PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Werner Arber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Arber
vs
Parish

191 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GMMA Reyn`s Laundering(156!!)
GMMA Reyn`s Laundering(156!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Arber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Parish!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Werner Arber has been cut.
Parish throws a hook but Arber blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arber.
Parish throws a jab when Arber was well out of range.
Parish throws a jab when Arber was well out of range.
Parish throws a hook but Arber avoids it easily.
Parish throws a body punch but Arber moves out of range.
Parish misses with a looping left.
Arber shoots in looking for a takedown. Parish tries to sprawl out of it but Arber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parish misses the shot to the body.
Parish misses with a straight left.
Clarence Parish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arber moves away.
A jab from Parish misses.
Arber moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Parish misses the target.
Parish misses with a wild body shot.
Parish throws a jab when Arber was well out of range.
Parish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arber.
Parish looks to land a left hand but Arber moved out of range nicely.
Arber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parish misses with a straight right.
Parish throws out a loose jab but Arber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Arber.
Arber has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Arber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arber was well out of range. Poor timing from Parish.
Arber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice jab there from Parish.
Parish swings for the body but Arber moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A slow jab from Arber misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Arber.
Parish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arber eats them both and turns towards Parish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parish throws a shot to the body.
Parish lands a nice hook to Arber's body. Arber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarence Parish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parish throws a hook but Arber blocks it.
Parish stuffs the takedown attempt from Arber. Arber gets slowly back to his feet.
Parish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arber.
Parish misses with a straight left.
Parish misses with a straight right.
Arber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parish misses with a straight right.
Parish digs a good hook to Arber's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parish was well out of range. Poor timing from Arber.
Parish lands a jab-cross combination.
Parish looks gassed!
Arber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Arber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Parish quickly recovers to half guard.
Parish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arber.
Arber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Arber is working for a kimura but Parish is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arber trying to control the action but Parish is working from the bottom.
Arber thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parish to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence Parish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Werner Arber's cut.
That's time! Arber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arber avoids the body shot from Parish.
Parish misses the jab.
Parish misses with a straight left.
Parish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Arber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arber 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.
Arber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Arber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arber trying to control the position from guard on top but Parish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arber passes Parish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Parish is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parish keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Arber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arber thows a huge punch but Parish dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arber lands a nice short elbow.
Arber trying to control from half guard but Parish is working away.
Arber uses his free foot to push down on Parish's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Parish.
Arber is landing with some decent strikes but Parish is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Arber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parish taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish blocking the ground and pound.
Arber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arber looking to control but Parish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arber with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Arber looking to control but Parish is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Arber with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Arber.
Arber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Arber punching from mount but Parish doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Werner Arber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Werner Arber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Parish slips under a jab from Arber.
Parish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Parish throws a right and a left that Arber avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Parish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parish stuffs the takedown attempt from Arber. Arber gets slowly back to his feet.
Parish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parish thows a body shot but no joy.
Parish misses with an uppercut.
Parish misses the jab.
Parish throws a shot from downtown. Arber moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parish's waist but Parish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arber off to one side.
Parish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Parish.
A telegraphed right hand from Parish misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werner Arber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parish. Arber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arber blocks a jab.
Parish misses the body punch

and Arber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arber trying to control from half guard but Parish is working away.
Arber controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parish wants to get back to his feet.
Arber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Werner Arber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arber.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Werner Arber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arber shoots in and drives through. Parish sprawls well.
Parish throws a series of punches but Arber moves out of range.
Parish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arber.

Parish tries to sprawl but Arber drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arber thows a huge punch but Parish dodges it nicely.
Arber throwing shots but Parish is blocking nicely.
Arber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parish's head.
Parish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parish taking some punishment here, with Arber in his half guard.
Arber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Parish!
Arber tries to control but Parish wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arber unloads with some shots from mount but Parish bucks and avoids them well.
Arber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Arber.
Arber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arber looking to ground and pound but Parish is blocking nicely.
Arber landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arber with the ground and pound from mount.
Arber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Arber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Arber!