PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ground Pound has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pound
vs
Parchi

180 cm
26
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

179 cm
27
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pound looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parchi is staying active underneath Pound, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parchi wants to control but Pound is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parchi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pound.
Pound trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parchi keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Pound prevents Parchi from getting back to his feet.
Pound trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parchi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pound lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound throws and elbow that misses. Parchi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pound's guard. Nice move by Parchi!
Parchi postures up.
Pound 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.
Pound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parchi is one step ahead there.
Pound pulls Parchi in close to prevent any damage.
Pound thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pound is looking to stand up but Parchi isn't so interested in that idea.
Parchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pound preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pound controls Parchi momentarily but Parchi frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound wants to stand and escape but Parchi is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parchi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pound is breathing heavily.
Parchi wanted to stand there but Pound had control of the position.
Parchi prevents Pound from getting back to his feet.
Pound wants to control but Parchi passes easily into half guard.
Parchi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parchi throwing shots but Pound is blocking nicely.
Parchi passes to side control.
Parchi working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Parchi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pound is trying to control Parchi's posture but Parchi avoids it.
Pound takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pound takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pound struggling a bit here.
Parchi grinds an elbow into Pound's temple.
Parchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pound keeps working.
Pound is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parchi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Parchi scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parchi is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parchi is chipping away with strikes.
Parchi working away.
Pound wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pound on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parchi grinds an elbow into Pound's temple.
Pound is looking to reverse the position.
Pound tries to escape but Parchi is in control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pound takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Parchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pound counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parchi won't be happy with that.
Parchi is trying to control Pound's posture but Pound avoids it.
Pound fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pound looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Parchi is avoiding damage well.
Pound cracks Parchi with a big elbow.
Pound misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pound throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pound connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parchi some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parchi keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parchi manages to get back to half guard.
Pound sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parchi defending well though.
Pound is just content to waste time from the top position. Parchi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pound tries to free his leg and advance position but Parchi is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pound accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pound working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pound with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pound slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parchi wants to stand but Pound is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Pound trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pound trying to control but Parchi is working from the bottom.
Ground Pound overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pound loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pound throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi wants to stand up but Pound is controlling him.
Pound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parchi is keeping the position for now.
Parchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Pound working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parchi is keeping the position for now.
Pound postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pound looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pound wants to control from the top but Parchi keeps moving.
Pound postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pound tries to free his leg and advance position but Parchi is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pound with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pound trying to control but Parchi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parchi scores a takedown into full mount!
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Pound slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pound is trying to maintain the position but Parchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Parchi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pound misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parchi prevents Pound from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parchi thows a huge punch but Pound dodges it nicely.
Pound is trying to control but can't.
Pound is trying to stand back up but Parchi is controlling him
Parchi is thwarting Pound's attempts to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parchi trying to control from half guard but Pound is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pound misses with a takedown

and Parchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pound wants to control but Parchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pound is trying to get back to full guard.
Pound looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parchi wants to pass to mount but Pound is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pound keeps working.
Parchi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Parchi is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parchi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pound wants to get back to his feet.
Pound trying to control but Parchi postures up.

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

and Parchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pound's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound looking for a sweep. Not yet Pound, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound wants to stand up but Parchi is controlling him.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parchi works over Pound with some ground and pound from guard.
Pound wants to stand up but Parchi is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Parchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parchi working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pound wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Parchi manages to pass to side control.
Pound wants to get back to his feet.
Parchi throwing shots but Pound is blocking nicely.
Pound wants to control but Parchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Pound kicks off Parchi and gets to his feet.

Parchi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Parchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Parchi!