PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ring
vs
Pickens

178 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Pickens!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ring misses with a looping left.
Ring moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Pickens lands.
Ring uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pickens.
Pickens missing with a left hand there. Ring was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pickens looks to throw the jab but Ring is out of range.
Pickens lands with a right hand.

It looks like Robert Ring has been cut.
Ring loads up on a big right hand but Pickens slips the punch.
Pickens misses the jab.
Pickens cracks Ring with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ring lands a jab to the nose.

Pickens is rocked!
Pickens blocks a jab.
Pickens is still on wobbly legs! Can Ring finish him?
Pickens misses with a hook. Ring ducked under it nicely.
Pickens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ring.
Pickens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ring.
Ring loads up on a big right hand but Pickens slips the punch.
Pickens defending well as Ring loads up on a big left hand.
Ring throws a hook to the side of Pickens's head but Pickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pickens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ring throws a lazy right hand but Pickens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ring throws a looping overhand right but Pickens ducks down to avoid it.
Ring blocks a jab.
Ring defending well as Pickens loads up on a big left hand.
Pickens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ring is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ring throws a hook to the side of Pickens's head but Pickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ring throws out a loose jab but Pickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickens throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring missing with a left hand there. Pickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ring misses with a hook.
Ring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickens misses with a looping left.
Ring misses with a straight left.
Pickens misses with a looping left.
Ring throws a hook to the side of Pickens's head but Pickens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ring throws a jab when Pickens was well out of range.
Ring throws a jab when Pickens was well out of range.
Ring misses with an uppercut. Pickens saw that one coming.
Pickens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ring.
Ring throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pickens misses the target.
Ring misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ring misses the target.
Pickens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ring.
Pickens misses with a straight left.
Ring throws a looping overhand right but Pickens ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pickens.
Ring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickens.
Ring moves out of range of the strikes.
Pickens slips a straight right by Ring.
Pickens moves out of range as Ring strikes.
Ring throws a big shot that misses.
Ring moves away from the strike by Pickens.
Pickens seems to have recovered his senses.
Pickens looks to land a left hand but Ring moved out of range nicely.
Pickens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ring.
Pickens misses with a hook.
Ring throws a jab when Pickens was well out of range.
A slow jab from Pickens misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Pickens misses the target.
Pickens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickens throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pickens.
Pickens throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickens blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ring.
Ring looks to land a right hand but Pickens moved out of range.
Pickens scores with a nice right hand.
Pickens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ring looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pickens throws a looping overhand right but Ring ducks down to avoid it.
Pickens looks to land a right hand but Ring moved out of range.
Ring defending well as Pickens loads up on a big left hand.
Ring circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pickens to the canvas! Pickens doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ring keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Ring!