PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Pickering (ranked 5397 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Gracie (ranked 3865 p4p, 0 weight class). Jambo Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pickering
vs
Gracie

185 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Blue Moon

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Pickering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jambo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Pickering there.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pickering shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is pulling down on Pickering's head. It's preventing any offense from Pickering, at least for the moment.
Pickering looking to pass the guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pickering passes into side control.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pickering is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pickering tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pickering looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to hold on but Pickering pushes him away.
Pickering can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Pickering maintains control.
Pickering tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Gracie tries to hold on but Pickering postures up.
Gracie regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Pickering is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Pickering's back. He's all about the action.
Pickering passes into side control, despite Gracie's attempt to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie holds on to Pickering's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Pickering has passed into mount! Damn!
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pickering stalling.
Pickering is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Pickering wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four 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.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Pickering avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pickering trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pickering has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Pickering got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pickering has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Pickering slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Pickering dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Pickering. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pickering is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Pickering throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Pickering throws a lazy head kick

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Pickering is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pickering holds on to Gracie's head and controls the position momentarily.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickering is trying to improve his position.
Gracie working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pickering takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pickering is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie lands a strong strike to the head of Pickering. That's dazed him! Gracie looking to finish here. Pickering is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gracie lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambo Gracie!