PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 4960 p4p, 460 weight class) and Mannie Parazinho (ranked 18577 p4p, 647 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay
vs
Parazinho

163 cm
32
140 lbs
17 - 17 - 1

174 cm
29
152 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite 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 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mannie Parazinho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parazinho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parazinho leaves Jay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parazinho takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parazinho.
A big right from Parazinho misses.
Jay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parazinho.
Jay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parazinho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jay somewhat.
Parazinho cracks a nice hook into Jay's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay shoots for a double leg takedown but Parazinho sprawls well. He's pushed Jay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parazinho connects with a leg kick. Jay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Parazinho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jay shoots in for a takedown but Parazinho shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Parazinho misses its intended target.
Jay tries to clinch but Parazinho moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parazinho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.
Jay throws a leg kick
and Parazinho counters with a nice body shot.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Parazinho throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jay takes one on the button.
Parazinho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jay's calf.
Jay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parazinho counters with a slapping leg kick.

Jay has Parazinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Parazinho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parazinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parazinho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Jay has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parazinho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jay up against the cage.
Parazinho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jays head.
Parazinho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Parazinho fails to land.
Parazinho has Jay pressed against the cage.
Jay looking for a takedown.
Parazinho tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay has Parazinho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parazinho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parazinho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parazinho.
Jay avoids a wild elbow strike from Parazinho.
Parazinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parazinho throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Parazinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Parazinho.
A low kick from Parazinho misses

so Jay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jay preventing the sweep.
Parazinho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parazinho has Jay pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho wants to sweep here but Jay controlling him for the moment.
Parazinho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Parazinho is looking for a triangle here but Jay uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jay wants to control but Parazinho is keeping him busy.
Parazinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mannie Parazinho dominated that round.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jay thows a body kick. Parazinho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jay misses the body punch
and Parazinho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mannie Parazinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parazinho throws out a powerful jab.
Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parazinho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jay is out of range and Parazinho settles back down.
Parazinho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parazinho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parazinho scores with a decent looking hook.
Parazinho tests Jay'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!
Parazinho feints and then cracks Jay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jay down.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Parazinho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Parazinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay needs to keep his hands up - Parazinho had a free shot at his head there.
Jay darts in looking for a takedown but Parazinho gets double underhooks and turns Jay into the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jay goes for a takedown attempt but Parazinho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jay has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parazinho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay misses with a kick to the body
and Parazinho counters with a nice uppercut.
Jay dives in and grabs Parazinho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parazinho pushes down on Jay's head and hops out.
Parazinho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jay tries to clinch but Parazinho moves out of range.

Jay has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parazinho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jay controls his hands.
Parazinho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parazinho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parazinho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Parazinho closes the distance and clinches.
Parazinho lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bee Jay has been cut.
Parazinho pushes Jay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parazinho lands a right hand.
Parazinho misses with some punches.
Parazinho looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jay is working for takedown but Parazinho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parazinho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parazinho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parazinho can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parazinho.
Parazinho lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Parazinho.
Parazinho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parazinho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jay wants to take the fight to the mat but Parazinho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parazinho after a bit of a struggle.
Parazinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parazinho.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jay tightens his grip and picks Parazinho up, before dumping him to the ground. Parazinho manages to land in guard.
Parazinho pulls Jay in close to prevent any damage.
Jay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parazinho is adopting a defensive guard.
Parazinho is trying to control the position but Jay postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parazinho is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mannie Parazinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bee Jay's cut.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jay moves into the clinch.
Parazinho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Parazinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Parazinho gets a clinch.
Parazinho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jay.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Parazinho is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parazinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parazinho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Parazinho.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parazinho wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
A short right from Parazinho on the inside.
Parazinho stalling.
Parazinho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Parazinho's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Parazinho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parazinho throws a head punch that misses.
Parazinho throws a head punch that misses.
Jay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay tries to land knees in the clinch but Parazinho avoids the damage to the body.
Parazinho misses with the head strike.
Jay is trying to drag Parazinho to the mat but Parazinho just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parazinho works on Jay's body with a couple of short punches.
Parazinho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Jay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parazinho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parazinho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jay up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parazinho.
Jay is trying to push Parazinho away but Parazinho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parazinho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parazinho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parazinho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jay tries for a takedown but Parazinho manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay trying to control the position but instead, Parazinho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jay into the cage.
Parazinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Parazinho.
A bit of stalling here from Parazinho.
Parazinho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mannie Parazinho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parazinho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jay.
Parazinho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parazinho misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mannie Parazinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parazinho 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mannie Parazinho!
After winning the bout, Mannie Parazinho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.