PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raket Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pulver
vs
Parise

189 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raket Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Parise!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parise closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parise wants to free his trapped foot but Pulver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parise thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parise thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulver's head.
Pulver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parise is working away from the top position though.
Pulver is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parise's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parise's back!
Pulver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pulver not allowing Parise to control his hands.
Parise tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pulver wants to control the pace but Parise is squirming around nicely.
Parise prevents Pulver from taking his back.

Pulver working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Parise is controlling an arm, preventing Pulver from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Pulver looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise tries to hold on but Pulver pushes him away.
Parise regains half guard.
Parise misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parise misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parise is looking to control Pulver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parise avoid being mounted?
Pulver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pulver is looking to take a break and control but Parise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Parise trying to control from the bottom.

Pulver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pulver.

Pulver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parise defends it well.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Parise shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pulver's guard.
Parise working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pulver wants to sweep here but Parise controlling him for the moment.

Parise lying in Pulver's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Pulver decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Parise taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raket Pulver!