PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Milosevic
vs
Parsons

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Milosevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons shoots in for a double leg but Milosevic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Milosevic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parsons's half guard.

Parsons actively working from the bottom here.
Milosevic wants to control but Parsons is keeping him busy.
Milosevic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parsons to regain full guard.
Milosevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Parsons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Parsons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parsons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milosevic wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parsons seems to be working for a kimura but Milosevic defends the submission attempt.

Parsons 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.

Milosevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Parsons.
Parsons trying to control from half guard but Milosevic is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parsons wants to take a breather but Milosevic is having none of it.
Milosevic is looking for a sweep. Parsons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Parsons is looking for a kimura here.
Parsons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milosevic keeps working.
Milosevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parsons on the ground.

Milosevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Parsons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parsons is keen to just control but Milosevic is a slippery customer.
Parsons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milosevic's head.
Parsons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parsons is trying to control the action in half guard but Milosevic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parsons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parsons controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milosevic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Parsons is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Milosevic is refusing to be controlled, as Parsons sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Parsons wants to work for an arm triangle but Milosevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Milosevic is not content to let Parsons control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Milosevic scores with a takedown into Parsons's guard.
Milosevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parsons seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milosevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Parsons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parsons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parsons is on top in guard.
Milosevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Milosevic, not yet.
Milosevic keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Milosevic keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.
Parsons might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Milosevic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Parsons was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parsons.
Parsons shoots in and drives through. Milosevic sprawls well.

Parsons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Milosevic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Milosevic preventing the sweep.
Milosevic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic trying to move into half guard but instead Parsons has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parsons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parsons trying to control but Milosevic is working from the bottom.
Parsons stops Milosevic from standing up.
John Parsons has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Milosevic keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.

Parsons drops back, looking for a kneebar! Milosevic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Milosevic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Milosevic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Milosevic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Parsons gets back to half guard.
Parsons is staying active underneath Milosevic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Milosevic trying to advance position but Parsons counters by regaining guard.

Parsons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Milosevic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parsons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Milosevic preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic works over Parsons with some ground and pound from guard.

Parsons looking for a guillotine here but Milosevic defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milosevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Parsons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parsons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Parsons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milosevic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Parsons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Milosevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parsons circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Milosevic. No joy for Parsons on that attempt.

Milosevic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parsons's guard.
Parsons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Parsons has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milosevic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Milosevic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Parsons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Milosevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Parsons is tightening it up a little... Milosevic has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Milosevic reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Milosevic taps out! Nice BJJ there by Parsons!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Parsons!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Parsons made sure he mentioned Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , along with how happy he was to win his fight.