PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Parcaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine comes to the cage accompanied by The Show Goes On. Parcaut comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Maniac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Baine
vs
Parcaut

192 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Baine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Parcaut!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine tries to close the distance and clinch but Parcaut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parcaut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ralph Parcaut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcaut fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baine is out of range.
Baine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parcaut.
Parcaut misses with a wild combination.
Parcaut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Baine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baine has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Parcaut is working Baine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parcaut wants to control from the top but Baine keeps moving.
Baine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcaut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parcaut works over Baine with some ground and pound from guard.
Baine wants to sweep but no luck.
Baine is working hard here to advance position.
Baine controls Parcaut momentarily but Parcaut frees himself.
Baine wants to sweep here but Parcaut controlling him for the moment.
Baine controls Parcaut momentarily but Parcaut frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because Matthew Baine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parcaut throws a nice looking combination but Baine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Parcaut.

Parcaut shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parcaut's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baine pulls Parcaut in close to his closed guard and prevents Parcaut from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parcaut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baine wants to get back to his feet but Parcaut is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parcaut landing some decent shots from guard.
Parcaut throws a big elbow that misses.
Parcaut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parcaut is one step ahead there.
Parcaut throwing strikes from guard but Baine blocks nicely.
Parcaut works over Baine with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parcaut can't escape the position.

Baine is working for a guillotine from mount but Parcaut frees his head quite easily.

Baine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Parcaut has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Baine has hold of Parcaut's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Parcaut manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Parcaut working to try and regain half guard.
Parcaut wants to hold on but Baine pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Parcaut is surviving well by controlling Baine's body position as best he can.

Baine has control of Parcaut's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Parcaut regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Baine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Baine is working for a guillotine from mount but Parcaut frees his head quite easily.
Parcaut bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parcaut is working Baine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parcaut manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcaut looking for a sweep. Not yet Parcaut, not yet.

Baine drops back looking for a leg! Parcaut is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parcaut manages to kick Baine off! Baine jumps back into Parcaut's guard.
Baine tries to free his leg and advance position but Parcaut is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parcaut just misses with a punch to the body.
Parcaut shoots in but no luck this time.
Parcaut stuffs the takedown attempt from Baine. Baine gets slowly back to his feet.
Baine slips a jab and a cross from Parcaut.
Parcaut misses the jab.
Baine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Baine as he checks the leg kick.

Parcaut throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Baine tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Parcaut is in Baine's guard.
Baine keeping moving, preventing Parcaut from controlling successfully.
Baine seems keen to control Parcaut's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcaut preventing the sweep.
Parcaut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baine managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Matthew Baine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parcaut misses with a hook. Baine ducked under it nicely.
Baine dodges the punch combination from Parcaut.
Baine wants to clinch.
Parcaut throws a jab when Baine was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parcaut is looking to chop away at Baine's legs.
Baine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parcaut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parcaut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baine staying out of range there.
Baine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parcaut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parcaut is looking to chop away at Baine's legs.
Baine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parcaut is fending him off so far but Baine persists. Nope, Parcaut circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut throws out a leg kick but Baine moves out of range and Parcaut only half commits.
Baine wants to clinch up but Parcaut keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Baine.
A cross from Parcaut lands.
Baine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Parcaut.
Parcaut tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baine tries to clinch but Parcaut moves out of range.
Baine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut thows a body shot but no joy.
Parcaut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baine moves in looking to clinch but Parcaut pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Parcaut. Those never looked like landing.

Parcaut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parcaut is breathing heavily.
Baine trying to hold on to Parcaut's head to control him but Parcaut postures up.
Baine gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baine is pulling down on Parcaut's head to control his posture.
Parcaut postures up in Baine's guard and throws a big left but Baine blocks it.
Baine looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parcaut preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Parcaut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Baine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parcaut connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baine scrambles back to his feet.
Parcaut throws a leg kick

and Baine moves into the clinch.
Parcaut has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Baine gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Baine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parcaut is just riding it out for now. Baine eventually gives up the hold.

Baine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parcaut has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parcaut trying to control from the bottom.
Baine is looking to advance position but Parcaut won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parcaut has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baine is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parcaut wants to control but Baine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parcaut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Baine 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parcaut can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baine works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Baine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Baine is trying to work for a kimura but Parcaut is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parcaut tries to roll over but Baine keeps him under control.

Baine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Baine is looking for a kimura but Parcaut is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baine to get the leverage.
Parcaut tries to roll over but Baine keeps him under control.
Baine trying to control the action but Parcaut is working from the bottom.
Parcaut slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parcaut trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Baine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parcaut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parcaut controls Baine momentarily but Baine frees himself.
Parcaut wants to sweep here but Baine controlling him for the moment.
Parcaut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baine!
Baine tries to reverse the position but Parcaut maintains control.
Parcaut looking to finish Baine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baine!
Baine is desperately trying to improve his position but Parcaut has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut is landing with some decent strikes but Baine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Parcaut postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baine looks a forlorn figure.
Baine is desperately trying to improve his position but Parcaut has a good base and remains in mount.
Parcaut working the ground and pound effectively.
Baine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parcaut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baine taking shots to the head.
Parcaut trying to control but Baine is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baine tries to lock up and control but Parcaut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Parcaut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parcaut 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Parcaut!
In his post fight interview, Ralph Parcaut started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.