PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Rincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rincon has chosen Cypress Hill - Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hicken
vs
Rincon

192 cm
23
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Rincon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rincon throws an overhand right that lands on Hicken's shoulder, as Hicken tries to avoid the shot.
Rincon throws an overhand right that lands on Hicken's shoulder, as Hicken tries to avoid the shot.
Rincon walks into a left hand.

It looks like Cesar Rincon has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hicken.
Rincon pushes Hicken away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hicken gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hicken taking a breather here.
Rincon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hicken is controlling him well.
Hicken working the head and body with strikes.
Hicken working the head and body with strikes.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet but Hicken drags him back down.
Rincon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hicken trying to control the position but Rincon is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rincon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hicken controlling the position.
Hicken seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rincon for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hicken landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Rincon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rincon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicken working the ground and pound.
Rincon is trying to buck Hicken off.
Hicken cracks Rincon with a big right hand but Rincon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rincon is trying to get back to his feet.
Rincon looks gassed!
Hicken looks up at the clock and then as Rincon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hicken smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rincon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hicken is working Rincon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hicken working the head with strikes.

Rincon is rocked!
Hicken landing strikes.
Rincon is still in real trouble! Can Hicken finish him?
Hicken 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicken cracks Rincon with a big elbow.
Hicken happy to just control the position for now.
Hicken cracks Rincon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rincon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rincon seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken scores with punches from side control.
Hicken just content to control the position.
Hicken is looking to take a break and control but Rincon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hicken lands a nice forearm strike.

Rincon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rincon throws the left hand but Hicken avoids the punch easily.
Hicken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hicken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hicken lands with a good body shot.
Rincon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicken ducks under a wild hook from Rincon.
Hicken throws a push kick but Rincon slaps the foot to one side.
Rincon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rincon takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Hicken shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hicken in particular looking to stall.
Rincon taking some punishment here, with Hicken in his half guard.
Hicken is controlling the pace.
Hicken has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hicken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Rincon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hicken scores with a hook.
Rincon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hicken shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rincon's guard.
Rincon is looking to stand up but Hicken isn't so interested in that idea.
Hicken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rincon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet but Hicken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hicken scoring with some ground and pound.
Hicken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hicken stands up over Rincon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet but Hicken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hicken scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hicken showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rincon is breathing heavily.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet but Hicken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicken scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rincon wants to stand up but Hicken is controlling him.
Hicken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hicken's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rincon keeping full guard, as Hicken tries to pass.
Hicken stops Rincon from standing up.

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.
Hicken is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hicken trying to control the position from guard on top but Rincon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rincon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicken is controlling him.
Hicken scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hicken prevents Rincon from getting back to his feet.
Hicken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicken's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hicken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hicken is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hicken scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hicken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hicken scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rincon wants to get back to his feet but Hicken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rincon keeping moving, preventing Hicken from controlling successfully.
Hicken stays in close to Rincon's body and controls the position.
Hicken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hicken slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hicken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rincon can do to turn this around?
Rincon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hicken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hicken won't allow Rincon to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rincon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Rincon gets caught flat footed, as Hicken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rincon wants to stand up but Hicken is controlling him.
Hicken scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicken postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rincon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicken is controlling him.
Hicken trying to control but Rincon is working from the bottom.
Rincon wants to stand and escape but Hicken is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicken's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bret Hicken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicken stalks Rincon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rincon's face. Rincon staggers backwards, shaken.
Hicken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicken jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Cesar Rincon's cut even more.
Cesar Rincon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicken tries to land a leg kick but Rincon saw it coming and moves away.
Rincon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rincon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicken.
Rincon drops his hands momentarily and Hicken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hicken dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Rincon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hicken throws an overhand right that drops Rincon like a sack of potatoes! Hicken dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hicken!