PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingtiger Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demyan Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkhipov has chosen Vitas - The Star as his entrance music. Demyan Arkhipov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pardy
vs
Arkhipov

188 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
241 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kingtiger Pardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demyan Arkhipov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkhipov wants to clinch.
Arkhipov moves out of range of the body kick from Pardy.
Pardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arkhipov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arkhipov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pardy circles away.
Pardy cracks the inside of Arkhipov's front leg.
Arkhipov tries to clinch but Pardy moves out of range.
Arkhipov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pardy as he jumps to the side.
Pardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arkhipov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardy swinging wilding here.
Pardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pardy misses with a jab, cross combination.

Arkhipov pushes Pardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Pardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Kingtiger Pardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demyan Arkhipov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arkhipov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pardy regains guard immediately.
Pardy 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.
Pardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arkhipov trying to control but Pardy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arkhipov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pardy is on top in guard.
Pardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pardy trying to control but Arkhipov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Arkhipov is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arkhipov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pardy trying to control but Arkhipov is working from the bottom.
Pardy slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Arkhipov.
Pardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Arkhipov tries to get to full guard but Pardy has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pardy throws a head kick but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Arkhipov has a takedown stuffed.
Arkhipov looks gassed!
Pardy connects with a crisp jab.
Arkhipov looks for a takedown but Pardy sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Pardy misses.
Pardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Arkhipov blocks a head kick by Pardy.
Arkhipov shoots in but Pardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pardy.
Pardy lands a head kick!
Pardy throws a leg kick which misses Arkhipov's front leg but catches the back leg as Arkhipov tries to avoid it.
Pardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arkhipov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pardy.
Arkhipov avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardy is looking to slow Arkhipov down with leg kicks.
Pardy throws a right and a left that Arkhipov avoids nicely.

Arkhipov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pardy's guard.
Arkhipov thows a big elbow that misses.
Pardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arkhipov throwing strikes from guard but Pardy blocks nicely.
Arkhipov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pardy is retaining full guard.
Pardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pardy wants to stand up but Arkhipov is controlling him.
Pardy controls Arkhipov momentarily but Arkhipov frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Arkhipov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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 Kingtiger Pardy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arkhipov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pardy swivels and escapes.
Arkhipov tries for a takedown but Pardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pardy throws a sloppy head kick and Arkhipov moves out of range easily.
Pardy works Arkhipov's body with a nice hook.
Arkhipov shoots in for a takedown but Pardy shows good takedown defense.
Kingtiger Pardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demyan Arkhipov.
Pardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arkhipov tries for a takedown but Pardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arkhipov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Pardy.
Kingtiger Pardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardy throws a head kick that Arkhipov semi-blocks.
Pardy works over Arkhipov's head and body with a nice combination.
Pardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arkhipov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pardy lands a two punch combo.
Pardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arkhipov shoots in but Pardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arkhipov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arkhipov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left lands for Arkhipov.

Arkhipov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov trying to control but Pardy is working from the bottom.
Arkhipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Arkhipov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arkhipov dodges the punch combination from Pardy.
Pardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Arkhipov shoots for a double leg takedown but Pardy sprawls well. He's pushed Arkhipov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Arkhipov avoids them all with ease.
Pardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Pardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arkhipov is out of range and Pardy settles back down.
Arkhipov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pardy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arkhipov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pardy is trying to control but can't.
Pardy controlling the position for now.
Pardy gets full guard.
Pardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arkhipov is trying to get back to full guard.
Pardy controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov tries to get to full guard but Pardy has control of the leg.
Pardy wants to pass the guard but Arkhipov is defending well.
Arkhipov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arkhipov is trying to maintain the position but Pardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Pardy prevents Arkhipov from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkhipov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingtiger Pardy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pardy cracks Arkhipov with a good jab.
Pardy throws a head kick but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Arkhipov takes a kick to the side of the head.

Arkhipov has closed the distance and engaged Pardy in a clinch.

Pardy breaks from the clinch.
Kingtiger Pardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arkhipov's head backwards.
Pardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arkhipov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Pardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arkhipov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pardy throws a right and a left that Arkhipov avoids nicely.
Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkhipov.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pardy.

Arkhipov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy taking a bit of punishment here - Arkhipov scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arkhipov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pardy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arkhipov trying to mount his opponent but Pardy defends it.
Arkhipov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arkhipov prevents Pardy from improving his position.
Pardy is refusing to be controlled, as Arkhipov sits in half guard.
Pardy pushes Arkhipov off looking to stand but Arkhipov dives back in and keeps control.
Pardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arkhipov is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arkhipov fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingtiger Pardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Arkhipov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingtiger Pardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arkhipov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pardy.
Arkhipov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arkhipov misses with a takedown attempt - Pardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pardy misses with a wild combination.
Pardy throws a series of punches but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Arkhipov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Arkhipov scores with a takedown into Pardy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pardy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arkhipov throwing strikes from guard but Pardy blocks nicely.
Pardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arkhipov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arkhipov.
Pardy is trying to hold Arkhipov in close to prevent damage but Arkhipov has managed to pass into half guard.
Pardy keeping control of the position.
Arkhipov tries to pass to full mount but Pardy defends it.

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.
Pardy is refusing to be controlled, as Arkhipov sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Arkhipov with that takedown attempt.
Kingtiger Pardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demyan Arkhipov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pardy!
Demyan Arkhipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pardy throws a head kick but Arkhipov moves out of range.
Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkhipov.
A left and a right from Pardy both land. Nice combination.
Pardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arkhipov.

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 Kingtiger Pardy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingtiger Pardy!