PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave. Brandon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Life Is Beautiful kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Parsons
vs
Brandon

185 cm
24
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Parsons scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.

Parsons pushes Brandon up against the cage in a clinch.
Parsons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon wants to take the fight to the mat but Parsons manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parsons prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Parsons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brandon blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parsons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandon blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons lands a left hand.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Brandon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Brandon is trying to break free.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Brandon jumps guard but Parsons stands there with Brandon around his waist. Brandon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Parsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandon.
Parsons lands with a right to the head.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandon's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Brandon tries to circle away but Parsons has him pinned against the cage.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandon.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons lands with a light punch inside.
Brandon wants to break free but Parsons has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons lands with a light punch inside.
Parsons lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Brandon fails to pull guard.
Brandon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Parsons.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Parsons.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Brandon.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parsons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Brandon.
Brandon is working for takedown but Parsons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parsons prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Parsons holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandon drops back down to his feet.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
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.

Brandon swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Brandon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Parsons moves into the clinch successfully.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Brandon.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Parsons to keep the fight standing.
Parsons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Parsons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parsons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Parsons misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandon blocking some punches.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandon can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Parsons on the inside.
Brandon blocking some punches.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.

Brandon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parsons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parsons misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Brandon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Parsons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parsons lands an uppercut.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Brandon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parsons prevents it.
Jack Parsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Parsons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parsons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Brandon blocking some punches.
Parsons lands an uppercut.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Brandon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Parsons manages to get underhooks.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons gets underhooks to prevent Brandon's takedown attempt.
Parsons lands a nice uppercut.
Parsons pushes Brandon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parsons.
Brandon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Parsons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Parsons forces Brandon back against the cage and clinches.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parsons lands with a short shot to the head.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Brandon is trying to push Parsons away but Parsons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandon is trying to drag Parsons to the mat but Parsons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandon breaks the clinch.
Brandon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Parsons rushes Brandon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parsons smiles and moves away.
Parsons is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brandon tries to move into range but Parsons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brandon is looking to slow Parsons down with leg kicks.
A big left from Brandon misses.
Parsons fails with an attempt to clinch.

Parsons clinches up with Brandon and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandon can't get the takedown.
Jack Parsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon.
Brandon jumps guard but Parsons stands there with Brandon around his waist. Brandon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Jack Parsons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandon stalling in the clinch but Parsons improves position.
Parsons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Parsons.
Parsons lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Parsons keeps control of Brandon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parsons.
Parsons pushes Brandon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Brandon is rocked!
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Parsons finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Brandon seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parsons dips a shoulder and cracks Brandon with a mighty uppercut! Brandon falls back against the cage and Parsons unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brandon is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Parsons screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Parsons!
Jack Parsons was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.