PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Squibbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotir Parvanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parvanov has chosen Last Hope - Fuck Police as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Squibbles
vs
Parvanov

165 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Squibbles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotir Parvanov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parvanov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Squibbles counters with a takedown into side control.
Parvanov seems a little lost for a moment, as Squibbles dominates the positioning.
Parvanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Parvanov is pushing Squibbles's head away, looking to escape. Squibbles manages to hold on to the position though.
Squibbles lands an elbow.
Squibbles grinds an elbow into Parvanov's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squibbles cracks Parvanov with a big right hand but Parvanov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Parvanov manages to get back to half guard.
Squibbles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squibbles sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Parvanov wants to improve his position but Squibbles is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squibbles controlling the action here.
Squibbles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parvanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parvanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squibbles working over Parvanov with some ground and pound. Parvanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Squibbles slips a nice elbow through Parvanov's hands, connecting with Parvanov's forehead.
Squibbles drops an elbow to the side of Parvanov's head.
Squibbles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parvanov defending well though.
Squibbles slows the pace down in half guard.
Squibbles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parvanov looking for submissions off his back.
Squibbles prevents Parvanov from standing back up.
Squibbles sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Squibbles is working for a submission of some sort.
Squibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parvanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squibbles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Squibbles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parvanov for as long as he can get away with.
Squibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squibbles working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Squibbles.
Squibbles trying to control the pace.
Squibbles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parvanov defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squibbles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Parvanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Squibbles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Squibbles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Squibbles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squibbles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Squibbles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parvanov misses with a takedown

and Squibbles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Squibbles.
Squibbles is looking to work some ground and pound but Parvanov has wrist control.
Squibbles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parvanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squibbles sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Squibbles just wasn't active enough.
Parvanov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Squibbles counters by moving into the clinch.

Squibbles lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Squibbles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parvanov is just riding it out for now. Squibbles eventually gives up the hold.
Parvanov is looking to get back to full guard here but Squibbles has managed to pass to side control instead.

Squibbles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parvanov is letting Squibbles control him for a moment.
Squibbles throws a strike aimed at the side of Parvanov's head but Parvanov avoids it well.
Parvanov wants to get back to his feet.
Scott Squibbles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Squibbles is chipping away with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Squibbles content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Squibbles creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Parvanov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squibbles lands a nice forearm strike.
Parvanov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Squibbles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Squibbles is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parvanov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Squibbles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Squibbles 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.
Squibbles cracks Parvanov with a big elbow.
Squibbles working the ground and pound but Parvanov is defending the strikes.
Squibbles is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parvanov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Parvanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parvanov wants to control but Squibbles postures up.
Parvanov is breathing heavily.
Parvanov tries to escape but Squibbles is in control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Squibbles's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Squibbles taking a breather here.
Squibbles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Squibbles working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squibbles throws an elbow but Parvanov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Squibbles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Parvanov is avoiding damage well.
Squibbles throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Parvanov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Squibbles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Parvanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parvanov tries for a takedown but Squibbles circles away easily

and Squibbles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Squibbles.
Squibbles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parvanov can do to turn this around?
Squibbles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squibbles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squibbles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Squibbles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Squibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squibbles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Squibbles is working for a kimura but Parvanov is defending it quite comfortably.
Squibbles uses his free foot to push down on Parvanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Parvanov.
Squibbles landing strikes from the mount and Parvanov is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squibbles lands a nice shot to the head.
Squibbles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Squibbles raining down hammerfists from mount.

Parvanov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Squibbles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parvanov is still in real trouble! Can Squibbles finish him?
Squibbles cracks Parvanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Squibbles avoids the attempt from Parvanov to control.
Parvanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squibbles postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Parvanov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Squibbles around the waist but Squibbles pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Squibbles is the winner by TKO! Squibbles jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Squibbles!