PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picard comes to the cage accompanied by The Picard Song. Max has chosen this is ur destiny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luc Picard
vs
Max

177 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mad Max!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Picard.
Picard lands with a good body shot.
Picard throws a hook but Max blocks it.
Picard connects with a single shot there.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max moves out of range of the strikes.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Picard.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Picard.
Picard digs a good body shot into Max's ribs.
Picard stuns Max with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Max shoots in but no luck this time.
Max avoids the body shot from Picard.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard misses the shot to the body.
Max moves forwards but Picard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Picard as he connects with a hook.
Picard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Max throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Picard's waist but Picard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Max off to one side.
A jab from Picard finds it's way through Max's defenses.
Max defending well as Picard loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Picard.

Max fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Picard, pushing him back against the cage.
Picard wants to break the clinch but can't.

Picard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picard connects with a body shot that sends Max's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Max drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Max missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Picard is trying to control the position but Max postures up.
Max won't allow Picard to sweep him here.
Picard controls Max momentarily but Max frees himself.
Max trying to control but Picard is working from the bottom.
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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Picard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
Max looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Picard is fending him off so far but Max persists. Nope, Picard circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean Luc Picard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Max.
Picard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picard.
Donk. Picard catches Max right on the button with a cross.

Max closes the distance and pushes Picard back into the cage.
Picard is looking to break free of the clinch but Max has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Picard is trying to break free.

Max pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Picard misses the jab.
Picard misses with a looping left.
Picard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Picard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
Picard takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
Picard loads up on a big right hand but Max slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picard. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picard tests Max's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Max has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picard finds it's way round the side to connect with Max's head.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Picard shows good takedown defense.
Picard misses the shot to the body.
Picard misses with a wild body shot.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Picard shows good takedown defense.
Picard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Jean Luc Picard is winning the standup battle so far.
Max moves away from the strike by Picard.
Max tries for a takedown but Picard circles away easily
and Picard counters with a stiff right hand.
Jean Luc Picard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Max.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picard. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard connects with the punch.
Picard scores with a nice right hand.

Max gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Picard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Max is looking to control Picard's arms but Picard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Max has his back to the cage.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
Picard working hard to break the clinch.
Picard tries to break free but Max pushes him back against the cage.
Max stalling in the clinch.
Picard is trying to force a seperation but Max has the dominant position.

Max successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to control but Picard passes easily into half guard.
Max has a hand on Picard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Picard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Max tries to improve his position but instead Picard has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Max's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Max breaks Picard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Max postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max throws and elbow that misses. Picard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Max's guard. Nice move by Picard!
Max being controlled here, momentarily.
Max wants to improve his position but instead Picard has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max is staying active underneath Picard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Luc Picard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Max.
Picard throws a body punch but Max moves out of range.
Picard throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Picard.
Picard slaps away a takedown attempt from Max, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Picard throws a hook but Max avoids it easily.
Max staying out of range there.
Picard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Picard.
Jean Luc Picard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Max gets a clinch.
Picard misses with a punch to the body.

Picard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Picard lands a jab.
Picard misses with a looping right.
Picard takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
Max bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Picard.
Max avoids the body shot from Picard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard misses with a wild body shot.
Max shoots for a takedown but Picard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jean Luc Picard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Max.
Picard misses the shot to the body.
Max shoots in for a double leg but Picard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Max shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Picard misses with an uppercut. Max saw that one coming.
Picard lands with a good body shot.
Picard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Max looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Picard, as that shot connected.
Max shoots in and drives through. Picard sprawls well.
Picard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Max stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Picard misses.
Picard looks to land a left hand but Max moved out of range nicely.
Max tries to clinch up but Picard circles away and keeps his distance.
Max walks into a left hand.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Picard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Picard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Picard lands with a straight right. Max didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picard jabs Max right on the nose. Max blinks but takes it well.
Picard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picard jabs at Max's body.
Picard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Max avoids the body shot from Picard.
Jean Luc Picard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Max takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Picard misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Picard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Picard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Picard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Picard!