PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 4550 p4p, 449 weight class) and Damian Anderson (ranked 3479 p4p, 371 weight class). Hicks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bill Hicks at Dangerfields. Damian Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hicks
vs
Anderson

185 cm
22
172 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hicks lands with a cross.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Hicks clinches up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hicks controls his hands.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Hicks as the two fighters clinch.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Hicks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hicks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hicks.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hicks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicks scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hicks lands a shot to the body.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hicks controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is leaning against Hicks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hicks tries to tie him up.
Hicks lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson works on Hicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hicks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hicks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
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 Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hicks rather than just go for the knockout.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Hicks tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson misses the jab.
Damian Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson jabs Hicks right on the nose. Hicks blinks but takes it well.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Hicks.

Anderson is rocked!
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hicks finish him?
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Hicks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crack! Hicks connects with the perfect overhand right and Anderson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hicks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Hicks!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bill Hicks thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).