PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Dunphee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunphee has chosen J. Dilla - Sun In My Face (Instrumental) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Zachary Hicks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hicks
vs
Dunphee

160 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Technique MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donny Dunphee!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Dunphee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunphee keeps the fight on the outside.
Hicks stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunphee. Dunphee gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunphee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hicks tries to clinch but Dunphee moves out of range.
Dunphee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunphee shoots for a double leg takedown but Hicks sprawls well. He's pushed Dunphee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunphee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hicks avoids it really well and circles away.
Zachary Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Dunphee.
Dunphee looks gassed!
Hicks tries to clinch up but Dunphee circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Hicks does no damage.
Hicks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Dunphee keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunphee closes the distance and clinches up with Hicks, looking for a takedown. Dunphee pushes Hicks against the cage but Hicks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hicks closes the distance and clinches.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hicks working Dunphee over with knees to the body.

Hicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunphee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
Hicks stalks Dunphee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunphee's face. Dunphee staggers backwards, shaken.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Dunphee avoids it well.
Dunphee closes the distance and clinches up with Hicks, looking for a takedown. Dunphee pushes Hicks against the cage but Hicks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hicks throws a head kick but Dunphee moves out of range.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Dunphee circles away.
Hicks lands with a big left! Dunphee is wobbled badly! Hicks comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dunphee to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachary Hicks!