PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Touched Mi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dolly Parton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Touched Mi
vs
Parton

182 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doctor Touched Mi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Touched Mi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parton is looking to work some ground and pound but Touched Mi has wrist control.
Touched Mi is striking off his back. Parton thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Parton there.
Touched Mi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parton trying to control the action but Touched Mi is working from the bottom.
Touched Mi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Touched Mi has momentary wrist control but Parton slips an elbow through the middle.
Parton wants to control from the top but Touched Mi keeps moving.
Parton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parton distracts Touched Mi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Touched Mi wants to sweep here but Parton controlling him for the moment.
Touched Mi scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Parton is pushing down on Touched Mi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Touched Mi is fighting to maintain full guard but Parton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Touched Mi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parton working over Touched Mi with some ground and pound. Touched Mi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touched Mi is trying to get back to full guard.
Touched Mi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Touched Mi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parton slips a nice elbow through Touched Mi's hands, connecting with Touched Mi's forehead.
Parton is nestled in close to Touched Mi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Touched Mi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parton wants to take a breather but Touched Mi is having none of it.
Touched Mi has hold of Parton's hands but Parton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Touched Mi tries to roll over but Parton keeps him under control.
Touched Mi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parton cracks Touched Mi with a solid left hand.
Parton works over Touched Mi with some ground and pound from guard.

Parton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Touched Mi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Touched Mi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Touched Mi is breathing heavily.
Parton lands a couple of digs.

Touched Mi has his foot on Parton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parton works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Touched Mi has momentary wrist control but Parton slips an elbow through the middle.
Parton landing with the ground and pound.

Touched Mi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parton wants to control from the top but Touched Mi keeps moving.

Parton drops back looking for a leg! Touched Mi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Touched Mi manages to kick Parton off! Parton jumps back into Touched Mi's guard.
Parton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Touched Mi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Parton postures up and lands a big shot to Touched Mi's brow.
Parton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Touched Mi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parton connects with a couple of short punches.
Parton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Touched Mi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Parton is in close to Touched Mi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Touched Mi's head.
Touched Mi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Parton wants to control from the top but Touched Mi keeps moving.
Touched Mi lands with a heel strike from the guard.

Touched Mi has an active guard here but Parton has managed to pass into half guard.
Parton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parton trying to control from half guard but Touched Mi is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parton showed some decent athleticism there.
Touched Mi moves into full guard.

Touched Mi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Touched Mi trying to strike off his back.
Parton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parton connects with a nice short shot to Touched Mi's temple.
Parton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Parton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touched Mi is not content to let Parton control the position.
Parton working over Touched Mi with some ground and pound. Touched Mi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Touched Mi wants to get back to full guard.
Parton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Touched Mi keeps working.
Parton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parton trying to control from half guard but Touched Mi is working away.
Touched Mi landing a few short strikes.
Touched Mi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Parton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Touched Mi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Touched Mi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Touched Mi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dolly Parton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Parton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parton working Touched Mi over with strikes.
Parton drops an elbow to the side of Touched Mi's head.
Parton lands with a punch from half guard.
Touched Mi wants to improve his position but Parton is controlling well.
Parton winds up and cracks Touched Mi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Touched Mi missing with punches from the bottom.
Parton winds up and cracks Touched Mi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touched Mi has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Parton escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Parton!
Parton lands an elbow.
Parton cracks Touched Mi with a big elbow.
Touched Mi taking a bit of punishment here - Parton scoring with strikes.
Parton cracks Touched Mi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Parton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Touched Mi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parton landing a few strikes.
Parton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Touched Mi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Touched Mi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touched Mi tries to buck Parton off but Parton is having none of it.
Parton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Parton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Touched Mi some visible discomfort.
Parton cracks Touched Mi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Touched Mi tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Touched Mi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Parton scoring with punches and elbows.
Touched Mi is trying to get back to half guard.
Parton scoring with punches and elbows.
Touched Mi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parton connects with a decent elbow.
Parton trying to control the action but Touched Mi is working from the bottom.
Touched Mi is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolly Parton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Parton shoots in and bounces Touched Mi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parton working some strikes from top position.
Parton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Touched Mi's head.
Touched Mi has momentary wrist control but Parton slips an elbow through the middle.
Parton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Touched Mi's head.
Parton lands a couple of elbows.
Parton trying to control but Touched Mi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Touched Mi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touched Mi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parton works over Touched Mi with some ground and pound from guard.
Parton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Touched Mi's head.
Parton stands up over Touched Mi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parton landing some decent shots from guard.
Touched Mi wants to sweep here but Parton controlling him for the moment.

Touched Mi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Touched Mi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Touched Mi's head.

Touched Mi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doctor Touched Mi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Touched Mi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Touched Mi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Parton stacks Touched Mi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Parton!
Parton is chipping away with strikes.
Touched Mi misses with a strike from the bottom.
Touched Mi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parton taking a breather here.
Touched Mi manages to get back to half guard.
Parton lands strikes from half guard.
Parton winds up and cracks Touched Mi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touched Mi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parton lands a nice short elbow.
Parton winds up and cracks Touched Mi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parton trying to control the pace.
Parton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Parton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parton prevents Touched Mi from improving his position.
Touched Mi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parton is working Touched Mi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Touched Mi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Touched Mi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touched Mi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parton trying to control the position from guard on top but Touched Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Parton scores with a takedown into Touched Mi's guard.
Touched Mi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Touched Mi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Touched Mi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Touched Mi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parton escapes and throws Touched Mi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Touched Mi is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolly Parton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

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