PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Pickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickle comes into the arena with Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pickle
vs
Stevens

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jhonny Pickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephan Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Pickle keeps him there for the moment.
Pickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Pickle.

Pickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Pickle circles away.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephan Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pickle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stevens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pickle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Pickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.

Pickle gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pickle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pickle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pickle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens being controlled here momentarily.
Pickle trying to control the position.
Pickle wants to sweep here but Stevens controlling him for the moment.
Pickle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stevens trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pickle's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pickle wants to clinch
and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Pickle backing up. Pickle nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevens tries to clinch up

and Pickle counters by clinching up.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.

Pickle instigates a clinch.

Pickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pickle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Pickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Pickle instigates a clinch.
Pickle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pickle missing with knees to the body.

Pickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
Pickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Pickle.

Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens closes the distance but Pickle moves to the side

and Pickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pickle is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickle tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Pickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Pickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Pickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Pickle gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pickle is breathing heavily.
Stevens scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pickle manages to mount him!
Pickle thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stephan Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stevens closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Pickle backwards.
The referee calls for Pickle to work.
Pickle jumps guard but Stevens stands there with Pickle around his waist. Pickle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pickle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Pickle to work.
Pickle wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pickles head.

Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Pickle moved away.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens slips a jab and a cross from Pickle.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Pickle shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Pickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pickle tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Pickle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pickle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pickle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stevens's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens can't keep his opponent in guard - Pickle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Pickle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevens can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pickle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stevens to get to his feet.
Stevens tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Pickle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickle is standing up over Stevens. Stevens looks to escape but Pickle dives into side control.
Stevens is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pickle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevens is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pickle lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Pickle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stevens clinches but Pickle breaks the clinch

and Pickle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevens wants to clinch but Pickle slips to the side

and Pickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickle stalling the fight.
Stevens has Pickle pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens throws a leg kick

and Pickle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stevens's guard.
Pickle trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pickle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pickle has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pickle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stevens is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Pickle!