PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hicks
vs
Rodalgo

170 cm
30
145 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

172 cm
30
156 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo misses with a looping left.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.
Rodalgo takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Rodalgo circles away.
Hicks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodalgo looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Rodalgo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hicks looks to land a body kick but Rodalgo moved away.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodalgo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Hicks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range and Hicks settles back down.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicks scores with a push kick.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodalgo.
Hicks connects with a high kick.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Rodalgo's shoulder, as Rodalgo tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hicks.
Hicks tests Rodalgo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodalgo.
Hicks misses with a kick to the body.
Hicks lands a front kick.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodalgo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hicks gets caught napping as Rodalgo dives in and scores a takedown. Hicks manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Rodalgo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control the position.
Hicks is pulling down on Rodalgo's head. It's preventing any offense from Rodalgo, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Hicks wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hicks takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodalgo misses with the head strike.
Hicks tries a body shot but Rodalgo blocks it.
A short left from Hicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodalgo misses with a body punch.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Hicks.
Rodalgo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodalgo blocking some punches.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodalgo looking to stall.
Rodalgo lands a left hand.
Hicks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodalgo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hicks is defending well.

Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hicks misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looks to land a body kick but Rodalgo moved away.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Rodalgo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Rodalgo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodalgo connects with a body shot that sends Hicks's belly button to the back.
Hicks scores with a head kick. Rodalgo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodalgo.
Hicks staying out of range there.
Rodalgo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hicks throws a leg kick which misses Rodalgo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodalgo tries to avoid it.
Hicks slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Rodalgo lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks throws a low kick but Rodalgo avoids it.
Hicks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rodalgo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hicks on the side of the head.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodalgo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodalgo slips a straight right by Hicks.
Rodalgo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hicks under the eye.
Hicks scores with a spinning back kick!
Hicks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range and Hicks settles back down.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Rodalgo.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Rodalgo avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Rodalgo lands a really nice looking cross but Hicks seems unphased.

Hicks drives through and clinches with Rodalgo against the cage.
Hicks connects with a knee to the head.
Rodalgo tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodalgo.
Hicks trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hicks.
Hicks slows down the pace here.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Rodalgo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodalgo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodalgo keeps control of Hicks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Rodalgo avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodalgo looking for a takedown.

Rodalgo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hicks regains guard.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo is stalling in the full guard.
Hicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodalgo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hicks thumps Rodalgo with a low kick.
Rodalgo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hicks under the eye.
Rodalgo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hicks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodalgo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodalgo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodalgo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hicks.

Hicks moves into range and clinches up with Rodalgo.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
Rodalgo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hicks's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hicks.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodalgo.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dwayne Hicks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hicks controls his hands.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodalgo or not.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Hicks.
Hicks connects with a knee to the head.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
Hicks pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Rodalgo checks it.
Rodalgo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a low kick as Rodalgo jumps back.
No joy there for Rodalgo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Rodalgo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodalgo moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Rodalgo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks is looking to chop away at Rodalgo's legs.
Rodalgo blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Rodalgo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Hicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo punishes Hicks's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodalgo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rodalgo avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Rodalgo throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
Hicks cracks Rodalgo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodalgo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hicks.
Rodalgo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hicks as he jumps to the side.
Hicks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dwayne Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodalgo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michel Rodalgo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Rodalgo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodalgo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hicks can pounce on him.
Rodalgo throws a leg kick but Hicks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Rodalgo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodalgo swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crunch! Hicks slams his shin into Rodalgo's torso.
A good leg kick by Hicks.
Hicks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hicks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hicks throws a front kick that sends Rodalgo stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hicks.
Rodalgo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Rodalgo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hicks moves out of range as Rodalgo strikes.
Rodalgo checks a low kick from Hicks.
Rodalgo throws the left hand but Hicks avoids the punch easily.
Hicks wants to clinch.
Rodalgo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodalgo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
Rodalgo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hicks looks to land a body kick but Rodalgo moved away.
Hicks wants to clinch
and Rodalgo counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hicks counters with an outside leg kick.
Hicks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hicks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Hicks slips a jab from Rodalgo.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Rodalgo misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Rodalgo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Hicks!
Dwayne Hicks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.