PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tron McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Disappear by Metalica. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McFly
vs
Parise

178 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

178 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tron McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Parise!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly throws a head kick but Parise moves out of range.

Parise rushes McFly and presses him up against the cage.
McFly leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McFly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parise.
McFly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McFly lands a nice knee to the body.
McFly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parise is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McFly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Zach Parise has been cut.
McFly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parise swings away with an uppercut that misses.

McFly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Parise. Those never looked like landing.
McFly tries to clinch there but Parise circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly tries to close the distance and clinch but Parise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parise scores with a crisp jab that stopped McFly in his tracks.
McFly throws a lazy head kick
and Parise counters with a one-two to the body.
Parise throws a hook to the side of McFly's head but McFly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFly.
McFly fakes the leg kick and cracks Parise in the body.
McFly doesn't manage to clinch there - Parise circles away.

McFly tries to keep at a distance but Parise has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parise is looking to control McFly's arms but McFly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parise has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from McFly.
Parise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFly missing with knees to the body.
McFly landing knees to the body.
McFly misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Parise.
McFly tries a knee to the head but Parise blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parise has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parise blocks it with crossed arms.
McFly is struggling to control the position.
McFly tries to land knees in the clinch but Parise avoids the damage to the body.
McFly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parise.
Parise misses with the head strike.
Parise working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.
Parise has had enough of the clinch but McFly keeps him there for the moment.
McFly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFly misses with a knee to the head.
McFly is breathing heavily.
McFly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McFly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parise blocks it with crossed arms.
Parise throws a head punch that misses.
Parise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parise as McFly tries to tie him up.
McFly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parise's face.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise throws a punch but it's blocked by McFly.
McFly misses with a knee to the head.
McFly has Parise pressed against the cage, preventing Parise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McFly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parise blocks it with crossed arms.
Parise avoiding damage as McFly throws knees to the body.
McFly blocking some punches.
McFly throws a knee to the head but misses.
McFly taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McFly trying to land knees to the body.
Parise taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Parise - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tron McFly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Parise's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McFly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parise counters with a stiff right hand.
Parise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.

Parise gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parise fails to land.
McFly prevents Parise from breaking the clinch.
McFly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on McFly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parise stalling in the clinch.
McFly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McFly lands a knee to the head.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Parise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parise connects with the punch.
A punch combination from McFly misses.

McFly has taken the fight to the clinch.
McFly is trying to maintain a safe position but Parise gets an underhook and turns McFly into the cage.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but Parise blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parise tries to stall but McFly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McFly pushes off an throws an elbow but Parise leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McFly blocking some punches.
McFly lands a knee to the body.
McFly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Parise gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Parise is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFly scores with a shoulder strike.
Tron McFly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parise's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McFly landing knees to the body.

Parise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McFly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McFly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Parise swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly throws a knee to the head but misses.
McFly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parise misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly landing knees to the body.
McFly misses with a knee strike.
Parise scores with a shoulder strike.
McFly tries a knee to the head but Parise blocks it.
Parise tries to circle away but McFly has him pinned against the cage.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parise being controlled against the cage.
Parise gets underhooks to prevent McFly's takedown attempt.
McFly is trying to break free.
Parise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly tries to stall but Parise uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parise is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron McFly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parise swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Parise.
Parise misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parise lands with a left to the head.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parise blocks it with crossed arms.
Parise misses with the head strike.
McFly misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parise misses with a punch on the inside.
Parise looking to stall.

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

Tron McFly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Parise's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Parise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McFly on the side of the head.
McFly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parise swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
McFly tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Parise misses.

McFly tries to keep at a distance but Parise has taken the fight into the clinch.

McFly breaks from the clinch.
McFly throws a push kick but Parise slaps the foot to one side.
McFly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFly circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly wants to clinch up but Parise keeps it at a distance.
Tron McFly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFly throws a head kick that misses
and Parise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFly tries to clinch up but Parise circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly wants to clinch up but Parise keeps it at a distance.
McFly fails in his attempt to clinch.

McFly tries to keep at a distance but Parise has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parise has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.
McFly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parise blocks it with crossed arms.

Parise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McFly tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Parise finds it's target.
Parise tests McFly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Parise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McFly tries to clinch but Parise moves away
and Parise counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McFly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parise to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Parise has taken the fight to the clinch.
McFly landing knees to the head.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.
Parise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Parise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parise lands with a straight right. McFly didn't see that one coming.
Zach Parise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parise circles away.
Tron McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parise scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFly at a distance.
McFly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parise.
McFly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zach Parise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parise throws a shot to the body.
McFly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parise punishes McFly's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parise.
McFly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McFly there as he acknowledges the shot.
McFly checks a low kick from Parise.
A jab from Parise finds it's way through McFly's defenses.

McFly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise controlling the action here for a moment.
McFly seems to have got his legs back now.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFly looking to throw knees to the head but Parise is blocking nicely.
McFly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Parise.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFly with a knee to the head.

Parise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parise misses with a few strikes there.
Tron McFly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Parise.
Parise throws a right hand that McFly ducks under and follows up with a left that McFly also avoids with ease.
Parise keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Parise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McFly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tron McFly!