PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hicks
vs
Galvao

183 cm
21
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks leaves Galvao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Hicks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Galvao can't do much from the bottom here.
Hicks remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Galvao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Galvao some visible discomfort.
Hicks landing strikes.
Hicks working the ground and pound from side control.
Galvao misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hicks trying to control the position but Galvao is working away.
Galvao wants to control but Hicks postures up.
Galvao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hicks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hicks trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks working away.
Galvao tries to improve position but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Galvao fails with the takedown
and Hicks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Galvao misses with a takedown

so Hicks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
QL Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Galvao.
Hicks scoring with some ground and pound.
Hicks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Galvao.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hicks advances position into side control!
Galvao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hicks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Galvao is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Galvao!
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
Hicks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Galvao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hicks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Galvao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hicks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hicks is trying to control the action in half guard but Galvao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hicks is thwarting Galvao's attempts to control the position.
Galvao tries to roll over but Hicks keeps him under control.
Galvao is trying to control but can't.
Hicks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hicks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Galvao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Galvao wants to get back to full guard.
Galvao throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Galvao's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galvao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Galvao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

QL Hicks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hicks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Galvao trying to control the position.
Galvao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Galvao wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Galvao working a defensive guard here.
Hicks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hicks.
Hicks landing strikes.
Galvao takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hicks wants to control but Galvao is keeping him busy.

Hicks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Galvao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is stalling here. Hicks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Galvao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hicks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hicks is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Galvao's shoulder. That is not cool.
Galvao is looking for a sweep.
Hicks landing strikes.
Hicks slows the pace down.
Hicks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Galvao down.
Hicks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hicks just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks trying to control the action but Galvao is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks taking a breather here.
Hicks trying to control the position but Galvao is working away.
Hicks cracks Galvao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Galvao is trying to control Hicks's posture but Hicks avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hicks landing strikes.
Hicks working the head with strikes.
Galvao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hicks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Galvao struggling a bit here.
Hicks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Galvao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hicks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Galvao, who protects the arm well.
Galvao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hicks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

QL Hicks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Galvao fails with the takedown

and Hicks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hicks passes into half guard.
Galvao has a hand on Hicks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hicks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hicks unloading with bombs!
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and Galvao is in trouble!
Hicks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hicks with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks unloading with bombs!
Galvao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galvao wants to control but Hicks is having none of it.
Galvao is bucking up trying to escape but Hicks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hicks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hicks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hicks controlling from the full mount.
Hicks avoids the attempt from Galvao to control.
Galvao is squirming around, avoiding Hicks's attempts to control the action.
Galvao is working to get back to half guard.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hicks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hicks controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hicks working the ground and pound effectively.
Galvao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hicks breaks from Galvao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvao taking shots to the head.
Hicks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Galvao?
Galvao taking shots to the head.
Hicks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galvao looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hicks.
Hicks breaks from Galvao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Galvao is in a horrible position here. Hicks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hicks controlling from the full mount.
Galvao throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Galvao is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Galvao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks working Galvao over with strikes here.
Hicks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galvao is looking to escape.
Hicks with good strikes from the mount here!
Andre Galvao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvao tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
Hicks is landing with some decent strikes but Galvao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hicks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galvao is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
QL Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hicks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for QL Hicks!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for QL Hicks!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for QL Hicks!

QL Hicks wins by unanimous decision!