PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Kegele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kegele's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Soulforged. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kegele
vs
Pickel

200 cm
22
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Kegele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Pickel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kegele drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kegele wants to pass the guard but Pickel is keeping the position.
Pickel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kegeleis looking to pass into half guard but Pickel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pickel is in guard.
Pickel wants to get up but he can't break Kegele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Pickel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kegele, up you get!
Pickel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kegele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kegele looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kegele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kegele tries to clinch up
and Pickel counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kegele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kegele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pickel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pickel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pickel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kegele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kegele is trying to break the clinch but Pickel has him pressed against the cage.
Kegele wants to break free but Pickel has control.
Pickel slows down the pace here.
Kegele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pickel lands an elbow inside.
Pickel misses with a knee to the head.
Pickel lands a knee to the head.

Kegele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pickel doesn't manage to clinch there - Kegele circles away.
Pickel tries to clinch but Kegele moves away
and Kegele counters with a head kick.
Kegele is breathing heavily.
Kegele tries to clinch

and Pickel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kegele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pickel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pickel scores with a knee to the head.
Pickel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kegele's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickel lands a knee to the head.
Pickel tries to land a knee to the head but Kegele blocks with his arms.
Pickel with a knee to the head.
Pickel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kegele's face.
Kegele wants to get back to striking at distance but Pickel won't allow it.
Pickel lands an elbow that stopped Kegele in his tracks for a moment.
Pickel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kegele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Pickel.
Kegele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kegele wants to get back to striking at distance but Pickel won't allow it.
Kegele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pickel crunches a lovely knee into Kegele's ribcage.
Kegele is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pickel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kegele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pickel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kegele wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Kegele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickel misses with a knee strike.
Kegele goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pickel prevents it.
Kegele tries to break the clinch but Pickel is controlling the position.
Kegele goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pickel prevents it.
Pickel tries to land a knee to the head but Kegele blocks with his arms.
Kegele wants a takedown.
Pickel blocks an elbow strike.
Kegele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pickel backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kegele is trying to break free.
Pickel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pickel connects with a knee to the head.
Kegele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pickel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pickel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pickel lands a nice elbow.
Kegele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kegele is trying to break the clinch but Pickel has him pressed against the cage.
Kegele is working Pickel over against the cage.
Pickel lands a nice elbow.
Kegele wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pickel has him pressed against the cage.
Kegele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kegele takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pickel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kegele.
Kegele is trying to break the clinch but Pickel has him pressed against the cage.
Pickel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kegele.
Kegele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pickel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kegele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kegele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kegele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pickel throws a head punch that misses.
Kegele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kegele jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kegele is on top in guard.
Pickel keeping moving, preventing Kegele from controlling successfully.
Kegele makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pickel is looking to stand up but Kegele isn't so interested in that idea.
Kegele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomas Pickel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A right-left combo lands from Kegele.

Kegele pushes Pickel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Pickel.
Pickel scores a nice knee to the body.
Pickel tries a knee to the head but Kegele blocks it.
Pickel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kegele.
Pickel lands an elbow just above Kegele 's eye.
Kegele has Pickel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pickel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pickel connects with a knee to the head.
Kegele can't break the clinch.
Pickel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kegele tries to break the clinch but Pickel is controlling the position.
Pickel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kegele's face.
Pickel looking to throw knees to the head but Kegele is blocking nicely.
Pickel scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pickel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kegele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kegele manages to pull guard.
Kegele manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pickel is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Pickel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Pickel is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kegele loads up with a big shot that hurts Pickel! He's pulled Kegele in close but Kegele has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Pickel survive? More strikes from Kegele and Pickel is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maxwell Kegele!
Maxwell Kegele is the new middleweight champion!