PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 1410 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 185 p4p, 186 weight class). Picklesbly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fortythree
vs
Picklesbly

168 cm
39
143
32 - 40 - 0

169 cm
36
149
29 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortythree misses the jab.
Picklesbly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortythree.
Fortythree has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Picklesbly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortythree swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picklesbly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortythree moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortythree lands a slapping body shot.
Picklesbly throws a series of punches but Fortythree moves out of range.
Picklesbly jabs at Fortythree's body.
Picklesbly misses with a jab to the body
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortythree lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picklesbly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortythree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Picklesbly takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortythree dodges an elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly has a couple of punches blocked by Fortythree.
Fortythree pushes Picklesbly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picklesbly's elbow.
Fortythree throws a punch but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortythree controls his hands.
Picklesbly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortythree uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with a body punch.
Picklesbly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
Fortythree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the head.
Picklesbly working aggressively here.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Fortythree.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly tries to land knees in the clinch but Fortythree avoids the damage to the body.
Picklesbly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fortythree seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Picklesbly can turn it around.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
Fortythree tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Picklesbly has a couple of punches blocked by Fortythree.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortythree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortythree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands an elbow just above Fortythree 's eye.

It looks like One Fortythree has been cut.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly has a couple of punches blocked by Fortythree.
Fortythree lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside.
Fortythree dodges an elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with a body punch.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside that Fortythree shrugs off.
Fortythree lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree digs a right hand underneath Picklesbly's ribcage. Picklesbly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortythree lands a body shot.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Picklesbly pushes Fortythree back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly cracks Fortythree with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Picklesbly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortythree takes an elbow to the forehead.

Fortythree is rocked!
Picklesbly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortythrees head.
Oh Fortythree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Picklesbly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Picklesbly digs a right hand underneath Fortythree's ribcage. Fortythree let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Picklesbly dips a shoulder and cracks Fortythree with a mighty uppercut! Fortythree falls back against the cage and Picklesbly unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fortythree 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 - Picklesbly screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Picklesbly!
Our winner, Adrian Picklesbly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.