PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Hicks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hicks
vs
White

170 cm
24
153 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hicks blocks a jab.
White ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hicks lands with a right hand.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws the left hand but Hicks avoids the punch easily.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Hicks throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Hicks tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Hicks tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hicks.
Hicks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hicks throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a double jab.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
White misses with a left hand
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White wants to land a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
White misses with a looping left.
Hicks throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White misses the jab.
Hicks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from White misses.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hicks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White with a poor takedown
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by White.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
White misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
White throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Hicks throws a hook but White blocks it.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hicks walks into a stiff left hand from White.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in and drives through. Hicks sprawls well.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hicks.
White moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Hicks should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
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.

White avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White connects with a single shot there.
Hicks slips under a jab from White.
Dwayne Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.

Hicks tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hicks controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hicks is trying is best to control the position here.
Hicks wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hicks wants to get back to full guard.
White is controlling the pace.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicks is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hicks avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Hicks makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Hicks.
White swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White 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.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a straight right.
White dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Hicks's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White with a nice cross.
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a nice body shot.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
White misses with a looping left.
White misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
White staying out of range there.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hicks sprawls well. Hicks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Hicks throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Hicks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Hicks sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck White.
Sloppy strikes from Hicks. Those never looked like landing.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Hicks scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hicks's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hicks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White misses with a straight right.
A jab from White misses.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hicks throws a combination that misses

and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hicks won't be happy with that.
White sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hicks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
White trying to control the action but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Hicks regains half guard.
Hicks trying to control from the bottom.
White is pressing down on Hicks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hicks is holding on for now.
White wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Hicks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White is looking to advance position but Hicks won't allow it.
Hicks trying to control here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hicks moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Hicks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
White throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Hicks.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Hicks is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Nice defenses there by White.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses

and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
White wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hicks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hicks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hicks has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White passes Hicks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from White there.
White is keen to just control but Hicks is a slippery customer.
Hicks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to stand.
Hicks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but White scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hicks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicks won't allow White to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks gets back to full guard.
White lands a couple of digs.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck White really dominated that round.
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.

White misses with a straight right.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White thuds a left hand into Hicks's body.
Hicks jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White shoots for a takedown but Hicks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hicks blocks a leg kick.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hicks to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
White misses with a low kick.
White misses with a hook.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hicks as he avoids it easily.
Hicks digs a good body shot into White's ribs.

White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
White avoids the attempt from Hicks to control.
Hicks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hicks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Hicks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

White has his foot on Hicks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hicks works his way back into a safe position though.
White is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
White keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hicks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks postures up.

White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hicks defends it easily.
White is trying to keep Hicks in close.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Chuck White has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White controls Hicks momentarily but Hicks frees himself.
Hicks cracks White with a solid left hand.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White slips nicely into half guard.
White trying to control the action but Hicks is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Hicks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hicks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dwayne Hicks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White misses with a hook.
White defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from White.
White misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hicks misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Hicks misses with a combination
and White counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hicks counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hicks avoids it really well and circles away.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hicks doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from White lands.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses

and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hicks's guard.
Hicks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hicks lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
Hicks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hicks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

White is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White manages to control the position for a moment.
White is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks lands a big elbow.
White is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hicks unloads with some vicious shots from mount and White wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hicks celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Hicks!
Dwayne Hicks retains his featherweight title!