PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parcon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember the name. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Parcon
vs
Linford

185 cm
30
170 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parcon throws the kick towards the body but Linford avoids it.
Linford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Parcon.
Linford blocks a head kick by Parcon.
Good shot there by Parcon.
Parcon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parcon throws a right hand that Linford ducks under and follows up with a left that Linford also avoids with ease.
Linford throws a right and a left that Parcon avoids nicely.
No joy there for Parcon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linford connects with a jab.
Nico Parcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linford.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parcon.

Parcon gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parcon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Linford gets back to half guard.
Linford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Parcon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Linford sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linford is trying to get back to full guard.
Linford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcon prevents Linford from improving his position.
Parcon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linford trying to hold on to Parcon's head to control him but Parcon postures up.
Linford wants to improve his position but Parcon is controlling well.
Linford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Linford trying to control but Parcon postures up.
Parcon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parcon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Linford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Linford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parcon.
Linford manages to get to full guard.
Parcon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Linford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parcon is one step ahead there.
Linford has his hands on Parcon's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Linford 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.
Parcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Parcon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parcon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Linford looking to control.
Parcon landing with the ground and pound.
Linford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Parcon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parcon lands a couple of elbows.
Parcon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parcon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parcon throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford wants to sweep here but Parcon controlling him for the moment.

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.
Parcon preventing the sweep.
Parcon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parcon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linford wants to stand up but Parcon is controlling him.
Parcon is looking to work some ground and pound but Linford has wrist control.
Parcon wants to pass the guard but Linford is keeping the position.
Linford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Linford with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Linford wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parcon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Parcon.
Parcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parcon misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyrone Linford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford blocks a head kick by Parcon.
Parcon has a takedown stuffed.
Parcon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nico Parcon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parcon shoots for a takedown but Linford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Linford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linford stuns Parcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Linford lands with an overhand left.
Linford misses the shot to the body.
Parcon misses with a takedown attempt - Linford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Linford lands with a hook. Parcon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parcon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parcon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Parcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford stuns Parcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parcon throws a front kick aimed at Linford's knee but Linford avoids it well.
Parcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linford manages to avoid it.
Linford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Linford duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parcon throws a head kick that misses.
Nico Parcon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parcon shoots in but Linford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parcon throws a head kick but Linford moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Linford both land. Nice combination.
Linford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linford stalks Parcon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parcon's face. Parcon staggers backwards, shaken.
Parcon shoots for a double leg takedown but Linford sprawls well. He's pushed Parcon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parcon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parcon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linford lands a nice shot that snaps Parcon's head back.
Parcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parcon throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Linford stuns Parcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parcon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Linford scores with a four punch combination!
Parcon scores with the left hand. Linford knows he should have avoided that one.
Linford lands a nice shot that snaps Parcon's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parcon.
Linford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford scores with the left hand. Parcon knows he should have avoided that one.
Parcon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Linford.
Linford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parcon on the side of the head.
Parcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parcon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Linford as he connects with a hook.

Parcon is rocked!
Parcon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parcon throws a push kick but Linford slaps the foot to one side.
Parcon looks to land a body kick but Linford moved away.
Parcon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linford checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Parcon.
Tyrone Linford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Parcon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Parcon seems to have got his legs back now.
Parcon throws a solid leg kick but Linford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parcon.
Parcon misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Linford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linford.
Parcon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linford throws a shot to the body.
Parcon throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Linford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parcon tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Linford defending well as Parcon loads up on a big left hand.
Linford scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linford.
Linford lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Parcon goes down and covers up as Linford starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Linford!