PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 404 p4p, 1182 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 31 p4p, 89 weight class). Hicks's entrance music is Put The Boots In- Down By Law. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hicks
vs
Zapina

173 cm
28
153
13 - 7 - 0

174 cm
32
150
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapina moves out of range of the strikes.
Zapina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zapina ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Zapina moved out of range.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapina misses with a head kick.

Zapina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Zapina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Zapina has Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Zapina.
Zapina lands an elbow just above Hicks 's eye.
A body shot lands from Zapina.
Zapina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Zapina.
Zapina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zapina counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Zapina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Hicks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Zapina slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
Zapina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks digs a good hook to Zapina's body.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Hicks seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zapina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zapina's coach down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zapina's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks misses with a hook.
Zapina is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hicks with a body shot.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Zapina makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
Zapina lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
A lazy left from Hicks finds it's target.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zapina.
Zapina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Zapina slips a jab from Hicks.
Zapina stuns Hicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Zapina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Zapina.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hicks throws a combination that misses
and Zapina makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
Zapina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zapina moves away.

Zapina cracks Hicks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hicks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zapina finish him?

Hicks is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks misses with a jab to the body
and Zapina finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Hicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Zapina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zapina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zapina circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hicks to the canvas! Hicks doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zapina keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olan Zapina!
Olan Zapina seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.