PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Parham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parham has chosen Lil Wayne - Hustler Muzik as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Gono
vs
Parham

194 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Gono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Parham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parham keeps the fight on the outside.
Gono misses with a hook. Parham ducked under it nicely.
Gono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parham.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parham lands a really nice looking cross but Gono seems unphased.
A big left from Gono misses.
Gono misses with an uppercut.
Gono wants to clinch.
Paulo Gono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gono throws a hook but Parham avoids it easily.
Parham slips under a jab from Gono.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gono swinging wilding here.
Gono throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gono throws a hook to the side of Parham's head but Parham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gono wants to clinch up but Parham keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gono misses with an uppercut.
Parham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gono is looking to clinch but Parham is avoiding it.
Parham swats away the attempt to clinch by Gono.
Gono scores with a nice right hand.
Gono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gono gets caught flat footed, as Parham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Parham 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.
Gono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parham on the ground.
Parham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Parham drops back looking for a leg! Gono is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gono manages to kick Parham off! Parham jumps back into Gono's guard.
Gono is looking to stand up but Parham isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gono is looking to stand back up but Parham counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gono.
Gono wants to get back to his feet.
Parham has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parham lands a big shot there that rocks Gono but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gono tries to buck Parham off but he can't manage it.
Parham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gono is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gono looks a forlorn figure.
Parham working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parham trying to control but Gono is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Parham tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Parham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gono wants to try and get back to his feet.

Parham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gono can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Parham raining down shots from the mount!
Gono is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Parham lands a big shot there that rocks Gono but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parham looking to control but Gono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parham has control of Gono's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gono regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Parham with good strikes from the mount here!
Parham cracks Gono with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parham landing strikes from the mount and Gono is in trouble!

Gono defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Parham.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Parham jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gono manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gono is pushing Parham's head away, looking to escape. Parham manages to hold on to the position though.
Parham creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gono sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Parham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gono throws a hook to the side of Parham's head but Parham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gono rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gono dips to his left and cracks Parham with an uppercut!
Gono throws the left hand but Parham avoids the punch easily.
Parham moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Gono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gono wants to clinch up but Parham keeps it at a distance.
Gono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gono misses with a series of wild punches.
Gono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parham.
Gono fails with an attempt to clinch.

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

Parham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gono knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parham working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parham.
Gono is trying to escape the position but Parham is controlling the position.
Parham prevents Gono from escaping the position.

Parham tries for a kimura but Gono is defending well.

Parham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gono, who protects the arm well.
Parham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Parham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gono knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parham wants to control but Gono is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gono bucks up and tries to throw Parham off but instead Parham has got his back!
Gono is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gono trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gono is keeping busy.
Gono wants to get back to his feet.

Gono is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Parham is looking for the choke from the back position but Gono is controlling his hands well.
Parham lands shots from the back.
Gono wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gono fending off the submission attempt from Parham.

Parham is persistently looking for the submission but Gono is defending it well.

Gono showing good submission defense here.
Parham tries to keep control of the position but Gono is staying busy.

Gono defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Parham's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gono is trying to get back to his feet but Parham has full control of the position and if anything, Gono has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Parham landing with strikes.
Gono is trying to stand back up.

Gono is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gono is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Parham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gono is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Parham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gono is looking to clinch but Parham is avoiding it.
Parham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gono.
Gono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parham throws out the jab.
Gono throws a shot from downtown. Parham moves away and avoids it.
Gono takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parham.
Parham slips under a jab from Gono.
Parham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gono looks to throw the jab but Parham is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gono throws a big shot that misses.
Gono fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gono tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parham lands with a shot to the body.
Parham slips a jab from Gono.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono throws a jab when Parham was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Gono misses.
Parham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gono takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gono misses with an uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Parham. Beautiful body shot.
Parham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gono.
Gono throws an overhand right that lands on Parham's shoulder, as Parham tries to avoid the shot.
Paulo Gono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gono.
Parham throws a shot to the body.
Parham stuns Gono with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parham lands a nice looking body shot.
Gono is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Parham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parham postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gono is looking to get back to his feet here but Parham is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gono's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parham is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Gono with him. Gono is trying to defend but Parham has an arm under the chin now! Gono grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Doug Parham!