PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Fade To Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hicks
vs
James

186 cm
24
189 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

188 cm
23
193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a punch to the head.
Hicks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks .
Hicks misses with a straight right.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks .
Hicks throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Hicks misses.
James throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Hicks throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks connects with a looping right hand.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from James.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks .
Hicks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicks counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Hicks blocks with his arms.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James is trying to stall.
Hicks wants to break free but James has control.
James prevents Hicks from breaking the clinch.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hicks wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
James with a knee to the head.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James looks gassed!
Hicks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hicks connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hicks tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
A left and a right from Hicks both land. Nice combination.
Hicks connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent James tumbling to the canvas! Hicks pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! James was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dwayne Hicks !