PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Bang (ranked 705 p4p, 736 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 87 p4p, 93 weight class). Bang's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bang
vs
Bickle

169 cm
30
145
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
29
146
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Voodoo Nutrition
HELLBENT

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle throws a front kick aimed at Bang's knee but Bang avoids it well.
Bang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bickle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bang is out of range and Bickle settles back down.
Bang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang tried to counter with a leg kick but Bickle avoided it.
Bang thumps Bickle with a low kick.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bickle scores with a jab to the head.
Bickle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bickle! But no joy.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Bickle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bang slips under a jab.
Bickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bang throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bang misses with a straight right.
Bickle clobbers Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bang. That's going to slow Bickle down.
Bickle is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Bang - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Bang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bickle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bickle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bang misses with a looping right.
Bickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bickle misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Bang.
Bang throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bang misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bang pushes Bickle up against the cage in a clinch.
Bang works on Bickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Bang scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bang pulls guard successfully.
Bickle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.
Bickle throws a big right hand that misses.

Bang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bickle passes into side control.

Bickle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bickle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bang takes one to the side of the head.
Bickle slips a jab from Bang.
Bang misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bang misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bickle! But no joy.
Bang swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Bang missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Bang's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lemmy Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle clobbers Bang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang connects with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Bang lands a body shot.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Bickle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bang pushes Bickle up against the cage in a clinch.
Bang working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bickle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.

Bang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bickle uses from the top position.

Bang looking for subs off his back but Bickle has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bang is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle works his way into side control.
Bang tries to buck Bickle off but Bickle is having none of it.
Bang tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bickle presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang wants to hold on but Bickle pushes him away.
Bickle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bickle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bang tries to lock up and control but Bickle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bickle controlling from the full mount.
Bickle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bickle controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle trying to control but Bang is having none of it.
Bang wants to hold on but Bickle pushes him away.
Bang tries to reverse the position but Bickle maintains control.
Bang wants to control but Bickle is having none of it.
Bickle controlling his opponent.
Bang wants to control but Bickle is having none of it.
Bang can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to control but Bang wriggling away.
Bang manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Bang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bickle pulls his head out easily.
Bickle is looking to pass Bang's guard but actually Bang recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle passes into half guard.
Bang is trying to maintain the position but Bickle is very close to passing his half guard.

Bickle moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bang.
Bang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bang is trying to maintain the position but Bickle is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemmy Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bang jabs at Bickle's body.
Bickle throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
Bang loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bang throws a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
Tom Bickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle lands the left hand.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
Bang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bickle lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle lands a jab.
Bang tries to clinch but Bickle is having none of it.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bang throws a leg kick but Bickle moved away.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Bang throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bang misses with a looping right.
A jab from Bang finds it's way through Bickle's defenses.
Bang thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Bang misses with a looping left.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
Bang throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Bang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bickle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bickle.
Bang is looking to chop away at Bickle's legs.
Bickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Bang.
Bickle lands with an overhand left.
Bang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Jab from Bickle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bang scores with a three punch combo!
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bang throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Bickle digs a good hook to Bang's body.
Bang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bang tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bang with a nice cross.
Bang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle scores with the left hand. Bang knows he should have avoided that one.
Bickle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Bang scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Bickle there.
Bang throws out a leg kick but Bickle moves out of range and Bang only half commits.
Bang is looking to chop away at Bickle's legs.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle.
Bickle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bickle throws a right and a left that Bang avoids nicely.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bang.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Bang.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bickle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bickle!