PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Hicks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Concrete
vs
Hicks

173 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

5th Round
Koffin Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concrete shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Concrete keeps it at a distance.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Concrete pushes him off.
Concrete shoots for a double leg takedown but Hicks sprawls well. He's pushed Concrete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Concrete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hicks moves into the clinch successfully.
Concrete looking for a takedown.
Concrete tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hicks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Concrete wants a takedown but no success here.
Hicks digs a right hand into Concrete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Concrete's gas tank.
Concrete wants to break free but Hicks has control.
Concrete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hicks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hicks manages to break the clinch.
Hicks tries to clinch but Concrete moves out of range.

Concrete gets a takedown into half guard.
Concrete is breathing heavily.

Concrete is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is refusing to be controlled, as Concrete sits in half guard.
Concrete takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Concrete wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two 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 is trying to stand.

Concrete is looking for a kimura here.
Hicks is trying to stand up here but Concrete is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete controlling the pace.

Concrete wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Concrete is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Concrete postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hicks to stand up.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Concrete circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks throws a low kick but Concrete avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concrete is defended easily by Hicks.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Concrete dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Concrete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks looks for the body kick but Concrete saw that one coming.
Hicks scores with a one two! Concrete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hicks throws a right hand that Concrete ducks under and follows up with a left that Concrete also avoids with ease.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks wants to clinch.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Concrete shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hicks defends it nicely.
Concrete shoots in for a double leg but Hicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Concrete circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Concrete fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concrete is trying to break the clinch but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Concrete tries to pull guard but Hicks holds him up against the cage and eventually Concrete drops back down to his feet.

Concrete breaks the clinch.
Hicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Concrete sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hicks throws a solid leg kick but Concrete takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hicks.

Concrete looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Concrete decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Concrete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Concrete shoots in looking for a takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl out of it but Concrete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a good cross that connects.
Concrete closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hicks circles away.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Concrete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hicks did well to prevent Concrete getting side control.
Concrete is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Concrete is looking for a kimura but Hicks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Concrete to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Concrete seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Concrete is trying to work for a kimura but Hicks is defending well.

Hicks is defending against the submission attempts here by Concrete.

That's four 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.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet.
Concrete content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Concrete dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Concrete dives in and grabs Hicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes down on Concrete's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Concrete.
Hicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Concrete should have avoided that one.
Concrete is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Concrete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Hicks as Concrete shoots in.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks lands with a nice combination. Concrete backs away looking to recover.
Concrete shoots in but Hicks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hicks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Concrete avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Concrete throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Concrete has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Hicks tries to break the clinch but Concrete is controlling the position.
Concrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hicks walks away with a smile on his face. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Concrete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Concrete circles away.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.

Concrete throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hicks was covering up waiting for the punch and Concrete finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Concrete gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Colin Concrete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Concrete darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Concrete slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Concrete passes to side control.

Concrete stands up and we're back to a striking position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colin Concrete.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Concrete, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Concrete!