PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parton
vs
Chapelle

170 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Blueprint Clothing
Organic Peak Performance

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapelle misses with a kick to the body.

Parton shoots in and bounces Chapelle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chapelle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parton is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapelle has wrist control.
Parton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parton works over Chapelle with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chapelle keeping moving, preventing Parton from controlling successfully.
Parton working some strikes from top position.
Parton trying to control but Chapelle is working from the bottom.
Parton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton thows a big elbow that misses.
Parton connects with a couple of short punches.
Chapelle keeping full guard, as Parton tries to pass.
Parton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Parton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Parton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parton wants to control from the top but Chapelle keeps moving.
Parton throws a strike but Chapelle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chapelle manages to get himself to full guard.
Parton 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.
Parton is breathing heavily.
Parton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chapelle can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton throwing strikes but missing.
Chapelle trying to control the position.
Parton prevents Chapelle from getting 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.
Chapelle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parton thows a big elbow that misses.
Chapelle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Parton manages to pass to side control.
Parton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chapelle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chapelle throws a head kick that Parton semi-blocks.

It looks like Dolly Parton has been cut.
Chapelle cracks Parton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chapelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chapelle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parton at a distance.
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 Dolly Parton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dolly Parton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Chapelle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chapelle tries to clinch up.
Parton tries for a takedown but Chapelle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Chapelle closes the distance and clinches.

Chapelle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chapelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Chapelle tries to clinch there but Parton circles away.

Parton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chapelle wants to get back to his feet.

Chapelle has one foot on Parton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chapelle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parton will feel that in the morning.
Chapelle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chapelle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parton manages to avoid it.
Chapelle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapelle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parton manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Chapelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapelle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dolly Parton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parton closes the distance and clinches up with Chapelle, looking for a takedown. Parton pushes Chapelle against the cage but Chapelle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolly Parton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Chapelle misses the target.
Chapelle doesn't manage to clinch there - Parton circles away.
Parton closes the distance and clinches up with Chapelle, looking for a takedown. Parton pushes Chapelle against the cage but Chapelle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chapelle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parton in his tracks.
Chapelle motions for Parton to come forward. Chapelle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chapelle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Chapelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Parton scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Parton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parton working the ground and pound effectively.
Parton throwing strikes here but Chapelle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton throwing strikes but Chapelle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chapelle wants to get back to his feet.
Parton misses with a head shot. Chapelle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parton throws a big right hand that misses.
Chapelle wants to stand but Parton is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parton won't allow Chapelle to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parton swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapelle.
Chapelle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chapelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parton moves away.
Chapelle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chapelle!
Chapelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chapelle swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Parton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Parton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parton scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton advances to half guard.
Chapelle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parton is looking to stall here but Chapelle recovers full guard.

Chapelle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dolly Parton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dolly Parton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chapelle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chapelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parton shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapelle tries to sprawl out of it but Parton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parton staying out of range there.
Parton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chapelle moves in looking to clinch but Parton pushes him off.

Parton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chapelle is looking to escape.

Chapelle pushes Parton off and gets back to his feet.
Parton moves forwards but Chapelle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chapelle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chapelle throws a sloppy head kick and Parton moves out of range easily.

Parton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parton is pressing down on Chapelle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chapelle is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton is controlling the pace.
Parton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Parton wants to control the pace but Chapelle is squirming around nicely.

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.
Chapelle trying desperately to get to his feet.
Parton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Parton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Parton is landing with some decent strikes but Chapelle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chapelle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parton.
Dolly Parton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chapelle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Parton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Parton looking to ground and pound but Chapelle is blocking nicely.
Parton is landing with some decent strikes but Chapelle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parton looking to ground and pound but Chapelle is blocking nicely.
Parton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Toby Chapelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dolly Parton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parton throwing strikes here but Chapelle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chapelle has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Parton's lack of action.
Chapelle is trying to stand up here but Parton is controlling him well.
Parton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chapelle's thigh. Chapelle counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Parton with that takedown attempt.
Chapelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parton moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolly Parton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!