PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nolty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Nolty acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wayne Parr
vs
Nolty

177 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Nolty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parr shoots in for a double leg but Nolty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nolty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Parr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Nolty kicks off Parr and gets to his feet.
Parr is looking to clinch but Nolty is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr is looking to clinch.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolty tries to avoid it but Parr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolty to the ground. Nolty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parr tries to clinch there but Nolty circles away.
Parr shoots in for a double leg but Nolty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parr tries to clinch up.
Parr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nolty throws a looping overhand right but Parr ducks down to avoid it.
Parr tries to clinch there but Nolty circles away.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nolty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nolty throws a big shot that misses.
Nolty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nolty keeps the fight on the outside.
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parr avoids the head kick by Nolty.
Parr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nolty as he avoids it easily.
Nolty keeps the fight on the outside.
Nolty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nolty looks to score with a jab to the body but Parr is just out of range.
Parr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parr manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nolty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nolty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr looks for a takedown but Nolty sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Nolty as Parr shoots in.
Parr is breathing heavily.
Parr shoots for a double leg takedown but Nolty sprawls well. He's pushed Parr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parr shoots for a double leg takedown but Nolty sprawls well. He's pushed Parr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parr tries to clinch up but Nolty circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
Nolty misses with a head kick.
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Nolty misses with a series of wild punches.
Nolty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nolty throws a right hand that Parr ducks under and follows up with a left that Parr also avoids with ease.
John Wayne Parr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Nolty as Parr shoots in.
Nolty throws a body punch but Parr moves out of range.
Nolty misses with a hook.
Nick Nolty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nolty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr blocks a head kick by Nolty.
Nolty tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Nolty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nolty swivels and escapes.
Parr tries to clinch but Nolty moves out of range.
Parr wants to clinch.
Nolty throws a head kick but Parr moves out of range.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
Nolty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parr tries to clinch there but Nolty circles away.
Nolty swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr shoots in but no luck this time.
Parr wants to clinch.
Parr wants to clinch.
Nolty throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Nolty pushes him off.
Nolty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parr rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parr.
Parr tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nolty throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parr tries to clinch up.
Nolty throws a low kick but Parr avoids it.
Parr wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Nolty. No joy for Parr on that attempt.
Nolty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A choreographed right hand from Nolty misses the target.
Nolty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nolty tries to score with a low kick but Parr moves his leg out of the way.
Parr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nolty's waist but Nolty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parr off to one side.
Nolty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nolty stuffs the takedown attempt from Parr. Parr gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Parr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nolty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Nolty pushes him off.
Nolty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nolty throws a nice looking combination but Parr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nolty.
Nolty throws a right and a left that Parr avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nolty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Nolty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parr shoots in for a takedown but Nolty shows good takedown defense.
Parr tries to clinch there but Nolty circles away.
Nolty looks to land a left hand but Parr moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nolty.
Parr moves in looking to clinch but Nolty pushes him off.
Nolty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolty swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Nolty fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nolty tries to land a front kick but Parr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nolty in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Parr shoots in looking for a takedown. Nolty tries to sprawl out of it but Parr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nolty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nolty throws the kick towards the body but Parr avoids it.
Parr tries to clinch but Nolty moves out of range.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parr is looking to clinch but Nolty is avoiding it.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt.
Nolty misses with a head kick.

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.
Parr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parr avoids the head kick by Nolty.
Parr fails with the takedown.
Nolty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parr manages to avoid it.
Parr shoots for a double leg takedown but Nolty sprawls well. He's pushed Parr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parr misses with a takedown attempt - Nolty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nolty circles away.
Nolty misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nolty checks a low kick from Parr.
Nolty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nolty swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Parr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parr fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Parr.
Parr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nolty as he avoids it easily.
Parr wants to clinch up but Nolty keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parr fails with the takedown.
Parr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parr shoots in but no luck this time.
Parr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nolty's calf.
Nolty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr tries for a takedown but Nolty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nolty keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Parr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Nolty sneaks out the side door and pushes Parr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
John Wayne Parr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parr fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Nolty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nolty 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Nolty!