PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pickett (ranked 1462 p4p, 68 weight class) and John Thunder (ranked 2940 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pickett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Hammer To Fall. Thunder has chosen Thunderstruck - AcDc as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcus Pickett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Thunder 's chin.

Pickett
vs
Thunder

220 cm
28
295 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
28
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sportivité

Sportivité
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Pickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Thunder !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett with a nice cross.
Pickett lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunder 's head.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pickett.
Pickett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder .
Pickett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunder throws a head kick but Pickett moves out of range.
Thunder throws a jab when Pickett was well out of range.
Thunder dives in and grabs Pickett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pickett pushes down on Thunder 's head and hops out.

Oooooh!!! Thunder has knocked Pickett down with a huge combo! Thunder steps away and waves a wobbly Pickett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Marcus Pickett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Pickett.
Pickett throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Pickett throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder shoots and misses
and Pickett counters with a straight right hand.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett misses with a looping left.
Pickett throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Pickett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pickett misses with an uppercut
and Pickett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pickett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Pickett circles away easily

and Pickett counters with a nice right hand that sends Thunder toppling to the canvas! Thunder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pickett finish him?!

Thunder is rocked!
Marcus Pickett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thunder .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Pickett misses.
Thunder missing with a left hand there. Pickett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Pickett sends Thunder crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pickett is motioning to the referee to let Thunder up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Pickett finish him?
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Pickett.
Thunder seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett slips under a jab from Thunder .
It looked like Pickett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thunder misses with an uppercut
and Pickett counters with a crisp right that sends Thunder to the canvas! Pickett follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Pickett!
Marcus Pickett tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.