscheck off and gets to his feet.
parsons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
Kalib Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parsons fails with the takedown.
Kalib Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of craig parsons.

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koscheck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed parsons's head.
Koscheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
parsons trying to hold on to Koscheck's head to control him but Koscheck postures up.
parsons manages to get to full guard.
Koscheck is in close to parsons's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
parsons is trying to keep Koscheck in close.

Koscheck got a little sloppy there for a moment and parsons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koscheck has managed to get both his arms back between parsons's legs - danger averted.
Kalib Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Koscheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koscheck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
parsons wants to control but Koscheck passes easily into half guard.
Koscheck working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
parsons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koscheck lands a nice short elbow.
Koscheck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalib Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koscheck 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalib Koscheck!