PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Youri Cornelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cornelis
vs
Pickett

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Youri Cornelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett delivers a nice body kick.
Pickett looks to land a body kick but Cornelis moved away.
Cornelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pickett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pickett is looking to land body kicks.
Cornelis tries to counter with a takedown but Pickett is quick to defend against it.
Pickett stuffs the takedown attempt from Cornelis. Cornelis gets slowly back to his feet.
Pickett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Cornelis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cornelis showed some decent athleticism there.
Pickett wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickett is still trying to improve position.
Well, if Cornelis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pickett for as long as he can get away with.

Cornelis is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cornelis prevents Pickett from improving his position.
Cornelis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Cornelis is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Cornelis seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is trying to get back to full guard.

Pickett makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pickett lands a head kick. Cornelis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cornelis walks into a jab.
Pickett leaves Cornelis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pickett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornelis moves away.
Pickett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickett fails to land with a series of punches.
Pickett lands with a hook. Cornelis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pickett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pickett scores with a leg kick.
Pickett throws a right hand that Cornelis ducks under and follows up with a left that Cornelis also avoids with ease.
Cornelis throws a body punch but Pickett moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pickett connects with a single shot there.
Cornelis looks to land a combination but Pickett avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Pickett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cornelis moves in looking to clinch but Pickett pushes him off.
Pickett digs a good body shot into Cornelis's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Pickett dominated that round.
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.

Pickett scores with a leg kick.
Cornelis is looking to clinch.
Pickett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Pickett clinches.
Pickett keeps control of Cornelis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pickett lands a damaging elbow.
Cornelis tries to break the clinch but Pickett is controlling the position.
Pickett lands a nice knee to the body.

Pickett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pickett has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cornelis manages to break the clinch.
Pickett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cornelis at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pickett.
Cornelis misses with a head kick.
Cornelis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pickett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cornelis rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Pickett catches Cornelis right on the button with a cross.
Cornelis fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cornelis tries for a takedown but Pickett circles away easily
and Pickett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cornelis thinking.
Pickett throws a head kick that half lands.
Pickett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cornelis shoots and misses
and Cornelis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Youri Cornelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickett thuds his shin into the meat of Cornelis's side.
Pickett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cornelis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pickett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cornelis momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Pickett does no damage.
Pickett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pickett.
Cornelis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pickett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Youri Cornelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornelis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pickett counters with a straight right hand.
Pickett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pickett.
Pickett stuns Cornelis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pickett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pickett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pickett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cornelis's face.
Pickett is leaning against Cornelis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cornelis is trying to pull guard but Pickett has him pressed against the cage.
Pickett with a knee to the head.
Pickett working Cornelis over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cornelis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pickett lands an elbow just above Cornelis 's eye.

Cornelis manages to break the clinch.
Pickett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pickett throws a shot to the body.

Pickett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pickett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cornelis blocks a body shot from Pickett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cornelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickett's brow.
Pickett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pickett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelis jumps guard but Pickett stands there with Cornelis around his waist. Cornelis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cornelis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pickett scores a nice knee to the body.
Cornelis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pickett smiles and moves away.
Pickett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cornelis.
Cornelis sets himself, and Pickett steps forward looking for the clinch! Cornelis avoids it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornelis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cornelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Pickett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Cornelis fails with the takedown
and Pickett counters with a leg kick.
Cornelis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pickett counters with a right hand to the body.
Pickett tests Cornelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pickett jabs at Cornelis's body.
Brad Pickett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pickett scores with a spinning back kick!
Pickett throws a good cross that connects.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cornelis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pickett - the referee stops the clock and Cornelis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pickett. Cornelis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Pickett instigates a clinch.
Pickett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pickett with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pickett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pickett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cornelis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brad Pickett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett with a knee to the head.
Cornelis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pickett just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Youri Cornelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickett lands a nice knee to the body.
Cornelis takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cornelis is rocked!
Good body shot from Pickett.
Pickett has Cornelis pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pickett.
Pickett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cornelis's defenses.
Pickett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cornelis is trying to break the clinch but Pickett is controlling him.
Pickett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cornelis's defenses.

Pickett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornelis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Cornelis moves into the clinch successfully.

Pickett breaks the clinch.
Pickett connects with an inside leg kick.
Cornelis is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cornelis.
Brad Pickett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pickett digs a good body shot into Cornelis's ribs.
Cornelis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pickett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brad Pickett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornelis fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cornelis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pickett can pounce on him.
Cornelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickett circles away.
Pickett pushes Cornelis away with a front kick.
Pickett misses with a kick to the body.
Pickett lands the left hand.

Pickett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brad Pickett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cornelis wants to break free but Pickett has control.

Cornelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cornelis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pickett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cornelis somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett scores with a spinning back kick!
Cornelis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pickett. Pickett obviously looking to wear him down.
Pickett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cornelis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pickett as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickett! But no joy.
Cornelis has his takedown stuffed
and Pickett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickett scores with a spinning back kick!
Youri Cornelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pickett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cornelis, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Pickett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pickett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Pickett!