PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton. Steven has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Even Steven will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Parton
vs
Steven

170 cm
26
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

183 cm
22
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from Parton.

Parton scores with a takedown into Steven's guard.
Parton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Parton trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Parton pushing down on Steven's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steven is refusing to be controlled, as Parton sits in half guard.
Steven wants to get back to his feet.
Parton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton is controlling the pace.
Steven pushes Parton off looking to stand but Parton dives back in and keeps control.
Parton working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Steven's thigh. Steven counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Parton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steven is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parton is trying to get back to full guard.
Steven is looking to advance position but Parton won't allow it.
Parton is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven wants to control but Parton is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Steven there.
Steven wants to control but Parton is keeping him busy.
Parton tries to roll over but Steven keeps him under control.
Steven is looking to take a break and control but Parton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parton is looking for a sweep. Steven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steven is keen to just control but Parton is a slippery customer.
Steven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Parton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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

Parton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steven was covering up waiting for the punch and Parton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Parton tries to free his leg and advance position but Steven is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steven wants to stand up but Parton is controlling him.
Parton is looking to work some ground and pound but Steven has wrist control.
Parton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Steven keeping moving, preventing Parton from controlling successfully.
Parton won't allow Steven to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Steven is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steven misses with a wild combination.

Parton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parton lands in his opponent's guard.
Parton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steven's guard.
Parton trying to control the action but Steven is working from the bottom.

Steven makes his way to full guard, as Parton worked for a kimura.
Steven keeping full guard, as Parton tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton postures up.
Parton lands a couple of elbows.
Parton wants to control from the top but Steven keeps moving.
Parton looking to pass the guard.
Parton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parton connects with a couple of short punches.
Parton trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Steven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Steven wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Steven misses.
Steven looks to land a right hand but Parton moved out of range.
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Parton moves out of range easily.
Parton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steven is breathing heavily.
Steven misses with a jab, cross combination.

Parton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steven!
Steven is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Parton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steven can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steven's face.
Parton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steven?
Parton lands a big elbow.
Parton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steven's face.
Parton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steven can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steven is trying to stand up.
Parton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parton with the ground and pound from mount.
Parton lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steven hang on?
Steven is squirming around, avoiding Parton's attempts to control the action.
Parton controlling his opponent.
Parton landing strikes from the mount and Steven is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Steven tries to bum rush Parton with a series of wild strikes but Parton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steven misses with a few strikes there.
Steven looks to land a combination but Parton avoids it well.
Steven fails to land with a series of punches.
Steven throws a nice looking combination but Parton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Parton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Steven will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Parton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steven down.
Parton landing strikes.
Parton trying to control the action but Steven is working from the bottom.
Parton grinds an elbow into Steven's temple.
Parton is looking to take a break and control but Steven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parton controls the position from side control.
Steven tries to escape but Parton is in control.
Steven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parton trying to control the position but Steven is working away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dolly Parton just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Parton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Steven will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Parton trying to advance position but Steven counters by regaining guard.
Parton trying to control the position from guard on top but Steven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Even Steven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Steven is adopting a defensive guard.
Steven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parton trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Parton scoring with some ground and pound.
Parton wants to control from the top but Steven keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parton won't allow Steven to get back to his feet.
Steven controls Parton momentarily but Parton frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steven misses with a head kick.

Parton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dolly Parton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steven is trying to escape back to his feet but Parton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Parton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolly Parton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolly Parton!