PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Parrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blazko Czereczenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Blazko Czereczenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Parrell
vs
Czereczenko

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 London, Nathan Parrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blazko Czereczenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Czereczenko throws a counter combo.
Czereczenko throws a right and a left that Parrell avoids nicely.
Parrell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Czereczenko works over Parrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Czereczenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Czereczenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Czereczenko fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Parrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Czereczenko scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Czereczenko.
Czereczenko throws a right hand that Parrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Parrell also avoids with ease.
Parrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czereczenko is fending him off so far but Parrell persists. Nope, Czereczenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Blazko Czereczenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czereczenko misses with a double jab.
Parrell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Czereczenko swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Czereczenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Parrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czereczenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parrell throws a combination that misses
and Czereczenko counters with a series of strikes. Parrell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parrell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Czereczenko sprawls well. Czereczenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parrell gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Czereczenko! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Parrell. Those never looked like landing.
Parrell is breathing heavily.
Parrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Czereczenko misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parrell is defended easily by Czereczenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czereczenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parrell under the eye.
A big left from Parrell misses.
Parrell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Czereczenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Czereczenko tries to bum rush Parrell with a series of wild strikes but Parrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Czereczenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrell shoots in but Czereczenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Czereczenko throws a counter combo.
Parrell cracks Czereczenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Czereczenko throws a combination. Parrell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Czereczenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Parrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Czereczenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Czereczenko swinging wildly here.
Czereczenko misses with a two punch combination.
Czereczenko has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko misses with the combination.
Czereczenko misses with a two punch combination.
Blazko Czereczenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Czereczenko swinging wildly here.
Parrell is looking to counter the offense by Czereczenko and move into the clinch.
Czereczenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parrell is looking for a counter combo.
Czereczenko scores with a one two! Parrell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czereczenko slips a jab and a cross from Parrell.
Parrell throws a nice looking combination but Czereczenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parrell duly obliges.
Czereczenko misses with a double jab

and Parrell moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blazko Czereczenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Czereczenko.

Parrell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Czereczenko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Czereczenko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parrell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Czereczenko is not content to let Parrell control the position.
Czereczenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parrell working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czereczenko dodges the ground and pound from Parrell.
Parrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Czereczenko keeps working.
Czereczenko wants to get back to his feet but Parrell drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrell is looking to take a break and control but Czereczenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parrell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Parrell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Parrell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Czereczenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Czereczenko is pushing Parrell's head away, looking to escape. Parrell manages to hold on to the position though.
Parrell lands a nice forearm strike.
Czereczenko is pushing Parrell's head away, looking to escape. Parrell manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko is breathing heavily.
Parrell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Czereczenko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Parrell throwing shots but Czereczenko is blocking nicely.
Parrell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Czereczenko keeps working.
Parrell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parrell is keen to just control but Czereczenko is a slippery customer.
Czereczenko taking some punishment here, with Parrell in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrell with the ground and pound but Czereczenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Czereczenko wants to stand and escape but Parrell is having none of it.
Czereczenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Czereczenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parrell throws a series of strikes that have Czereczenko backpedaling.
Czereczenko misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Parrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Czereczenko, which made it look bad.
Czereczenko misses with a two punch combination.
Parrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Czereczenko defends well and Parrell ends up having to push Czereczenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parrell shoots in looking for a takedown but Czereczenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parrell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Parrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czereczenko dodges the punch combination from Parrell.
Czereczenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Czereczenko throws a series of strikes that have Parrell backpedaling.
Czereczenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Czereczenko.
Nathan Parrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czereczenko thuds his right hand into Parrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Czereczenko as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blazko Czereczenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Czereczenko scores with a one two! Parrell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Czereczenko misses with a two punch combination.
Parrell looks for a takedown but Czereczenko sprawls well.
Czereczenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Czereczenko throws a right and a left that Parrell avoids nicely.
Parrell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Czereczenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Czereczenko duly obliges.
Czereczenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parrell slips a jab and a cross from Czereczenko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Czereczenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czereczenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parrell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Czereczenko! But no joy.
Parrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Czereczenko sprawls well. He's pushed Parrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Parrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czereczenko throws a right hand that Parrell ducks under and follows up with a left that Parrell also avoids with ease.
As Czereczenko tries to get set, Parrell tries to push him back and clinch up but Czereczenko manages to avoid the attempt.
A left and a right from Czereczenko both land. Nice combination.
Czereczenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Czereczenko.
Parrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Czereczenko.
Parrell swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Czereczenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parrell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Czereczenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko throws a series of punches but Parrell avoids them all with ease.
Parrell misses with a takedown attempt - Czereczenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Czereczenko.
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!
A combination from Czereczenko does no damage.
Parrell dodges the punch combination from Czereczenko.
Parrell has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko misses with a double jab.
Parrell looks for a takedown but Czereczenko sprawls well.
Parrell has a takedown stuffed.
Czereczenko works over Parrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Czereczenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parrell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Parrell does no damage.
Blazko Czereczenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Czereczenko is fending him off so far but Parrell persists. Nope, Czereczenko circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czereczenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parrell.
Czereczenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parrell backs up against the cage.
Czereczenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Parrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parrell lands with a cross.
Parrell throws a right and a left that Czereczenko avoids nicely.
Czereczenko throws a series of strikes that have Parrell backpedaling.
Parrell throws a right hand that Czereczenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Czereczenko also avoids with ease.
Czereczenko works over Parrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Nathan Parrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blazko Czereczenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Czereczenko misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blazko Czereczenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Czereczenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blazko Czereczenko!