PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lt Parrotface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Kent looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kent
vs
Parrotface

176 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lt Parrotface!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent throws a body punch but Parrotface moves out of range.
Kent looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Parrotface jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Charlie Kent has been cut.

Parrotface moves into the clinch.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parrotface lands a nice uppercut.
Parrotface stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Parrotface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parrotface throws a head kick that misses.

Parrotface has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Parrotface.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface slows down the pace here.
Parrotface putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parrotface unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parrotface lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface stalling the fight.
Parrotface scores with a knee to the head.
Parrotface is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lt Parrotface.
Kent has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Parrotface darts in and clinches Kent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Parrotface to work.
Parrotface connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kent's face.
Parrotface unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parrotface lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parrotface - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parrotface creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
Parrotface just leaning against Kent, taking a breather.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kent wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parrotface.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kent up against the cage.
Kent wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parrotface scores with a shoulder strike.
Kent tries to pull guard but Parrotface holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
Kent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parrotface just leaning against Kent, taking a breather.
Parrotface gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kent.
A right hand to the body from Parrotface.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parrotface lands an elbow just above Kent 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parrotface takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Parrotface breaks the clinch.
Parrotface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parrotface paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Parrotface moves into the clinch successfully.
Parrotface lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parrotface walks away with a smile on his face. Kent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parrotface throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parrotface throws a combination. Kent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lt Parrotface dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Kent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parrotface lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kent circles away quickly and effectively.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Kent takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Parrotface has managed to clinch.
Parrotface has Kent pushed against the cage.
Parrotface receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parrotface prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kent up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lt Parrotface.

Parrotface clinches.
Good body shot from Parrotface.
Kent tries to pull guard but Parrotface holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parrotface - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parrotface smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent misses with an attempted mid kick.

Parrotface forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parrotface fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parrotface.

Parrotface moves into the clinch.
Parrotface lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kent.
Nice body punch from Parrotface.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parrotface.

Kent pulls Parrotface into guard.
Kent trying to keep a closed guard but Parrotface is proving a slippery customer.
Parrotface prevents Kent from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parrotface's guard.
Kent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kent content to stall in guard here.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Parrotface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kent controlling from the top position.

Parrotface wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
Parrotface will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parrotface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parrotface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kent has closed the distance and engaged Parrotface in a clinch.
Parrotface scores with a knee to the head.
Kent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parrotface pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lt Parrotface showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Kent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parrotface checks it well.
Parrotface tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kent moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parrotface takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parrotface lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Parrotface.
Parrotface lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parrotface is pushing Kent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parrotface stalling the fight.
Parrotface lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parrotface slowing the pace effectively.
Kent jumps guard but Parrotface stands there with Kent around his waist. Kent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parrotface gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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.
Kent goes for a takedown attempt but Parrotface pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kent tried to score with a low kick but Parrotface checks it.
Kent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Parrotface closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kent letting Parrotface take a breather here.

Parrotface breaks from the clinch.
Parrotface tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parrotface circles away.
Parrotface checks the leg kick.
Parrotface circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Parrotface.
Charlie Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface throws a series of punches but Kent avoids them all with ease.
Parrotface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kent lands a jab to Parrotface's midsection.
Parrotface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.
Kent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parrotface throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.

Parrotface forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent is working for takedown but Parrotface is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parrotface utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parrotface smiles and moves away.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Parrotface shows good takedown defense.
Lt Parrotface is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parrotface wants to clinch
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Lt Parrotface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parrotface tries to clinch

and Kent counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parrotface!
Kent lands a nice shot to the head.
Kent tries to control but Parrotface wriggling away.
Parrotface wants to control but Kent is having none of it.
Parrotface in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kent prevents Parrotface from getting the reversal.
Kent landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parrotface tries to hold on but Kent postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Kent.
I think Parrotface has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lt Parrotface!