PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pickering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Rasa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rasa
vs
Pickering

190 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdul Rasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie Pickering!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Pickering. That snapped Rasa's head back.

Rasa moves into the clinch.
Rasa tries to work over Pickering's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pickering pushes Rasa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pickering throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rasa is breathing heavily.
Pickering lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickering is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pickering slows down the pace here.
Pickering lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasa backwards.
Pickering is leaning against Rasa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Pickering.
Pickering leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pickering creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pickering as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pickering lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pickering lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pickering lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasa backwards.
Pickering lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pickering.
Pickering lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pickering.
Pickering lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasa backwards.
Pickering lands with a light punch inside.
Pickering working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pickering stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickering lands with a short shot to the head.
Pickering is leaning against Rasa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pickering.
Pickering scores with a shot to the side of Rasa's head.

Rasa is rocked!
Pickering lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Pickering.
Oh Rasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering works on Rasa's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Pickering.
Rasa seems to have got his legs back now.
Pickering lands an uppercut.
Pickering throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pickering is working Rasa over against the cage.
A short right from Pickering on the inside.
Pickering throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasas head.
Rasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pickering dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Pickering.
Pickering lands a body punch.
Pickering lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pickering.
Pickering scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Pickering - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pickering lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rasa to his knees! Pickering keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Pickering!