PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between George Parcharidis (ranked 6066 p4p, 5295 weight class) and Marino Soldic (ranked 229 p4p, 221 weight class). Soldic has chosen Bojna Čavoglave as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parcharidis
vs
Soldic

178 cm
22
142
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
130
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Parcharidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marino Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic moves in looking to clinch but Parcharidis pushes him off.
Soldic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soldic lands a slapping body shot.
Parcharidis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldic can pounce on him.
Parcharidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Parcharidis slips a jab from Soldic.
A right-left combo lands from Soldic.
Parcharidis walks into a left hand.
Soldic avoids the body shot from Parcharidis.
Parcharidis slips a straight right by Soldic.
Parcharidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Soldic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parcharidis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soldic.

Parcharidis moves into the clinch successfully.
Soldic lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcharidis tries to break free but Soldic pushes him back against the ropes.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
Soldic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parcharidis tries to break the clinch but Soldic is controlling the position.

Parcharidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marino Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcharidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soldic to score with a decent uppercut.
Soldic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parcharidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soldic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parcharidis moves away.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldic.
Soldic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soldic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parcharidis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Soldic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parcharidis doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Parcharidis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soldic jabs Parcharidis right on the nose. Parcharidis blinks but takes it well.
Soldic throws a head kick that Parcharidis semi-blocks.
Soldic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parcharidis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soldic misses with a head kick.
Marino Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parcharidis tries to land a front kick but Soldic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soldic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Parcharidis blocks a head kick by Soldic.

Soldic drives through and clinches with Parcharidis against the ropes.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcharidis.
Soldic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic misses with a hook from the clinch.

Parcharidis breaks from the clinch.
Soldic lands the left hand.
Soldic throws a jab when Parcharidis was well out of range.
Parcharidis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marino Soldic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Soldic.
Parcharidis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parcharidis needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parcharidis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parcharidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic misses with a looping left.
Soldic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Parcharidis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soldic feints and then cracks Parcharidis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parcharidis down.
Soldic throws a body punch but Parcharidis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic jabs Parcharidis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldic.
Parcharidis wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Parcharidis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Parcharidis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soldic is looking to clinch but Parcharidis is avoiding it.
Parcharidis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marino Soldic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parcharidis ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Parcharidis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Parcharidis avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Parcharidis ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Soldic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parcharidis takes a step back to recover.
Soldic lands a two punch combo.
Soldic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parcharidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soldic jabs Parcharidis right on the nose. Parcharidis blinks but takes it well.
Soldic swinging wildly here.
Soldic lands a jab to Parcharidis's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Soldic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parcharidis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Parcharidis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soldic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Parcharidis seems unphased.
A clash of legs there as Soldic blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Soldic. That snapped Parcharidis's head back.
Soldic misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Parcharidis needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Soldic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Soldic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Soldic backs away, Parcharidis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marino Soldic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Parcharidis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marino Soldic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soldic checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Parcharidis with an uppercut!
Soldic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parcharidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soldic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soldic.
Parcharidis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parcharidis looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic looks to land a right hand but Parcharidis moved out of range.
A jab from Soldic finds it's way through Parcharidis's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic throws a head kick that half lands.
Soldic misses the body punch
and Parcharidis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcharidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soldic looks to land a right hand but Parcharidis moved out of range.
Parcharidis throws out a loose jab but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic lands a nice shot that snaps Parcharidis's head back.
Soldic is looking to clinch.
Soldic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Soldic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parcharidis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parcharidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soldic has him pressed against the ropes.
Parcharidis wants to break free but Soldic has control.
Soldic misses with the head strike.

Parcharidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic is looking to clinch.
Parcharidis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldic.
Parcharidis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soldic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Soldic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soldic scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic digs a good hook to Parcharidis's body.
Soldic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parcharidis momentarily.
Nice body punch from Soldic.
Soldic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soldic throws an off balance right hand
and Parcharidis counters with a two punch combo.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parcharidis has time to react.
Parcharidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic scores with a jab. Parcharidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soldic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soldic wants to clinch up but Parcharidis keeps it at a distance.
George Parcharidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldic lands a glancing blow to the side of Parcharidis's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marino Soldic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soldic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Marino Soldic!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Marino Soldic!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Marino Soldic!

Marino Soldic wins by unanimous decision!
Marino Soldic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.