PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Hicks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hunter Rose's chin.

Rose
vs
Hicks

170 cm
22
187 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Hicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hicks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hicks at a distance.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hicks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Hicks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Hicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Rose lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hunter Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Hicks counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Rose blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks walks into a jab.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Rose throws a leg kick

and Hicks counters with a head kick that drops Rose!

Rose is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.

Hicks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rose manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hicks has Rose in his guard.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Rose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose won't allow Hicks to sweep him here.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Hicks's head.
Rose lands a jab to Hicks's midsection.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hicks counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Hicks swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Rose stalks Hicks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hicks's face. Hicks staggers backwards, shaken.
Hicks dodges the punch combination from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dwayne Hicks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hicks misses with a combination
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose looks to land a combination but Hicks avoids it well.
Rose thuds his right hand into Hicks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hicks doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hicks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hicks trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hicks into the cage.
Rose stops a takedown attempt from Hicks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hicks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicks counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hicks counters with a nice body kick.
Rose misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks shoots and misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Hicks throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Hicks only half commits.
Hicks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose jabs at Hicks's body.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a jab.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose lands a body shot.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hicks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rose throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose lands with a nice combination. Hicks backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose thuds a left hand into Hicks's body.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose fakes the leg kick and cracks Hicks in the body.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hicks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose jabs Hicks right on the nose. Hicks blinks but takes it well.
Rose avoids the body shot from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Rose 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks lands a body shot.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Rose throws a series of punches but Hicks avoids them all with ease.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Hicks counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Hicks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hicks counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks with a hook.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
Hicks tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hicks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Hicks throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Rose works Hicks's body with a nice hook.
Hicks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hicks.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hicks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose lands a with a good body shot.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Hicks's head back.
Rose swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks takes one to the chin there.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Hicks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Donk. Rose catches Hicks right on the button with a cross.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose looks for the body kick but Hicks saw that one coming.
Hicks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Rose finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Hicks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose lands with a hook. Hicks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Rose!