PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwain Parsons (ranked 7215 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nye Obney (ranked 3921 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dwain Parsons has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Parsons
vs
Obney

222 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwain Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nye Obney!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons lands a lovely overhand right.
Parsons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obney misses with a body shot.
Parsons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parsons throws a body punch but Obney moves out of range.
Obney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parsons.
Obney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parsons.
Obney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parsons.
Parsons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parsons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obney.
Obney takes a swing at Parsons's ribcage but misses.
Parsons half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Obney loads up on a big right hand but Parsons slips the punch.
Obney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obney throws a looping overhand right but Parsons ducks down to avoid it.
Parsons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parsons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parsons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parsons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Obney misses the target.
Parsons fails to land the takedown.
Obney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parsons slips under a jab from Obney.
Obney throws a shot to the body.

Obney has Parsons up against the cage in a clinch.
Parsons wants to take the fight to the mat but Obney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwain Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons looking for a takedown.
Obney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parsons is breathing heavily.
Obney is working Parsons over against the cage.
Parsons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parsons wants to break free but Obney has control.
Obney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obney scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obney digs a right hand into Parsons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parsons's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.

Parsons is rocked!
Obney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Parsons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obney lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Parsons to his knees! Obney keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nye Obney!
After the fight, Nye Obney was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.