PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parcon has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Nico Parcon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arturo Gatti's chin.

Gatti
vs
Parcon

176 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Parcon misses with a looping left.
Gatti cracks a nice hook into Parcon's ribs.
Parcon tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parcon takes a step back to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Parcon!
Nico Parcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatti circles away quickly and effectively.
Parcon shoots in and drives through. Gatti sprawls well.
Parcon throws a jab when Gatti was well out of range.
Gatti throws a combination. Parcon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcon tries for a takedown but Gatti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Parcon.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Parcon dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Parcon misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Parcon misses the target.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parcon misses with a body shot.
Parcon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gatti tries to bum rush Parcon with a series of wild strikes but Parcon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parcon moves away.
A big left from Parcon misses.
Gatti looks to land a body kick but Parcon moved away.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Parcon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatti defends it nicely.
Parcon shoots in and drives through. Gatti sprawls well.
Gatti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arturo Gatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti slaps away a takedown attempt from Parcon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parcon lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parcon. Parcon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Parcon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parcon stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti.
Parcon connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parcon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parcon on the ground.
Parcon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Parcon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gatti wants to sweep here but Parcon controlling him for the moment.
Gatti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gatti trying to keep a closed guard but Parcon is proving a slippery customer.
Parcon throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcon won't allow Gatti to sweep him here.
Gatti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Parcon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Parcon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parcon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gatti pinned against the cage. Gatti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gatti feints a jab promting Parcon to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parcon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Parcon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Parcon misses its intended target.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti slips a straight right by Parcon.
Parcon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gatti counters with a two punch combo.

Parcon drives through with a takedown into Gatti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parcon slips nicely into half guard.

Parcon seems to be working for a kimura but Gatti defends the submission attempt.
Gatti trying to hold on to Parcon's head to control him but Parcon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parcon drops an elbow to the side of Gatti's head.
Nico Parcon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parcon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parcon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parcon trying to mount his opponent but Gatti defends it.

Parcon is looking for a kimura but Gatti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parcon to get the leverage.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Parcon in his half guard.
Parcon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Parcon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gatti tries to get to full guard but Parcon has control of the leg.
Gatti wants to control but Parcon is keeping busy.
Parcon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gatti's head.
Parcon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gatti wants to improve his position but Parcon is controlling well.
Parcon is thwarting Gatti's attempts to control the position.

Gatti makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Parcon closes the distance and clinches up with Gatti, looking for a takedown. Parcon pushes Gatti against the cage but Gatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Parcon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parcon.
Gatti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parcon.
Gatti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Parcon avoids nicely.
Parcon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Parcon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Gatti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon moves out of range as Gatti throws a body kick.
Parcon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti swinging wildly here.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.
Parcon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parcon fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Parcon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Gatti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Parcon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gatti wants it to stay on the feet.
Parcon throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti's shoulder, as Gatti tries to avoid the shot.
Parcon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parcon has a takedown stuffed.
Gatti misses with a body kick.
Parcon has a takedown stuffed.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Parcon.
Gatti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Parcon misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Parcon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arturo Gatti is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Parcon avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Parcon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Parcon looks to land a combination but Gatti avoids it well.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatti moves away from the strike by Parcon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon fails to land the takedown.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parcon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatti counters with a nice body shot.
Parcon tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parcon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parcon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatti stuffs the takedown attempt from Parcon. Parcon gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Parcon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gatti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gatti duly obliges.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parcon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parcon's calf.
Nico Parcon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parcon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Parcon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Parcon uses his free foot to push down on Gatti's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gatti.
Parcon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gatti tries to lock up and control but Parcon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parcon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nico Parcon.
I've got Parcon 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Parcon!
Nico Parcon made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.