PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hando Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton has chosen 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton as his entrance music. Hando Kato has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kato
vs
Parton

190 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hando Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kato misses.
Nice sprawl there from Parton as Kato shoots in.

Parton feints and as Kato raises his hands in defense, Parton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parton throws a big right hand that misses.
Parton tries to free his leg and advance position but Kato is retaining full guard.
Parton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kato tries to strike from the bottom.
Kato looking to control.
Kato will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kato's head.
Parton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kato is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Kato is trying to control the position but Parton postures up.
Parton stands and throws Kato's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parton controlling from side mount.
Parton scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parton landing a few strikes.
Parton is working Kato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kato on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kato tries to get out of the position.
Parton is chipping away with strikes.
Kato is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kato is being controlled here.
Kato tries to bench press Parton off him but Parton keeps the position.
Parton landing strikes.
Kato taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Parton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Parton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parton looks up at the clock and then as Kato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Parton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Parton is working Kato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Parton cracks Kato with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kato is looking for a sweep.
Kato is breathing heavily.
Kato gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is trying to control but can't.
Parton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parton with a couple of short strikes.
Parton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kato in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Parton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parton lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton is landing with some decent strikes but Kato is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parton lands with some strikes.
Parton scoring with strikes but Kato is staying in there.
Kato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parton controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parton landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kato looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kato can't do much from the bottom here.
Parton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kato is trying to get back to half guard.
Parton controls the position.
Dolly Parton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Parton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kato keeps working.
Parton controls the position from side control.
Check out the look on Parton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato is looking to regain half guard here but Parton keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parton is putting a hurting on Kato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Parton taking a breather here.
Parton working the ground and pound.
Parton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here as Parton stalls from top position.
Parton scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton lands a few punches from side control.
Parton working the ground and pound.
Kato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kato is being controlled here.
Parton cracks Kato with a big right hand but Kato just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Parton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parton takes a little break here. Kato wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Parton landing a few strikes.
Parton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton scoring with punches and elbows.
Kato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Parton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kato taking a bit of punishment here - Parton scoring with strikes.
Kato is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parton connects with a decent elbow.
Parton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Parton advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton raining down shots from the mount!
Kato is in a horrible position here. Parton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parton landing strikes from the mount.
Parton landing strikes from the mount.
Parton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parton looking to finish Kato with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kato!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parton looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parton shoots in and bounces Kato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parton landing with the ground and pound.
Parton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Parton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Parton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kato can't do much from the bottom here.
Parton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato taking a bit of punishment here - Parton scoring with strikes.
Parton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kato down.
Kato struggling a bit here.
Parton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kato to see if he's OK.
Parton just content to control the position.
Kato taking a bit of punishment here - Parton scoring with strikes.
Parton landing a few strikes.
Parton controls the position.
Parton is working Kato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton works to advance to full mount. Kato defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Parton lands a big shot there that rocks Kato but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Parton.
Kato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kato's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parton landing strikes from the mount.
Parton with shots to the head and body - Kato looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parton is landing with some decent strikes but Kato is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parton is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato wants to control but Parton is having none of it.
Parton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parton landing punches.
Parton controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Parton.
Parton unloading with bombs!
Dolly Parton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parton scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton working the ground and pound effectively.
Kato wants to control but Parton is having none of it.
Parton lands a big shot there that rocks Kato but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kato flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parton lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Parton.
Hando Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parton is landing with some decent strikes but Kato is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolly Parton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parton 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolly Parton!