PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scuba Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Pickens has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chris
vs
Pickens

173 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scuba Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slim Pickens!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pickens.
Pickens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickens throws a shot to the body.
Chris looks to throw the jab but Pickens is out of range.
Pickens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pickens misses with the combination.
Chris circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris swinging wildly here.
Pickens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Chris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pickens.
Chris lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickens misses with a few strikes there.
Chris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickens.
Slim Pickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chris scores with a hook.
Chris throws a hook but Pickens blocks it.
Chris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pickens lands with a right hand.
Pickens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chris.
Pickens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pickens clinches with his opponent.
Pickens misses with the head strike.
Pickens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pickens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickens tries to clinch but Chris moves out of range.
Chris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pickens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chris manages to avoid it.
A big left from Chris misses.
It seemed like Pickens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chris thuds his right hand into Pickens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pickens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris cracks Pickens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chris throws a looping overhand right but Pickens ducks down to avoid it.
Chris dodges the punch combination from Pickens.
Nice cross by Pickens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pickens is looking for the big counter here.
Chris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chris lands with a cross.
Chris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pickens closes the distance and clinches.
Pickens misses with a body punch.
Pickens misses with an elbow strike.
Pickens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chris's efforts to push away.
Chris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pickens has him pressed against the cage.

Chris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scuba Chris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Pickens misses.
Chris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickens avoids the body shot from Chris.
Chris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pickens moves away from the strike by Chris.
Chris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pickens can do to turn this around?
Chris lands with an uppercut that bounces Pickens off the cage and back into range.
Pickens looks to land a combination but Chris avoids it well.
Chris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris throws a nice looking combination but Pickens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickens misses with a two punch combination.
Chris punishes Pickens's body with a nice straight punch.
Pickens swings for the body but Chris moves out of range.
Pickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chris throws a right hand that Pickens ducks under and follows up with a left that Pickens also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Pickens's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chris tests Pickens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickens.
Scuba Chris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pickens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chris circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chris looks to land a right hand but Pickens moved out of range.
Pickens swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickens throws a body shot but no joy.
Pickens's corner calls for a 1-2. Pickens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pickens tries to clinch but Chris is having none of it.
Pickens tries to clinch up
and Chris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chris keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickens doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chris avoids the body shot from Pickens.
Pickens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chris rather than just go for the knockout.
Pickens staying out of range there.
Pickens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Chris.
Chris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Pickens has Chris up against the cage in a clinch.
Pickens misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pickens tries to clinch up but Chris circles away and keeps his distance.
Chris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pickens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scuba Chris is winning the standup battle so far.
Pickens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Pickens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Chris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pickens throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chris to counter with a crisp jab.
Pickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chris throws a big counter combination but Pickens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scuba Chris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickens tries to clinch up but Chris circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Pickens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Chris. Those never looked like landing.
Pickens is looking for the big counter here.
Chris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Pickens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pickens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chris.
Pickens misses with a body shot.
It looked like Chris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pickens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pickens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pickens misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pickens.
A combination from Chris does no damage.
Chris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pickens.
Pickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pickens just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pickens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Pickens does no damage.
Slim Pickens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris misses with a wild body shot.
Chris walks into a jab.
Pickens scores with a punch to the head.
Chris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pickens clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pickens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Pickens misses
enabling Chris to counter with a crisp jab.
Pickens misses the body punch
and Chris counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Chris.
Pickens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chris fails to land with a series of punches.
Pickens takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pickens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chris moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pickens.
Pickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chris manages to avoid it.
Chris misses with a wild combination.
Scuba Chris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Pickens tries to clinch but Chris moves out of range.
Chris lands a head shot.

Pickens instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slim Pickens.
I think Chris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scuba Chris!
The defeated Slim Pickens had this to say: 'Aw dang, ahuh, well garsh, I really thought I'd make old Jeb proud but I guess not ahhuck.'.