PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Butler Hickok (ranked 2132 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 113 p4p, 138 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Jarrod Beard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hickok
vs
Beard

205 cm
25
285
9 - 7 - 0

192 cm
25
280
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
James Butler Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hickok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hickok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Beard counters with a takedown into side control.
Hickok managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beard.
Beard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hickok pushes Beard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beard tries to score with some ground and pound. Hickok controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard tries to score with some ground and pound. Hickok controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Beard landing strikes.
Beard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickok keeps working.
Hickok avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Beard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hickok wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hickok has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Beard lands an elbow.
Hickok parries the strikes from Beard easily there. Beard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hickok to escape.
Beard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beard misses with the ground and pound.
Beard fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beard connects with a decent elbow.

It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Sloppy strikes there by Beard.
Beard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hickok on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Beard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beard scores with punches from side control.

Hickok is rocked!

James Butler Hickok's cut is getting worse.
Hickok is breathing heavily.
Beard lands a huge shot from side control! Hickok is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jarrod Beard!