PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Picket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Pope has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pope
vs
Picket

200 cm
28
157 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Picket !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picket tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.

Pope drives through and clinches with Picket against the cage.
Picket is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pope to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Picket is trying to pull guard but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Picket is trying to pull guard but Pope turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
John Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Picket .
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Picket blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Picket fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Picket tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pope smiles and moves away.
Picket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pope paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Picket gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Picket 's defenses.
Pope is looking to control Picket 's arms but Picket gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Picket shrugs off.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picket fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picket jumps guard but Pope turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Picket managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope lands a damaging elbow.
Picket managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Picket takes an elbow to the temple.
Picket tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pope smiles and moves away.
Terry Picket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Pope.
Pope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Picket is rocked!

Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Picket is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picket is trying to pull guard but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Picket in his tracks for a moment.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Picket shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Picket 's defenses.
Pope pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Picket ! Pope unloads with more strikes and Picket sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pope!