PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickock (ranked 2267 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Sean Martin (ranked 282 p4p, 309 weight class). Sean Martin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hickock
vs
Martin

200 cm
26
270
5 - 3 - 0

202 cm
26
242
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Knockout power

Beachside Supplements

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin is looking to slow Hickock down with leg kicks.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hickock's sensitive parts.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Hickock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hickock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martin thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hickock throws out the jab.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Hickock moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin flicks out a counter leg kick but Hickock steps away.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Hickock misses with a wild body shot.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Hickock's leg but Hickock calmly moves out of range.
Hickock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickock takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin feints and then cracks Hickock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hickock down.
Hickock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Hickock lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Martin.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
A good leg kick by Martin.
A slow jab from Hickock misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickock. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin thumps Hickock with a low kick.
Martin lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hickock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hickock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hickock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Martin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hickock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hickock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sean Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin looks for the body kick but Hickock saw that one coming.
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hickock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hickock moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickock.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickock.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Martin thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Hickock cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sean Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hickock missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Hickock misses with a looping right.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hickock's head.
Hickock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Hickock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hickock's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Martin thumps Hickock with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin slips under a jab from Hickock.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin lands a front kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Hickock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hickock's head.
Martin misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Hickock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Hickock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin with a nice calf kick.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Hickock is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin defending well as Hickock loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Hickock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hickock.
Martin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hickock drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Martin follows Hickock to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Martin!