PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Hickman (ranked 7921 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristoph Jamanca (ranked 6146 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hickman
vs
Jamanca

222 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristoph Jamanca!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamanca lands with an overhand left.
Hickman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jamanca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hickman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jamanca!
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamanca struggling a bit here.
Hickman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hickman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jamanca some visible discomfort.
Hickman working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Hickman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jamanca wants to get back to his feet but Hickman drags him back down.
Hickman working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Jamanca tries to bench press Hickman off him but Hickman keeps the position.
Jamanca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hickman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jamanca is trying to buck Hickman off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jamanca some visible discomfort.
Hickman controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hickman working away.
Hickman working the head and body with strikes.
Jamanca can't do much from the bottom here.
Hickman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jamanca takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Jamanca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hickman landing a few strikes.
Jamanca is trying to control Hickman's posture but Hickman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamanca seems a little lost for a moment, as Hickman dominates the positioning.
Hickman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hickman is working Jamanca over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hickman scoring with punches from side control.
Jamanca is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hickman is controlling him well.
Hickman happy to just control the position for now.
Hickman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hickman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamanca is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hickman connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Jamanca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hickman takes a little break here. Jamanca wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jamanca tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hickman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hickman working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman controlling his opponent.
Jamanca tries to lock up and control but Hickman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hickman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jamanca working to try and regain half guard.
Jamanca tries to lock up and control but Hickman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hickman with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hickman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jamanca can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jamanca tries to hold on but Hickman postures up.
Jamanca is bucking up trying to escape but Hickman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Hickman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jamanca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hickman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hickman drops an elbow to the side of Jamanca's head.
Jamanca trying to control from the bottom.
Jamanca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hickman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hickman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hickman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jamanca is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickman is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hickman there.
Hickman is taking a breather. Jamanca says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jamanca tries to get to full guard but Hickman has control of the leg.
Hickman trying to pass the guard but Jamanca defending well.
Jamanca trying to control from the bottom.
Hickman is pressing down on Jamanca's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jamanca is holding on for now.
Hickman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jamanca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hickman is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamanca trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hickman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamanca can do to turn this around?
Hickman lands a big shot there that rocks Jamanca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hickman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hickman working Jamanca over with strikes here.
Jamanca tries to hold on but Hickman pushes him away.
Jamanca is breathing heavily.
Hickman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hickman prevents Jamanca from getting the reversal.
Hickman landing shots from mount.
Hickman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jamanca's face.
Hickman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jamanca?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamanca is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jamanca keeps trying to improve his position.
Jamanca is bucking up trying to escape but Hickman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jamanca wants to hold on but Hickman pushes him away.
Boyd Hickman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hickman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jamanca hang on?
Hickman landing punches.
Hickman lands a big shot there that rocks Jamanca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hickman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hickman lands a heavy elbow.
Hickman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hickman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hickman dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman scoring with strikes but Jamanca is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hickman lands a nice shot to the head.
Hickman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hickman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hickman with the ground and pound from mount.
Hickman controlling from mount.
Hickman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jamanca hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Hickman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hickman dodges the punch combination from Jamanca.
Hickman is looking to counter the offense by Jamanca and move into the clinch.
Jamanca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hickman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jamanca!
Hickman is putting a hurting on Jamanca here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jamanca is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hickman connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Hickman working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hickman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hickman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jamanca looking for a sweep but Hickman has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hickman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jamanca for as long as he can get away with.
Hickman lands with some strikes.
Hickman content just to control the position here.
Jamanca is desperately trying to improve his position but Hickman has a good base and remains in mount.
Hickman is landing with some decent strikes but Jamanca is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hickman lands a big elbow.
Hickman content just to control the position here.
Hickman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman lands a heavy elbow.
Hickman lands a big shot there that rocks Jamanca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hickman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hickman working the ground and pound effectively.
Hickman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jamanca?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickman with a couple of short strikes.
Hickman dominating with strikes here.
Hickman controlling his opponent.
Hickman punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hickman raining down shots from the mount!
Jamanca tries to hold on but Hickman pushes him away.
Hickman cracks Jamanca with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hickman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jamanca hang on?
Hickman avoids the attempt from Jamanca to control.
Hickman unloading with bombs!
Jamanca tries to lock up and control but Hickman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Jamanca that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hickman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jamanca tries to lock up and control but Hickman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hickman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hickman controlling the position easily from mount.
Hickman with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Hickman.

Hickman looking to secure an arm triangle but Jamanca defends it well.
Kristoph Jamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyd Hickman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hickman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Hickman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hickman, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Hickman!