PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Call Me The Breeze. McGee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parsons
vs
McGee

189 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parsons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parsons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Parsons.
Parsons throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
Parsons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGee avoids the body shot from Parsons.
McGee misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
McGee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee throws a combination. Parsons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parsons misses with a straight left.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Parsons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parsons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee moves away from the strike by Parsons.
Parsons closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away.
Parsons misses with a jab to the body
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
Parsons throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
McGee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parsons counters with a straight right hand.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parsons.
Charlie Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parsons misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
McGee cracks Parsons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Parsons.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGee throws a hook but Parsons avoids it easily.
McGee throws a looping overhand right but Parsons ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Parsons does a little dance to reset his feet.

Parsons scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parsons misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Parsons fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Parsons postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Parsons in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McGee tries to bench press Parsons off him but Parsons keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons working the ground and pound but McGee is defending the strikes.
McGee sneaks back into half guard.
Parsons 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.
McGee is pressing down on Parsons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parsons postures up in McGee's guard and throws a big left but McGee blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parsons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGee trying to control the position.
Parsons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parsons thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parsons to score with a decent uppercut.
Parsons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parsons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parsons throws a low kick, looking for McGee's leg but McGee calmly moves out of range.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parsons.
Parsons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parsons connects with a single shot there.
Parsons moves out of range as McGee strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Parsons looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang McGee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGee slips a jab from Parsons.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parsons.
The fighters circling - Parsons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parsons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parsons takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parsons can pounce on him.
Parsons throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
McGee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parsons misses with a hook.
McGee loads up on a big right hand but Parsons slips the punch.
McGee leaves Parsons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parsons staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee lands with a nice body punch.
Parsons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee slips under a jab from Parsons.
McGee misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGee slaps away a takedown attempt from Parsons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Parsons.
Parsons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Parsons punishes McGee's body with a nice straight punch.
Parsons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee slips a straight right by Parsons.
Parsons throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Parsons misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee takes a swing at Parsons's ribcage but misses.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parsons.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Parsons.
Parsons throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
Parsons stuns McGee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parsons.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parsons throws out the jab.

Parsons shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McGee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parsons manages to get himself to full guard.
McGee 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.
McGee wants to control from the top but Parsons keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee stands and throws Parsons's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parsons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parsons is working hard here to advance position.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but Parsons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Parsons to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Parsons wants to improve his position but McGee is controlling well.
McGee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parsons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGee prevents Parsons from improving his position.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but Parsons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parsons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGee's back!
Parsons softening up his opponent with strikes here.
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 Charlie Parsons will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Parsons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parsons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parsons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
A jab from Parsons misses.

Parsons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parsons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parsons throwing strikes but missing.
Parsons wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons advances to half guard.
Parsons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGee gets full guard.
Parsons trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McGee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Parsons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGee preventing the sweep.
Parsons keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parsons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Parsons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parsons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGee on the side of the head.
Parsons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parsons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee slips under a jab from Parsons.
Bang McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parsons.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parsons.
McGee slips under a jab.
Parsons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
Parsons missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parsons.
Parsons looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Parsons misses
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
Parsons misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Parsons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parsons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parsons. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parsons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee moves out of range of the leg kick from Parsons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGee avoids it really well and circles away.
Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGee avoids the body shot from Parsons.
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parsons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parsons fails with the takedown.

Parsons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGee sprawls well initially but Parsons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parsons thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee tries to kick Parsons off but Parsons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parsons with the ground and pound but McGee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Parsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bang McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGee 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang McGee!