PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daeron Inglorion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglorion has chosen Club Can't Handle Me as his entrance music. Ignacio Pickett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pickett
vs
Inglorion

210 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ignacio Pickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daeron Inglorion!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Daeron Inglorion has been cut.

Pickett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Inglorion is trying to defend but Pickett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Inglorion controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pickett is trying to control the action in half guard but Inglorion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pickett is just content to waste time from the top position. Inglorion takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Inglorion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett throws an elbow that misses. Inglorion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pickett's guard. Nice move by Inglorion!
Inglorion throwing strikes but missing.
Inglorion is looking to work some ground and pound but Pickett has wrist control.

Pickett working for a triangle but Inglorion defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Inglorion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Inglorion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inglorion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Inglorion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inglorion postures up in Pickett's guard and throws a big left but Pickett blocks it.
Inglorion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pickett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Inglorion slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Inglorion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inglorion landing some decent shots from guard.
Inglorion lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Inglorion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pickett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Inglorion has managed to get both his arms back between Pickett's legs - danger averted.
Pickett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Inglorion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pickett wants to sweep but no luck.
Inglorion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with a solid left hand.
Inglorion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Inglorion scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Inglorion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pickett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inglorion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Inglorion is in close to Pickett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Inglorion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inglorion chips away with some ground and pound.
Inglorion throwing strikes from guard but Pickett blocks nicely.
Pickett is breathing heavily.
Inglorion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Inglorion distracts Pickett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Inglorion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pickett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inglorion on the ground.

Pickett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Inglorion defends it easily.
Inglorion lands a couple of elbows.
Pickett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pickett tries to get out of the position.
Inglorion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Inglorion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inglorion scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion works over Pickett with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inglorion throwing strikes from guard but Pickett blocks nicely.
Inglorion pushes down on Pickett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pickett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Inglorion seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Inglorion throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pickett to regain full guard.
Inglorion working some strikes from top position.
Inglorion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inglorion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with a solid left hand.
Inglorion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pickett has momentary wrist control but Inglorion slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inglorion distracts Pickett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Inglorion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inglorion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inglorion stands up over Pickett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daeron Inglorion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daeron Inglorion's cut.
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.

Pickett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Inglorion counters with a single leg into guard. Pickett didn't expect that.
Inglorion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pickett's head.
Inglorion postures up.
Inglorion postures up in Pickett's guard and throws a big left but Pickett blocks it.
Inglorion connects with a couple of short punches.
Inglorion working some strikes from top position.
Inglorion tries to free his leg and advance position but Pickett is retaining full guard.
Inglorion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Inglorion lands a couple of elbows.
Inglorion advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inglorion is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglorion lands some shots froms side control.
Daeron Inglorion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with a big elbow.
Inglorion landing strikes.
Pickett is looking to regain half guard here but Inglorion keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inglorion scores with punches from side control.
Inglorion working the ground and pound.
Pickett is trying to buck Inglorion off.
Inglorion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pickett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pickett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Inglorion looks up at the clock and then as Pickett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inglorion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Inglorion grinds an elbow into Pickett's temple.
Inglorion looks up at the clock and then as Pickett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inglorion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Inglorion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pickett down.
Pickett taking a bit of punishment here - Inglorion scoring with strikes.
Inglorion scoring with punches from side control.
Inglorion lands a nice forearm strike.
Inglorion is working Pickett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Inglorion working the ground and pound.
Inglorion lands a few punches from side control.
Inglorion looks up at the clock and then as Pickett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inglorion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Inglorion scoring with punches from side control.
Inglorion working the ground and pound from side control.
Inglorion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Inglorion lands an elbow.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Inglorion landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pickett down.
Pickett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Inglorion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pickett is trying to get back to half guard.
Inglorion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Inglorion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pickett to see if he's OK.
Pickett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inglorion is putting a hurting on Pickett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Inglorion is working Pickett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Inglorion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Inglorion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Inglorion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pickett to see if he's OK.
Inglorion is putting a hurting on Pickett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pickett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inglorion is chipping away with strikes.
Inglorion working the head with strikes.
Inglorion lands a few punches from side control.
Inglorion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Inglorion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Inglorion connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pickett some visible discomfort.
Inglorion lands a few punches from side control.
Inglorion working the head with strikes.
Inglorion working the ground and pound from side control.
Inglorion works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inglorion scores with a couple of short elbows.
Inglorion working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Inglorion lands a few punches from side control.
Inglorion scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daeron Inglorion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daeron Inglorion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pickett tries to clinch but Inglorion is having none of it.
Inglorion blocks a head kick by Pickett.
Ignacio Pickett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pickett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pickett tries to clinch but Inglorion is having none of it.
Inglorion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pickett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett fails with the takedown

and Inglorion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Inglorion working Pickett over with strikes.
Inglorion slips a nice elbow through Pickett's hands, connecting with Pickett's forehead.
Pickett taking some punishment here, with Inglorion in his half guard.
Inglorion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pickett tries to kick Inglorion off but Inglorion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Inglorion slips a nice elbow through Pickett's hands, connecting with Pickett's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inglorion lands a nice short elbow.
Pickett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inglorion lands strikes from half guard.
Pickett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Inglorion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pickett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion is nestled in close to Pickett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Inglorion working the head and body with strikes.
Inglorion 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.
Inglorion moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Inglorion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Inglorion is working Pickett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pickett tries to improve position but can't.
Inglorion scores with punches from side control.
Inglorion working the head with strikes.
Inglorion scores with punches from side control.
Inglorion lands a decent elbow from side control.
Inglorion working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Inglorion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pickett to see if he's OK.
Inglorion working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion landing strikes.
Pickett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Inglorion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Inglorion landing a few strikes.
Inglorion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Inglorion grinds an elbow into Pickett's temple.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Inglorion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pickett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Inglorion looks up at the clock and then as Pickett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inglorion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Inglorion working the ground and pound from side control.
Inglorion grinds an elbow into Pickett's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inglorion scores with punches from side control.
Inglorion is working Pickett over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglorion lands an elbow.
Pickett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pickett tries to improve position but can't.
Inglorion lands a few punches from side control.
Inglorion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Inglorion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Inglorion lands an elbow.
Inglorion grinds an elbow into Pickett's temple.
Inglorion cracks Pickett with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Inglorion in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inglorion lands a nice forearm strike.
Pickett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pickett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ignacio Pickett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inglorion looks up at the clock and then as Pickett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Inglorion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daeron Inglorion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Inglorion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daeron Inglorion!
Our winner, Daeron Inglorion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.