PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Asdrubal Corachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Pickett 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!

Corachan
vs
Pickett

167 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asdrubal Corachan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pickett moves into the clinch.
Corachan jumps guard but Pickett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Corachan tries to pull guard but Pickett won't allow it.
Pickett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pickett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Corachan's face.
Pickett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pickett digs a right hand underneath Corachan's ribcage. Corachan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Corachan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pickett is not content to let Corachan control the position.

Corachan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Corachan trying to pass the guard but Pickett defending well.
Corachan is thwarting Pickett's attempts to control the position.

Pickett actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett wants to improve his position but Corachan is controlling well.
Corachan slips a nice elbow through Pickett's hands, connecting with Pickett's forehead.
Corachan drops an elbow to the side of Pickett's head.
Pickett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corachan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corachan lands strikes from half guard.
Pickett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corachan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pickett is looking for a sweep. Corachan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Corachan there.
Pickett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Corachan works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is working to get back to half guard.
Corachan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corachan raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corachan is landing with some decent strikes but Pickett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Corachan raining down shots from the mount!

Corachan working for a guillotine from mount but Pickett is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickett wants to control but Corachan is having none of it.
Corachan wants to stand but Pickett is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Corachan has hold of Pickett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pickett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pickett is squirming around, avoiding Corachan's attempts to control the action.
Pickett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Corachan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Corachan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pickett can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pickett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corachan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pickett's face.
Corachan with the ground and pound from mount.
Pickett is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Corachan has taken his back.
Corachan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pickett could be in trouble here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corachan sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Pickett taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Asdrubal Corachan!