PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewy Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bolt
vs
Pick

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Los Angeles, Chuck Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewy Pick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolt. Bolt gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Bolt or perhaps it was just good defense by Pick which made him look bad.
Bolt moves in looking to clinch but Pick pushes him off.
Bolt tries to clinch there but Pick circles away.
Bolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Bolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bolt gets a clinch.
Bolt jumps guard but Pick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pick has had enough of the clinch but Bolt keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolt.

It looks like Lewy Pick has been cut.
Pick blocks an elbow strike.
Bolt looking for a takedown.
Bolt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pick takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bolt breaks the clinch.
Pick feints a jab promting Bolt to slip. Pick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bolt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bolt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pick.
Bolt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pick tries to avoid it but Bolt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pick to the ground. Pick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pick shoots for a double leg takedown but Bolt sprawls well. He's pushed Pick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pick closes the distance and clinches.
Bolt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolt is trying to pull guard but Pick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolt stalls.
Bolt throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pick to keep the fight standing.
Bolt is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands an elbow just above Pick 's eye.
Pick can't break the clinch.
Come on Bolt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt lands a nice elbow.
Bolt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolt looking for a takedown.
Pick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bolt jumps guard and drags Pick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewy Pick has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolt.
Pick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolt as he jumps to the side.
Pick lands a nice hook to Bolt's body. Bolt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Pick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pick is trying to pull guard but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Pick tries to break the clinch but Bolt is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolt trying to land knees to the body.
Pick avoids a wild elbow strike from Bolt.

Pick breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick shoots in for a double leg but Bolt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolt circles away quickly and effectively.
Pick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolt avoids it really well and circles away.
Pick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolt.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chuck Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch but Pick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pick rushes Bolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pick pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bolt pushes Pick up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Bolt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lewy Pick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pick has closed the distance and engaged Bolt in a clinch.

Pick breaks from the clinch.
Pick connects with a crisp jab.
Lewy Pick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolt tries to clinch up.
Pick throws a low kick, looking for Bolt's leg but Bolt calmly moves out of range.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Pick keeps it at a distance.

Pick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolt, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pick's brow.
Bolt lands an elbow inside that Pick shrugs off.
Bolt stops a takedown attempt from Pick.
Pick takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Lewy Pick's cut even more.

Pick pulls guard.

Pick has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bolt doesn't defend quickly enough and Pick has managed to lock this one up! Can Bolt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pick on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lewy Pick!