PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demein Colette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colette is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by progenies of the great apocalypse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hicks
vs
Colette

183 cm
22
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
181 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demein Colette!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Colette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colette misses the jab.
Colette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colette doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colette moves away.
A shot to de liver by Hicks. Beautiful body shot.
Colette throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Colette throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hicks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colette tries to avoid it but Hicks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colette to the ground. Colette escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Colette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hicks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hicks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Colette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colette is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Colette misses with a body kick.
Hicks wants to slow Colette down by chopping away at his legs.
Colette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colette needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.

Colette gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hicks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Colette is trying to keep Hicks in close.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Colette blocks nicely.
Colette is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Colette.
Hicks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colette pulls Hicks in close to prevent any damage.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Colette.
Colette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.
Hicks stops Colette from standing up.
Hicks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hicks working away.
Colette is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hicks is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Colette is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Colette is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hicks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Colette did well to prevent Hicks getting side control.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Colette dodges it nicely.
Colette has hold of Hicks's hands but Hicks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hicks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Hicks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hicks stops Colette from getting back to his feet.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Colette dodges it nicely.
Colette is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Hicks there.
Colette is looking to improve his position.
Colette is refusing to be controlled, as Hicks sits in half guard.
Colette pushes Hicks off but Hicks dives into side control.
Colette tries to buck Hicks off but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks throws an elbow but Colette slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hicks scoring with punches from side control.
Hicks lands an elbow.
Hicks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Colette is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that QL Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Colette lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colette.
Colette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colette sprawls well. Colette wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Colette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Colette doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Colette throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
QL Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks takes a swing at Colette's ribcage but misses.
Colette misses with a head kick.
Colette misses with a leg kick
and Hicks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colette looks to land a body kick but Hicks moved away.
Colette looks to throw a body kick
and Hicks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Colette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colette checks a low kick from Hicks.
Colette misses with a head kick.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Colette avoids it well.
Hicks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colette counters with an inside leg kick.
Colette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colette throws a wild body kick that Hicks sees coming a mile off.
Demein Colette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hicks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Colette manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Colette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colette is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colette wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Hicks connects with a couple of short punches.
Colette wants to get back to his feet but Hicks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Colette blocks nicely.
Colette keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Colette is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hicks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colette misses with a body kick.
Hicks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Colette thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Colette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colette misses with a straight left.
Colette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colette throws a leg kick but Hicks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Colette misses with a low kick.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demein Colette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demein Colette seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a lovely overhand right.
Colette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
Colette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colette throws a series of punches but Hicks avoids them all with ease.
Hicks checks a low kick from Colette.

Hicks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Colette sprawls well initially but Hicks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hicks wants to control but Colette is keeping him busy.
Colette wants to get back to full guard but Hicks has passed into side control.
Hicks lands a big shot there that rocks Colette but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colette tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
Colette is trying to stand up.
Colette tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demein Colette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A big right from Colette misses.
A big right from Colette misses.
Colette throws a hook but Hicks avoids it easily.
Colette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Hicks.
Good shot there by Colette.
Colette swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.

Hicks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hicks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hicks stops Colette from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colette wants to improve his position but Hicks is controlling well.
Hicks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colette taking some punishment here, with Hicks in his half guard.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colette keeps working.
Colette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Colette wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hicks can pounce on him.
Hicks cracks Colette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Colette.
Colette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Colette darts in trying to clinch
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colette. That's going to slow Hicks down.
A big left from Colette misses.
Colette tries to clinch up
and Hicks counters with a left to the body.
Colette throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Colette misses with a body shot
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Colette misses.
Colette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colette explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Colette misses with a head kick.
Hicks avoids the head kick by Colette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Colette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by Colette.
Colette throws a lazy head kick

and Hicks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Colette tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hicks has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Colette is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Colette is bucking up trying to escape but Hicks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Colette working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Hicks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Colette is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hicks lands a big shot there that rocks Colette but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colette is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
QL Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hicks 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... QL Hicks!