PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Pickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickens comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Amiz-Bow Wow. French has chosen MGM Intro as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pickens
vs
French

190 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Pickens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve French!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French fails to land with a series of punches.
Pickens shoots in but no luck this time.
Cody Pickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pickens.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pickens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Pickens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pickens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
French scores with the left hand. Pickens knows he should have avoided that one.
Pickens looks to clinch
and French counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pickens thinking.
Pickens is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French throws the left hand but Pickens avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for French.
Pickens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and French counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Pickens badly! He tries to strike back but French puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Pickens out cold! Oh man, Pickens will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve French!
Steve French is the new light heavyweight champion!