PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Magavin
vs
Parcon

182 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Magavin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parcon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Magavin is in Parcon's guard.
Parcon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parcon pulls Magavin in close to prevent any damage.
Magavin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magavin trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.
Magavin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magavin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin throws and elbow that misses. Parcon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Parcon!
Parcon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parcon is looking to work some ground and pound but Magavin has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parcon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parcon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magavin controlling Parcon's posture.
Parcon throws and elbow that misses. Magavin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parcon's guard. Nice move by Magavin!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Parcon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magavin cracks Parcon with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon controls Magavin momentarily but Magavin frees himself.
Magavin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Parcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parcon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parcon keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Conner Magavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parcon misses with a combination
and Magavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Magavin.
Parcon scores with a sloppy right hand. Magavin should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conner Magavin 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.

Parcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Magavin is just out of range.
Parcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magavin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parcon.
Nico Parcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcon misses with a body shot.
Parcon swings for the body but Magavin moves out of range.

Magavin gets a takedown into half guard.
Magavin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin is just content to waste time from the top position. Parcon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Parcon is retaining full guard.
Magavin thows a big elbow that misses.
Magavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magavin throws a big right hand that misses.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Parcon keeps moving.
Magavin distracts Parcon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parcon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parcon looking to control.
Magavin passes Parcon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Parcon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magavin.
Magavin thows a huge punch but Parcon dodges it nicely.
Parcon wants to control but Magavin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parcon's head.
Magavin is taking a breather. Parcon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Magavin throwing shots but Parcon is blocking nicely.
Magavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magavin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magavin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parcon defending well though.
Magavin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magavin is working away from the top position though.
Parcon is refusing to be controlled, as Magavin sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magavin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conner Magavin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Parcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magavin lands a nice looking body kick.
Magavin throws a head kick that Parcon semi-blocks.
Parcon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parcon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parcon throws a right hand that Magavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Magavin also avoids with ease.
Magavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magavin.
Nice shot by Parcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Magavin does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin misses with a wild body shot.
Parcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Magavin avoids the body shot from Parcon.
A punch combination from Parcon misses.
Parcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magavin.

Magavin gets a double leg takedown into Parcon's guard.
Parcon is trying to control the position but Magavin postures up.
Parcon is pulling down on Magavin's head to control his posture.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Parcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magavin takes one to the chin there.

Parcon gets caught napping as Magavin dives in and scores a takedown. Parcon manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magavin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magavin wants to take a breather but Parcon is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Magavin.
Parcon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magavin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magavin.
Parcon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Magavin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magavin throwing shots but Parcon is blocking nicely.
Magavin working over Parcon with some ground and pound. Parcon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magavin trying to control from half guard but Parcon is working away.
Magavin slows the pace down in half guard.
Nico Parcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parcon's head.
Parcon trying to control but Magavin postures up.
Magavin trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parcon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Magavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magavin, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Magavin!