PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 1274 p4p, 1591 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 114 p4p, 139 weight class). The key to victory for Lyman Hicks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hicks
vs
Rose

173 cm
27
153
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
27
150
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Hicks lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hicks misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hicks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Hicks.
Hicks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a right hand
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Hicks misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicks connects with a jab.
Rose staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Hicks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hicks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks misses with a hook.
As Hicks backs off Rose throws a huge counter combo but Hicks manages to avoid it all.
Hicks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Rose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Hicks with a hook.
Hicks misses with a combination

and Rose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rose.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks is pulling down on Rose's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.

Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.

Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hicks has managed to get both his arms back between Rose's legs - danger averted.
Hicks controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyman Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Hicks's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Rose misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rose in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Rose avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a hook
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hicks throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks jabs at Rose's body.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Lyman Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hicks.
Hicks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hicks cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hicks misses with a straight right.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Hicks swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose 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.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyman Hicks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose slips under a jab from Hicks.
Rose throws a counter combo.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Hicks misses with a left hand
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hicks.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks.
Hicks stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Hicks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hicks avoids it with no problem.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks slips a jab from Rose.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hicks.
Rose connects with a right hand. Hicks shakes it off.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Lyman Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a jab.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hicks swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks jabs at Rose's body.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyman Hicks!
Lyman Hicks made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview.