PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pickton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zemlje (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.

Pickton
vs
Zemlje

204 cm
18
297 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Pickton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Zemlje!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemlje defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pickton.
Pickton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pickton dives in and grabs Zemlje's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zemlje pushes down on Pickton's head and hops out.

Pickton scores a takedown into full mount!
Zemlje regains half guard.
Zemlje moves into full guard.
Pickton distracts Zemlje with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zemlje wants to stand up but Pickton is controlling him.
Zemlje manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pickton manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemlje trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickton is trying to keep Zemlje in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemlje trying to control but Pickton is working from the bottom.
Pickton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pickton striking off his back but it's not causing Zemlje any problems.
Pickton keeping moving, preventing Zemlje from controlling successfully.
Pickton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pickton tries to get out of the position.
Pickton wants to hit a switch here but Zemlje passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pickton there!
Pickton wants to control but Zemlje is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickton is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemlje tries to control but Pickton wriggling away.
Zemlje throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pickton is in all sorts of trouble here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zemlje is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pickton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pickton is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemlje tries to control but Pickton wriggling away.
Zemlje manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pickton to take his back!
Zemlje has the hooks in. Pickton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pickton is trying to get back to his feet but Zemlje has full control of the position and if anything, Pickton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pickton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Zemlje tries to get the hooks in deep but Pickton pushed the leg off.

Pickton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Zemlje gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pickton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zemlje.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton is in bad spot here.
Zemlje avoiding Pickton 's attempts to control his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemlje somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pickton tries to roll but Zemlje sticks to his back.
Zemlje avoiding Pickton 's attempts to control his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickton tries to roll but Zemlje sticks to his back.
Zemlje lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pickton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Zemlje will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zemlje stuffs the takedown.
Pickton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zemlje as he jumps to the side.
Pickton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zemlje avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Pickton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickton fails with a takedown attempt.
Pickton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zemlje counters with a solid body kick.
Pickton with a poor takedown
and Zemlje counters with a leg kick.
Pickton shoots and misses

and Zemlje counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zemlje.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zemlje scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemlje is trying to break free.
Pickton prevents the takedown attempt.
Pickton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zemlje decides to pull guard.
Zemlje throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zemlje trying to control the position.
Pickton lands a couple of digs.
Pickton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zemlje on the ground.
Zemlje lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pickton!

Zemlje has control of Pickton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pickton regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Zemlje looking to secure an arm triangle but Pickton defends it well.
Pickton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemlje looking to control but Pickton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pickton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zemlje trying to control but Pickton is having none of it.
Zemlje postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pickton looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton is working to get back to half guard.
Pickton wants to control but Zemlje is having none of it.
Pickton really wants to buck Zemlje off and get back to his feet.
Zemlje avoids the attempt from Pickton to control.

Zemlje is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pickton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pickton shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton tries to reverse the position but Zemlje maintains control.
Pickton tries to lock up and control but Zemlje gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pickton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zemlje tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pickton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pickton tries to hold on but Zemlje pushes him away.
Pickton reaches up to try and control the position but Zemlje seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Pickton rolls and tries to escape and now Zemlje has his back!
Pickton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pickton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Zemlje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zemlje stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zemlje wants it to stay on the feet.
Pickton shoots and misses
and Zemlje counters with a nice body shot.
Zemlje scores with a nice right hand.

Zemlje closes the distance and clinches.

Pickton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zemlje clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zemlje tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zemlje working to try and regain half guard.
Zemlje sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ivan Zemlje has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemlje is trying to maintain the position but Pickton is very close to passing his half guard.
Pickton throws a strike but Zemlje avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zemlje manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pickton manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pickton working for submissions but it's allowed Zemlje to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zemlje seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pickton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zemlje throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zemlje is trying to control the action in half guard but Pickton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pickton wants to control the action here but instead Zemlje manages to pass to full mount!
Pickton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zemlje tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pickton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zemlje has control of Pickton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pickton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pickton is looking to improve his position but Zemlje isn't that keen on the idea.
Pickton wants to control but Zemlje is having none of it.
Pickton tries to improve his position but instead Zemlje has taken his back!
Pickton is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton tries to escape the position.
Zemlje trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pickton tries to roll but Zemlje sticks to his back.
Zemlje gets his hands free as Pickton looks to control.
Zemlje trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pickton wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Even with his hooks in, Zemlje manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Zemlje's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pickton can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robert Pickton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Zemlje is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Zemlje comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zemlje has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Zemlje!