PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razzil Darkbrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Rickson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rickson
vs
Darkbrew

190 cm
26
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Rickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razzil Darkbrew!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkbrew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rickson checks it well.

Darkbrew has Rickson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Darkbrew.

It looks like Zack Rickson has been cut.
Rickson misses with a body punch.
Darkbrew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rickson is defending well for now.
Rickson lands a nice uppercut.
Rickson wants to get back to striking at distance but Darkbrew won't allow it.
Darkbrew misses with an elbow strike.
Rickson tries to work over Darkbrew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rickson wants to stall.
Darkbrew looking to stall.
Rickson lands a nice uppercut.
Rickson lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkbrew backwards.
Darkbrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rickson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkbrew looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rickson digs a right hand into Darkbrew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darkbrew's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson misses with some punches.
Rickson lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Darkbrew comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darkbrew looking to throw knees to the head but Rickson is blocking nicely.
Rickson takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Rickson.
Darkbrew is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rickson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darkbrew stalling in the clinch but Rickson improves position.
Rickson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rickson avoiding damage as Darkbrew throws knees to the body.
Rickson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Darkbrew avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darkbrew misses with a knee to the head.
Rickson lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Darkbrew.
Darkbrew is looking to control Rickson's arms but Rickson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darkbrew has his back to the ropes.
Rickson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkbrew backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkbrew blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Rickson.
Darkbrew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Zack Rickson's cut is getting worse.
Rickson lands with a left to the head.
Darkbrew misses with a knee strike.
Darkbrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darkbrew's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rickson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darkbrew is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darkbrew.
Darkbrew lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkbrew wants to stall.
Darkbrew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rickson is trying to maintain a safe position but Darkbrew gets an underhook and turns Rickson into the ropes.
Darkbrew lands a nice elbow.

Zack Rickson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkbrew.
Rickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rickson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkbrew backwards.
Darkbrew stalls.
Darkbrew receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rickson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darkbrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rickson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darkbrew is keeping busy.
Darkbrew landing knees to the body.
Darkbrew will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rickson up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darkbrew.
Darkbrew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darkbrew.

Jeez, Zack Rickson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Darkbrew connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rickson's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zack Rickson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Razzil Darkbrew!