PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Parise could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Red Nose's chin.

Parise
vs
Nose

183 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Parise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Nose!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Jordan Parise has been cut.
Nose misses with a wild combination.

Nose forces Parise back against the cage and clinches.
Nose is pushing Parise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parise.
Parise drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parise fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Parise. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nose closes the distance and clinches.
Nose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nose throws a body punch but Parise moves out of range.

Parise scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose pushes Parise off looking to stand but Parise dives back in and keeps control.
Nose tries to roll over but Parise keeps him under control.
Nose is trying to control but can't.
Nose keeping control of the position.
Nose is trying to get back to full guard.
Parise controlling the action here.
Nose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nose.
Parise postures up in Nose's guard and throws a big left but Nose blocks it.
Parise trying to control but Nose is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nose pulls Parise in close to prevent any damage.
Parise controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nose throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parise wants to control from the top but Nose keeps moving.
Parise postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parise ducks under a wild hook from Nose.
No luck for Parise with that takedown attempt.
Parise is breathing heavily.
Parise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nose pinned against the cage. Nose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nose clobbers Parise with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Parise or perhaps it was just good defense by Nose which made him look bad.
Nose misses with a double jab.
Nose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parise tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nose swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Nose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nose works Parise's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Nose both land. Nice combination.
Parise looks for a takedown but Nose sprawls well.
Nose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parise has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Nose as the two fighters clinch.
Nose digs a right hand into Parise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parise's gas tank.
Nose stalling in the clinch.
Parise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nose is stalling here.

Nose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nose throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Nose.
Jordan Parise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parise misses with a takedown attempt - Nose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Nose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Parise'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.

Nose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Nose.
Nose moves out of range of the body kick.
Nose fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Parise with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nose tries to clinch up but Parise circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nose tries to bum rush Parise with a series of wild strikes but Parise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Nose misses.

Nose rushes Parise and presses him up against the cage.
Nose leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parise pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise shoots in for a takedown but Nose shows good takedown defense.
Nose scores with a body shot.

Nose moves into the clinch.
Nose looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.

Nose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parise trying to control but Nose postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nose connects with a nice short shot to Parise's temple.
Nose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parise is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose trying to control from half guard but Parise is working away.
Parise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nose lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Nose takes the fight into the clinch.
Nose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nose scores a nice knee to the body.
Parise managing to block the knees to the body from Nose.
Nose leaning his opponent against the cage.
Parise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Parise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nose content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Nose gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Parise is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose trying to control but Parise is working from the bottom.
Parise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nose postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nose sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parise is trying to keep Nose in close.
Nose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nose wants to control from the top but Parise keeps moving.
Nose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Nose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Parise's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Nose.

Parise closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parise lands in his opponent's guard.
Parise content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parise being controlled here momentarily.
Nose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Red Nose just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nose wants to clinch up but Parise keeps it at a distance.
Nose swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nose misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parise fails with a takedown attempt.
Red Nose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nose scores with a three punch combo!
Nose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nose scores with a hook.
Parise tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nose swivels and escapes.

Nose has closed the distance and engaged Parise in a clinch.

Nose breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Nose as Parise shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Parise. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose throws a nice looking combination but Parise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parise takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parise fails to land the takedown.
Nose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Parise shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parise showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nose is staying active underneath Parise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nose throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Parise prevents Nose from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose trying to hold on to Parise's head to control him but Parise postures up.
Nose flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Parise throwing shots but Nose is blocking nicely.
Parise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nose keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Nose as Parise shoots in.
Nose scores with a shot to the body.
Nose swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nose!
Nose throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nose!

Nose rushes Parise and presses him up against the cage.
Parise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nose smiles and moves away.
Nose misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Parise with that takedown attempt.
Red Nose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red Nose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jordan Parise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Nose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nose 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Nose!