PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Parinias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parinias comes to the cage accompanied by Three Stars And a Sun by Francis M.. Bryan Parinias is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Parinias
vs
Strong

180 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Parinias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Strong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parinias moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parinias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parinias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parinias circles away quickly and effectively.
Parinias misses the jab.
Parinias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parinias fails with a takedown attempt.
Parinias misses with a takedown attempt - Strong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Parinias. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong looks to land a combination but Parinias avoids it well.
Strong swings for the body but Parinias moves out of range.
Parinias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryan Parinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong throws a head kick but Parinias 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.
Parinias throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.
Parinias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parinias digs a good hook to Strong's body.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parinias scores with a decent looking hook.
Parinias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a wild combination.
Strong swings for the body but Parinias moves out of range.
Strong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strong wants it to stay on the feet.
Strong avoids the body shot from Parinias.
Parinias scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parinias counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parinias checks a low kick from Strong.
Strong's corner calls for a 1-2. Strong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parinias lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Parinias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parinias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong misses the jab.
Parinias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parinias avoids the head kick by Strong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Parinias will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parinias throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.
Damian Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Parinias.
Parinias misses with a two punch combination.
Parinias keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Parinias blocks the low kick.
Parinias works Strong's body with a nice hook.
Parinias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Parinias fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parinias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Strong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strong slips under a jab from Parinias.
Parinias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parinias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parinias misses with a straight right.
Parinias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Strong misses with the combination.
Parinias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Strong digs a good body shot into Parinias's ribs.
Strong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parinias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strong defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Parinias. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parinias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Strong scores with a four punch combination!
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parinias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Parinias.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a right hand that Parinias ducks under and follows up with a left that Parinias also avoids with ease.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Parinias misses with the combination.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parinias manages to avoid it.
Strong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parinias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parinias throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damian Strong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Strong.
Parinias fails to land with a series of punches.
Parinias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parinias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parinias.
A punch combination from Parinias misses.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parinias on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parinias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parinias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Parinias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parinias is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strong.
Strong slips a straight right by Parinias.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Strong lands.
Strong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Strong misses.
Parinias moves out of range as Strong strikes.
Strong misses with the combination.
Parinias will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parinias avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Parinias.
A telegraphed right hand from Parinias misses the target.
Parinias throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Parinias saw that one coming.
Parinias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parinias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strong avoids the body shot from Parinias.
Parinias throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Parinias throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Parinias cracks Strong with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strong 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Strong!