PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kali Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by The Warrior Song. Kali Parlsh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Harrison
vs
Parlsh

150 cm
28
130 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

172 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kali Parlsh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrison sprawls well. He's pushed Parlsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parlsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Parlsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parlsh just manages to avoid it.
Parlsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Chuck Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Parlsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parlsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison tries to counter with a takedown but Parlsh is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parlsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parlsh showed some decent athleticism there.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.

Parlsh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Parlsh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parlsh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harrison regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Parlsh forces his way into half guard.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parlsh blocks the strikes from Harrison.
Parlsh tries to pass to full mount but Harrison defends it.
Parlsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parlsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parlsh blocks the strikes from Harrison.
Parlsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison's head.
Parlsh wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Harrison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parlsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parlsh lands with a punch from half guard.
Parlsh drops an elbow to the side of Harrison's head.

Parlsh is looking for a kimura but Harrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parlsh to get the leverage.
Parlsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harrison missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parlsh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrison gets full guard.

Parlsh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harrison looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harrison looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harrison!

Harrison tries for a kimura but Parlsh is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parlsh is trying to buck Harrison off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kali Parlsh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Parlsh shoots in and drives through. Harrison sprawls well.
Harrison half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parlsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Harrison sprawls well. He's pushed Parlsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Parlsh misses with a takedown

and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Chuck Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Parlsh.

Harrison successfully pulls guard.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parlsh defends it easily.
Kali Parlsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parlsh wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harrison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parlsh escapes and throws Harrison's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet but Parlsh is dominant here and he's now got Harrison's back!
Parlsh gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Harrison is trying to stand back up.
Parlsh has good solid back control here.
We've been informed that Parlsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Parlsh is persistently looking for the submission but Harrison is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Parlsh.
Harrison rolls, trying to escape but Parlsh keeps control of the position.
Parlsh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Harrison.
Harrison is trying to stand back up.

Parlsh is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Harrison knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Harrison for a finish.
Parlsh struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is covering up but some of the strikes from Parlsh are getting through and doing damage.

Harrison is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Parlsh gets his way!
Harrison is in bad spot here.
Parlsh is punishing Harrison with some ground and pound.
Parlsh lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Parlsh.
Parlsh tries to keep control of the position but Harrison is staying busy.

Harrison is trying to shake Parlsh off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Parlsh won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
No luck for Parlsh with that takedown attempt.
Harrison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parlsh manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh is looking to clinch but Harrison is avoiding it.
Parlsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kali Parlsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parlsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parlsh sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parlsh misses with the combination.
Parlsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kali Parlsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parlsh.
It looked like Harrison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Parlsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parlsh misses with a takedown attempt

and Harrison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrison working aggressively here.

Harrison gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harrison is working Parlsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison won't allow Parlsh to get back to his feet.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison is looking to pass into half guard but Parlsh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Parlsh is in guard.

Parlsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Parlsh controlling him for the moment.

Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parlsh is aware though and is defending well.
Parlsh prevents Harrison from getting back to his feet.
Harrison trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Parlsh trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parlsh advances position into side control!
Parlsh trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
Chuck Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parlsh tries for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
Harrison is trying to buck Parlsh off.
A lull in the action here.
Harrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrison is not content to let Parlsh control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parlsh throws a strike aimed at the side of Harrison's head but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parlsh connects with a decent elbow.
Harrison strikes from the bottom but Parlsh takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Harrison stops Parlsh from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh looking to finish Harrison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harrison!
Parlsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parlsh landing shots from mount.
Parlsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harrison is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Parlsh working for a submission but Harrison is keeping him at bay.
Kali Parlsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kali Parlsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parlsh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kali Parlsh!