PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kali Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Parlsh
vs
Davis

172 cm
26
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

160 cm
28
130 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kali Parlsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parlsh tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Parlsh closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parlsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parlsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Parlsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Parlsh.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've been hearing reports that Parlsh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parlsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parlsh throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Parlsh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Davis tries to sprawl but Parlsh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Parlsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parlsh in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parlsh is working away from the top position though.
Davis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Parlsh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Parlsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parlsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parlsh throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parlsh uses his free foot to push down on Davis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Davis.
Parlsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parlsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Davis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Parlsh.
Parlsh wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Parlsh content just to control the position here.
Parlsh with a couple of short strikes.

Davis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Parlsh.
Parlsh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parlsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis taking shots to the head.
Parlsh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parlsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parlsh landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parlsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parlsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Parlsh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Parlsh seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Davis is holding on tight.

Parlsh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but Parlsh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!

Parlsh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kali Parlsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parlsh walks into a jab.
Parlsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a double jab

so Parlsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Davis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Parlsh is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Parlsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parlsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Parlsh's head.
Parlsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a one two! Parlsh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parlsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Parlsh feinted with a counter takedown.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Parlsh's ribs.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
As Davis looks to move away, Parlsh throws a big counter combo but Davis just gets out of the way.
Parlsh is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis throws out a counter right but Parlsh avoids it with no problem.
Parlsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Connor Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Parlsh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.

Davis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Parlsh feinted with a counter takedown.
Parlsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis tests Parlsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Parlsh with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kali Parlsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Parlsh has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Parlsh with an uppercut!
Parlsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parlsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body punch but Parlsh moves out of range.
Parlsh is looking to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Parlsh looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parlsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parlsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis throws a series of punches but Parlsh moves out of range.
Parlsh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davis sprawls and moves away.
Parlsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Parlsh looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Parlsh loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a jab.
Parlsh has a takedown stuffed.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Parlsh tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Parlsh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parlsh misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parlsh misses with a takedown
and Parlsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parlsh attempts a counter takedown but Davis avoids it well and moves away.
Davis throws a series of punches but Parlsh avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Davis 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Parlsh looking to score a takedown here. Davis is defending well but Parlsh drives through and ends up in Davis's guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Parlsh controlling him for the moment.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parlsh passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Parlsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parlsh advances to full mount.
Kali Parlsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parlsh with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh landing punches.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis tries to hold on but Parlsh pushes him away.

Parlsh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Davis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davis shrugs it off.

Parlsh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis reaches up to try and control the position but Parlsh seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Davis rolls and tries to escape and now Parlsh has his back!
Parlsh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Davis.

Parlsh has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Davis right now.

Parlsh looking for the choke from the back.
Parlsh is landing with strikes. Davis can't take much more of this.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet but Parlsh has full control of the position and if anything, Davis has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Parlsh patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Parlsh looking to break Davis's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Davis remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Parlsh will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis holding both Parlsh 's hands and preventing any damage.
Davis trying to get back to his feet but Parlsh is in full control for now.

Parlsh has his arm under Davis's chin here. Game over son! Parlsh squeezes tightly and Davis is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kali Parlsh!