PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnie Hick (ranked 4341 p4p, 4206 weight class) and Just Soza (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.

Hick
vs
Soza

190 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barnie Hick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Just Soza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hick.
Hick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hick scores with a hook to the body. Soza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hick scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Just Soza has been cut.
Hick lands with a shot to the body.
Hick jabs at Soza's body.
Hick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soza goes for a double leg but Hick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hick continues to drive forward.
Soza looks winded!
Hick drops Soza with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hick follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barnie Hick!