PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elimination comes into the arena with PRIDE - Theme song blaring out of the sound system. Hickey has chosen I Get Mad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Elimination
vs
Hickey

178 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

190 cm
24
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Total Elimination!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earl Hickey!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hickey misses.
Elimination thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hickey stalks Elimination and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elimination's face. Elimination staggers backwards, shaken.
Hickey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elimination defends it nicely.
Elimination slips under a jab from Hickey.
Elimination circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hickey lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Elimination does no damage.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey misses with a double jab
and Elimination counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elimination misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elimination moves out of range as Hickey throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Hickey or perhaps it was just good defense by Elimination which made him look bad.
Hickey tries for a takedown but Elimination sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Total Elimination has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Hickey.
Hickey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Elimination.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a left and a right that stings Hickey.
Elimination circles away from the clinch attempt
and Elimination counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hickey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hickey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hickey is defended easily by Elimination.
Hickey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elimination counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickey thinking.
Hickey misses with a combination
and Elimination counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elimination displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hickey.
Elimination with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt.
Hickey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elimination makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hickey looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickey slips a jab and a cross from Elimination.
Elimination lands a jab.
Elimination lands a nice looking body shot.
Elimination goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Elimination scores with a body shot.
Elimination connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elimination throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elimination throws a nice looking combination but Hickey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elimination throws a nice looking combination but Hickey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hickey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Elimination's half guard.

Elimination has one foot on Hickey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Total Elimination is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Elimination sizes up Hickey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elimination scores with a sloppy right hand. Hickey should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickey misses with a hook to the body
and Hickey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elimination tests Hickey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elimination will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hickey shoots in but Elimination avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hickey misses with a kick to the body.
Hickey tries to clinch
and Elimination counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elimination swinging wildly here.
Hickey cracks Elimination with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hickey tries to move into range but Elimination moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hickey throws a combination that misses
and Elimination counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elimination sizes up Hickey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elimination thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickey shoots in for a double leg but Elimination sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hickey slips a jab from Elimination.
Hickey tries to clinch but Elimination moves away
and Elimination makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elimination is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickey.
Hickey looks to clinch
and Hickey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hickey misses.
Hickey works over Elimination's head and body with a nice combination.
Elimination throws a right hand that Hickey ducks under and follows up with a left that Hickey also avoids with ease.
Elimination ducks under a wild hook from Hickey.
Hickey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elimination.
Hickey misses with a hook to the body
and Elimination counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickey misses with a combination
and Elimination counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Total Elimination dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Elimination moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Elimination blocks the low kick.
Hickey misses with a double jab
and Elimination counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hickey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elimination looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickey is just out of range.
Hickey lands with a nice body punch.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elimination circles away.
Hickey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elimination.
Hickey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elimination counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hickey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hickey is breathing heavily.
Hickey tries to clinch up

and Elimination counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Hickey down! Elimination is looking to finish but Hickey is intelligently defending himself.

Hickey is rocked!
Elimination thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elimination lands a couple of elbows.
Hickey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elimination postures up in Hickey's guard and throws a big left but Hickey blocks it.
Elimination throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elimination won't allow Hickey to get back to his feet.
Elimination works over Hickey with some ground and pound from guard.
Elimination postures up in Hickey's guard and throws a big left but Hickey blocks it.
Elimination trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hickey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elimination.
Hickey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hickey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elimination.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elimination with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elimination accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elimination as he jumps to the side.
Elimination displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hickey.
Total Elimination has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Hickey.
Elimination misses with a double jab
and Hickey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Elimination throws a jab when Hickey was well out of range.
Hickey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hickey misses with a double jab
and Elimination counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elimination throws a right and a left that Hickey avoids nicely.
Hickey misses with a body punch
and Elimination connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elimination fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elimination blocks a low kick nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hickey is looking to chop away at Elimination's legs.
Hickey throws a combination that misses
and Elimination counters with a stiff right hand.
Earl Hickey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickey throws a hook but Elimination avoids it easily.
Elimination is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickey can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elimination checks a leg kick.
Elimination checks the leg kick.
Hickey misses with a leg kick
and Elimination counters with a straight right hand.
Hickey misses with a combination
and Elimination counters with a one-two to the body.
Hickey is still on wobbly legs! Can Elimination finish him?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hickey shoots for a double leg takedown but Elimination sprawls well. He's pushed Hickey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hickey seems to have recovered his senses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hickey.
Good exchange - Elimination coming out on top.
Hickey throws a leg kick that misses.
Hickey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elimination counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Elimination misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Elimination.
Hickey with a nice cross.
Elimination lands with a hook. Hickey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Hickey misses its intended target.
Hickey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Elimination counters with a series of strikes that sends Hickey to the canvas! Elimination follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

It looks like Earl Hickey has been cut.
Elimination might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Elimination postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hickey covers up, he's hurt! Elimination keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Elimination and the ref steps in to end the fight! Elimination can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Total Elimination!