PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bum
vs
Pike

182 cm
33
212 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

190 cm
27
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Pike!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bum misses.
Pike doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pike has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bum ducks right into an uppercut from Pike.
Pike misses with a hook. Bum ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bum misses the target.
Bum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bum throws a jab but it's blocked by Pike.
Bum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pike cracks a nice hook into Bum's ribs.
Pike ducks under a wild hook from Bum.
Bum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pike counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Pike misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pike swings for the body but Bum moves out of range.
Pike takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Landon Pike has been cut.
Bum throws a jab but it's blocked by Pike.
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bum.
Bum lands a body shot.
Bum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pike throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum misses with a right hand
and Pike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pike has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pike fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pike misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pike.
Pike lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pike.
Pike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pike lands a big right hand that sends Bum crashing to the mat! Pike stays standing though and waves Bum back to his feet!

Bum is rocked!
Bum walks into a stiff left hand from Pike.
Oh Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pike circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bum tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pike wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Landon Pike!