PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Parkachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Spill The Wine - War as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Parkachev
vs
Perez

180 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Parkachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Perez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Parkachev as Perez shoots in.
Perez tries for a takedown but Parkachev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parkachev throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt
and Parkachev counters with a one-two to the body.
Vladimir Parkachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Horrible takedown by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Parkachev which made him look bad.
Billy Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Parkachev tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parkachev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt - Parkachev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parkachev circles away.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
An elbow from Perez crashes against the mat.
Perez cracks Parkachev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Perez landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parkachev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parkachev is looking to reverse the position.
Perez landing a few strikes.
Perez is working Parkachev over with some ground and pound from side control.

Perez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into Parkachev's guard.
Perez postures up.
Perez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parkachev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parkachev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Parkachev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parkachev has momentary wrist control but Perez slips an elbow through the middle.
Parkachev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Parkachev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
Perez works over Parkachev with some ground and pound from guard.
Perez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perez postures up and lands a big shot to Parkachev's brow.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Parkachev is keeping the position.
Parkachev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez cracks Parkachev with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Parkachev blocks nicely.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Parkachev has wrist control.
Perez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Parkachev blocks nicely.
Perez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perez lands a couple of elbows.
Perez postures up and lands a big shot to Parkachev's brow.
Perez wants to control from the top but Parkachev keeps moving.
Parkachev is trying to keep Perez in close.
Parkachev keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is pushing down on Parkachev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parkachev is fighting to maintain full guard but Perez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Perez there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
Parkachev tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
Perez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Parkachev has hold of Perez's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez lands strikes from half guard.
Parkachev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Perez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Perez shoots in but Parkachev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Parkachev, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Parkachev against the cage but Parkachev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parkachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Parkachev enables Perez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parkachev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Perez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parkachev is keeping the position for now.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Billy Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perez stands up over Parkachev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parkachev 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.
Perez is looking to advance position but Parkachev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Perez regains half guard.
Perez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parkachev's guard.
Perez throws a big elbow that misses.
Perez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parkachev's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perez trying to control but Parkachev is working from the bottom.
Parkachev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez passes Parkachev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Perez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parkachev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parkachev's head.
Perez working Parkachev over with strikes.
Perez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Perez.
Parkachev taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perez works his way into full mount!
Perez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Perez working the ground and pound effectively.

Parkachev is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Perez.
Oh Parkachev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Parkachev! More shots from Perez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

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