PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Eatin P**** & Kickin A**. Will has chosen Cheeseburger In Paradise as his entrance music. Hank Hicks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hicks
vs
Will

180 cm
26
200 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

168 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffrey Will!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hicks tries to score a body lock takedown but Will shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hicks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Will is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Will moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hicks throws a head kick but Will moves out of range.

Hicks darts in and clinches Will up against the cage.

Will turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Will manages to end up in side control.
Will has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Will landing punches.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will raining down shots from the mount!
Will working Hicks over with strikes here.
Will breaks from Hicks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet.
Hicks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hicks is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Will takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Hicks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Will! That's really hurt Hicks and he's turned his back - Will keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Will jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Will!
A relieved looking Jeffrey Will thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.