PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxymilian Karbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickens has chosen Fresh Amiz-Bow Wow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karbov
vs
Pickens

190 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxymilian Karbov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Pickens!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karbov's head.

Karbov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pickens tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karbov is in Pickens's guard.
Pickens wants to sweep but no luck.
Karbov looking to pass the guard.
Karbov wants to control from the top but Pickens keeps moving.
Karbov wants to pass the guard but Pickens is keeping the position.
Karbov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karbov wants to get up but he can't break Pickens's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Karbov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pickens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karbov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pickens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karbov passes into half guard.
Pickens is doing well to control the position and prevent Karbov from advancing to side control.

Pickens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pickens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karbov is working away from the top position though.
Pickens manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pickens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karbov's guard.
Pickens landing some decent shots from guard.

Pickens stands up from Karbov's guard - Pickens perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pickens just misses with a punch to the body.

Karbov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pickens quickly recovers to half guard.
Pickens punching from the bottom.
Pickens wants to control but Karbov is keeping busy.
Karbov is breathing heavily.
Pickens controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickens moves into full guard.
Pickens is pulling down on Karbov's head. It's preventing any offense from Karbov, at least for the moment.
Pickens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karbov manages to get himself to full guard.
Karbov being controlled here, momentarily.
Pickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karbov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pickens manages to get himself to full guard.
Pickens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karbov manages to get himself to full guard.
Pickens stays in close to Karbov's body and controls the position.
Pickens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pickens works his way into full mount!
Pickens lands a big elbow.
Pickens cracks Karbov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Pickens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pickens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karbov did well to prevent Pickens getting side control.
Pickens lands with a punch from half guard.
Cody Pickens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pickens is controlling the pace.
Pickens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pickens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pickens works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pickens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pickens working Karbov over with strikes here.
Pickens looking to finish Karbov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karbov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pickens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pickens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pickens with good strikes from the mount here!

Karbov is rocked!
Pickens postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Karbov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pickens around the waist but Pickens pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pickens is the winner by TKO! Pickens jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Pickens!