PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timmay Hererra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks has chosen Something From Nothing as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hererra
vs
Hicks

220 cm
30
281 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Four Aces Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmay Hererra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Hicks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Hererra slips the punch.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Hererra saw that one coming.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hererra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hererra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Hererra avoids them all with ease.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Hererra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Hererra.

Hererra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hicks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hererra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Hererra.
Hicks has Hererra pressed against the cage, preventing Hererra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Hererra.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.

Hererra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hicks finds it's way through Hererra's defenses.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks lands with a straight right. Hererra didn't see that one coming.
Hererra misses with a two punch combination.
Hererra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hererra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hererra tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hererra tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Hicks catches Hererra right on the button with a cross.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Hererra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hererra looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
Hererra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hererra moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Hererra moved out of range.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Hererra's shoulder, as Hererra tries to avoid the shot.

Hererra rushes Hicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Hicks lands with a left to the head.
Hererra lands a shot to the body.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Hicks lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hererra.
Hererra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hererra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Hererra.
Hererra lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hererra blocking some punches.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Hererra avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.

Hererra breaks the clinch.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Hererra's head but Hererra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra lands with a nice body punch.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Hererra's head but Hererra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hererra counters with a two punch combo.
Hicks throws the left hand but Hererra avoids the punch easily.
Hicks throws a jab when Hererra was well out of range.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Hererra.
Hererra scores with a jab.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hererra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks throws a head kick but Hererra moves out of range.
Mason Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hererra slips a straight right by Hicks.
Hicks 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.

Hererra moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hererra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hererra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hererra lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Hererra.
Hicks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hererra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hicks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hererra backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Hererra is trying to break the clinch but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hererra.
Hererra lands a nice uppercut.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hererra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hererra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hererra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hererra lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hererra tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hererra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hererra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickss head.
Hererra throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Timmay Hererra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Hererra. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hererra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hererra back to the cage. Hicks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hicks lands with a right hand.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Hererra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hererra.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks throws a right and a left that Hererra avoids nicely.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Hererra moves out of range easily.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hererra with a nice cross.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hererra.
Hererra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Hererra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
Hererra scores with a one two! Hicks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hererra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Hererra should have avoided that one.
Hererra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hererra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hererra is looking to wear down Hicks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hererra throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hererra is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Hererra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hererra lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Hererra slips the punch.
Hererra ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hererra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Hererra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hererra. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hicks.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Hicks throws the left hand but Hererra avoids the punch easily.
Hicks misses with a hook. Hererra ducked under it nicely.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hererra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hererra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra misses with a double jab.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Hererra moves out of range easily.
Hererra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.

Hererra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hererra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hererra tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Hererra back against the cage.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks works on Hererra's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hererra wants to get back to striking at distance but Hicks won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hererra.
Hererra misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hererra.
Hererra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hererra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hererra misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Hererra tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hererra digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hererra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hererra blocking some punches.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Hererra. Those never looked like landing.
Hererra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hererra wants to clinch.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hererra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hererra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Hererra. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hererra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hererra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra misses with a body shot.
Hicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks throws a jab when Hererra was well out of range.
Mason Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hererra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Hererra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hererra lands with a nice combination. Hicks backs away looking to recover.
Nice cross by Hicks.

Hererra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hererra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hererra.
A body shot lands from Hererra.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hererra tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
Timmay Hererra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hererra is trying to push Hicks away but Hicks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hicks blocking some punches.
Hicks tries a knee to the head but Hererra blocks it.
Hicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hererra tries to circle away but Hicks has him pinned against the cage.
Hererra tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hererra is working Hicks over against the cage.
Hererra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hererra has had enough of the clinch but Hicks keeps him there for the moment.
Hererra lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.

Hererra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hererra tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Hererra.
Hererra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hererra's head backwards.
Hererra misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hererra slips under a jab.
As Hicks looks to move away, Hererra throws a big counter combo bu Hicks just gets out of the way.
Timmay Hererra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hererra doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hererra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hererra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hicks slips under a jab from Hererra.
Hererra swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hererra slips a straight right by Hicks.
No joy there for Hererra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Hererra.
Hicks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hicks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hererra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Hererra is out of range.
Hererra tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Hererra tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Hererra's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hererra.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Hicks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Hererra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hererra tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Hererra counters with a straight right hand.
Hererra misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Hererra moved out of range.
A left lands for Hicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hicks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Hicks!
A very excited looking Mason Hicks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.