PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sinatra
vs
Hicks

182 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

180 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinatra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinatra ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Sinatra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hicks scores with a leg kick.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Hicks misses with a jab to the body

and Sinatra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sinatra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but Hicks is retaining full guard.
Sinatra is breathing heavily.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.
Hicks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sinatra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sinatra slips nicely into half guard.
Sinatra prevents Hicks from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hicks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.

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.

Hicks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinatra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sinatra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hicks was covering up waiting for the punch and Sinatra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hicks is trying to control the position but Sinatra postures up.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hicks motions for Sinatra to come forward. Hicks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt - Hicks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Sinatra throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks misses with the combination.

Sinatra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinatra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hicks is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to advance to mount but Hicks denies him.
Hicks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sinatra is looking to stall here but Hicks recovers full guard.
Sinatra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinatra's guard.
Sinatra is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sinatra tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to keep Hicks in close.
Sinatra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinatra is keeping the position for now.
Hicks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sinatra controlling the position.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Sinatra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinatra missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks misses with a jab to the body

and Sinatra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Hicks is defending well.
Sinatra is looking to pass Hicks's guard but actually Hicks recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinatra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sinatra checks a leg kick.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks moves forwards but Sinatra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinatra manages to avoid it.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicks throws a wild body kick that Sinatra sees coming a mile off.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sinatra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hicks's guard now.
Sinatra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinatra looking to pass the guard.
Hicks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra is really struggling to control Hicks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hicks trying to control the position here.
Hicks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sinatra looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sinatra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
Sinatra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks clinches but Sinatra breaks the clinch

and Sinatra counters with a takedown into side control.
Hicks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Sinatra wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hicks tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control here.
Hicks gets full guard.
Hicks is trying to control the position but Sinatra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
Hicks doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinatra circles away.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinatra was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Sinatra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Sinatra slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Frank Sinatra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinatra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Hicks.

Sinatra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hicks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hicks tries to improve position but can't.
Sinatra advances to full mount.
Hicks is desperately trying to improve his position but Sinatra has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinatra moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hicks has worked his arm free - good work by Hicks!
Sinatra wants to control for a moment but Hicks uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sinatra is pressing down on Hicks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hicks is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hicks trying to hold on to Sinatra's head to control him but Sinatra postures up.
Sinatra wants to pass to mount but Hicks is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinatra looking to pass the guard.
Sinatra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank Sinatra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hicks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinatra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Sinatra avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Sinatra circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinatra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks throws a hook but Sinatra avoids it easily.
Sinatra slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks throws a jab when Sinatra was well out of range.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinatra blocks the leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Hicks misses

and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sinatra tries to pass to full mount but Hicks defends it.
Sinatra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinatra 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 38:38
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 39:37
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Sinatra!