PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo Parsia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Frozen Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Parsia

172 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bailey Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riccardo Parsia!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parsia pinned against the cage. Parsia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Parsia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks trying to control the position.
Parsia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsia postures up and lands a big shot to Brooks's brow.
Brooks being controlled here, momentarily.
Parsia looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brooks's head.
Parsia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parsia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parsia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brooks's head.
Parsia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parsia working the head and body with strikes.
Parsia taking a breather here.
Parsia lands a nice forearm strike.
Parsia scores with punches from side control.
Brooks is letting Parsia control him for a moment.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parsia on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsia lands a nice forearm strike.
Brooks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
Brooks trying to remain calm as Parsia controls from the top position.
Brooks is trying to get back to his feet.
Parsia trying to control the position but Brooks is working away.
Brooks taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brooks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Parsia lands an elbow.
Parsia lands a nice forearm strike.
Parsia is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks seems a little lost for a moment, as Parsia dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brooks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Parsia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Parsia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Parsia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Let's hope that Parsia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Parsia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brooks keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Brooks's face as Parsia controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parsia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Parsia works to advance to full mount. Brooks defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Parsia with shots to the head and body - Brooks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parsia lands a nice shot to the head.

Brooks is rocked!
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!
The referee warns Brooks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parsia with good strikes from the mount here!
Brooks takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Parsia's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riccardo Parsia!
Bailey Brooks was interviewed post fight and said 'FUUUUUUUUUCK. football'.