PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe has chosen Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Parisyan
vs
Schtrappe

178 cm
27
181 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

173 cm
27
169 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pharoah Parisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyan defending well as Schtrappe loads up on a big left hand.
Parisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schtrappe throws out the jab.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parisyan.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parisyan.
A low kick from Schtrappe misses
and Parisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Parisyan blocks it.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Parisyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parisyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Parisyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schtrappe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pharoah Parisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schtrappe.
Parisyan misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe thows a body kick. Parisyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parisyan avoids a kick to the body.
Schtrappe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parisyan.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but Parisyan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schtrappe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parisyan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schtrappe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parisyan.
Schtrappe blocks a head kick by Parisyan.
Parisyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schtrappe is fending him off so far but Parisyan persists. Nope, Schtrappe circles away and we're back to standing.
Parisyan throws the kick towards the body but Schtrappe avoids it.
Parisyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schtrappe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pharoah Parisyan has been cut.
A jab lands there for Schtrappe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parisyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a wild combination.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parisyan misses with a straight left.
Parisyan sizes up Schtrappe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schtrappe.
Parisyan blocks the body kick.
Jacque Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parisyan looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
Parisyan scores with a push kick.
Parisyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parisyan.
Parisyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parisyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe punishes Parisyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parisyan lands with a nice body punch.
Parisyan misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a jab to the nose.
Parisyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries to land a front kick but Parisyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schtrappe.
Parisyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Parisyan.
Parisyan throws a front kick aimed at Schtrappe's knee but Schtrappe avoids it well.
Parisyan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pharoah Parisyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schtrappe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schtrappe scores with a decent looking hook.
Parisyan throws a front kick aimed at Schtrappe's knee but Schtrappe avoids it well.
Schtrappe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schtrappe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parisyan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schtrappe's head backwards.
Parisyan misses the jab.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Parisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Parisyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parisyan moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan misses with the body kick
and Schtrappe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a few strikes there.
Parisyan misses with a body punch
and Schtrappe counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parisyan misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parisyan is looking to chop away at Schtrappe's legs.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Schtrappe digs a good hook to Parisyan's body.
Parisyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Schtrappe sprawls well. He's pushed Parisyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schtrappe with a nice cross.
Schtrappe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parisyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Parisyan saw that one coming.
Parisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Parisyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Schtrappe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pharoah Parisyan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a low kick, looking for Parisyan's leg but Parisyan calmly moves out of range.
Parisyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe drops his hands momentarily and Parisyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parisyan.
Sloppy strikes from Schtrappe. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Schtrappe misses its intended target.
Schtrappe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parisyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schtrappe slips a jab from Parisyan.
Schtrappe thows a body kick. Parisyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schtrappe misses with a kick to the body
and Parisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parisyan.
Parisyan wants to slow Schtrappe down by chopping away at his legs.
Parisyan takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Parisyan walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parisyan manages to avoid it.
Parisyan misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe thuds a left hand into Parisyan's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parisyan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Parisyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but Parisyan avoids it.
Parisyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parisyan.
Schtrappe jabs at Parisyan's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parisyan loads up on a big right hand but Schtrappe slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Schtrappe.
Parisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Parisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parisyan fails with a takedown attempt.

Parisyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schtrappe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schtrappe managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacque Schtrappe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
Schtrappe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parisyan cracks the inside of Schtrappe's front leg.
Parisyan with a jab.
Parisyan throws a front kick aimed at Schtrappe's knee but Schtrappe avoids it well.
Parisyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schtrappe.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the body.
Schtrappe scores with a kick to the body.
Schtrappe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parisyan.
Parisyan tries for a takedown but Schtrappe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schtrappe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parisyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parisyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe swinging wildly here.
Parisyan cracks Schtrappe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schtrappe tests Parisyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parisyan.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
Parisyan lands a jab-cross combination.
Parisyan ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parisyan misses with a looping left.
Parisyan slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schtrappe.
Parisyan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pharoah Parisyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parisyan scores with a jab.
Schtrappe lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Schtrappe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pharoah Parisyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Parisyan looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Schtrappe stuns Parisyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schtrappe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parisyan on the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands a nice hook to Parisyan's body. Parisyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Parisyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parisyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Schtrappe is trying to keep Parisyan in close.
Schtrappe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schtrappe is trying to hold Parisyan in close to prevent damage but Parisyan has managed to pass into half guard.
Parisyan is trying to control the action in half guard but Schtrappe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe is looking to control Parisyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schtrappe avoid being mounted?
Parisyan is just content to waste time from the top position. Schtrappe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parisyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Parisyan wants to control from the top but Schtrappe keeps moving.

Parisyan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schtrappe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schtrappe has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Pharoah Parisyan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parisyan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schtrappe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schtrappe.
Parisyan throws a leg kick but Schtrappe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parisyan throws a lazy right hand but Schtrappe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parisyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Parisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parisyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schtrappe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schtrappe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parisyan's calf.
Parisyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schtrappe lands a nice hook to Parisyan's body. Parisyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schtrappe cracks a nice hook into Parisyan's ribs.
Parisyan with a nice cross.
Parisyan missing with a left hand there. Schtrappe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Parisyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Parisyan moves out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parisyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch
and Parisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schtrappe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Parisyan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parisyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parisyan is able to avoid easily.
Pharoah Parisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parisyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Parisyan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schtrappe as he jumps to the side.
Parisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parisyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Parisyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schtrappe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Schtrappe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schtrappe 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe gave a mention to Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).