PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Hickock

185 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armando Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Hickock drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hickock sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Hickock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hickock passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Hickock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hickock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hickock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hickock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hickock tries for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.

Hickock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hickock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet here but Hickock is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dos Santos's back.

Dos Santos is in a bad position with Hickock working for a choke. Dos Santos manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hickock on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hickock has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dos Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Hickock has managed to lock this one up! Can Dos Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hickock on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bill Hickock!