PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Craik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Jason Craik has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Craik
vs
Hicks

194 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
276 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Craik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a series of punches but Craik moves out of range.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.
Craik wants to clinch.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Craik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craik tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hicks counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Craik!

Craik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Craik kicks off Hicks and gets to his feet.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks looks gassed!
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves away

and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks prevents the takedown attempt.
Hicks dodges an elbow strike from Craik.
Craik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hicks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hicks breaks the clinch.
Hicks drops Craik with a beautiful combination! Craik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hicks is looking for the KO!
Oh Craik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Jason Craik has been cut.
Craik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.

Craik rushes Hicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craik seems to have got his legs back now.

Craik manages to break the clinch.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves away
and Hicks counters with an inside leg kick.
Craik tries to clinch
and Hicks counters with a series of strikes. Craik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Craik looks to land a combination but Hicks avoids it well.

Craik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Craik is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craik wants to stand but Hicks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Craik prevents Hicks from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Craik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craik is looking to clinch.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Craik clinches but Hicks breaks the clinch
and Hicks counters with a one-two to the body.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dante Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hicks counters with a two punch combo.

Craik instigates a clinch.
Craik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Craik stalling in the clinch but Hicks improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Craik breaks the clinch.
Craik is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Craik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craik wants to clinch.
Craik throws out a leg kick but Hicks moves out of range and Craik only half commits.
Craik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craik throws a one two combo.

It looks like Dante Hicks has been cut.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks throws a combination. Craik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hicks is working the combinations to good effect here.
Craik misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks looks to land a combination. Craik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab by Hicks.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Hicks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks tries to clinch but Craik is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Craik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Craik tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.

Craik closes the distance and clinches.
Craik lands an uppercut.

Craik breaks the clinch.
Craik tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Craik moves out of range.
Craik moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks connects with a crisp jab.
Craik wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Craik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hicks prevents Craik from breaking the clinch.
Craik is trying to force a seperation but Hicks has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hicks counters with a good low kick that Craik was not able to check.
Craik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Craik tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Craik moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.

Craik has managed to clinch.
Craik is looking to break free of the clinch but Hicks has double underhooks.
Craik can't break the clinch.
Craik is trying to break free.
Craik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.

Craik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craik is looking to clinch.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hicks avoids it really well and circles away.

Hicks has Craik up against the cage in a clinch.
Hicks has Craik pressed against the cage, preventing Craik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craik has Hicks pressed against the cage, preventing Hicks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hicks prevents Craik from breaking the clinch.
Craik is trying to break free.

Craik manages to break the clinch.
Craik tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Craik tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Craik avoids them all with ease.
Craik wants to clinch

and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch.
Craik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Craik lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.

Hicks breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craik tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Craik has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Craik tries to circle away but Hicks has him pinned against the cage.
Craik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hicks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Craik wants to get back to striking at distance but Hicks won't allow it.
Hicks is trying to force a seperation but Craik has the dominant position.
Craik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Craik wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Craik moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Craik slips under a jab from Hicks.
Craik wants to clinch.
Craik tries to clinch up
and Hicks counters with a head kick.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.
Craik fails with an attempt to clinch.

Craik has managed to clinch.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Craik dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Craik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craik tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks tries to clinch but Craik is having none of it.
Craik doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Craik tries to clinch up.
Craik wants to clinch.
Craik looks to clinch
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.

Craik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hicks is pushing Craik's head away, looking to escape. Craik manages to hold on to the position though.

Craik stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Craik clinches but Hicks breaks the clinch
and Hicks counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Craik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Craik's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Craik duly obliges.

Craik clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.

Hicks breaks the clinch.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.
Craik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Hicks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hicks wants to stand but Craik is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Craik stands up and waves to Hicks to follow him.
Craik wants to clinch.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Craik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craik wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Craik wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Craik is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craik tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Craik.
Craik wants to clinch.
Hicks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Craik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Craik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Craik!