PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Dardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). QL Hicks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Han Dardy's chin.

Hicks
vs
Dardy

183 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Han Dardy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hicks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dardy is trying to control Hicks's posture but Hicks avoids it.
Dardy is looking to regain half guard here but Hicks keeps moving and retains side control.
Hicks lands an elbow.
Dardy is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dardy is looking to reverse the position.
Dardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy is trying to get back to his feet.
Hicks works to advance to full mount. Dardy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dardy is trying to stand up.
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and Dardy is in trouble!
Dardy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dardy's face.
Hicks avoids the attempt from Dardy to control.
A nice elbow there by Hicks.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks controlling from mount.
Dardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hicks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dardy's face.
Dardy is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dardy?

Dardy is rocked!
Hicks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dardy is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dardy hang on?
Dardy taking shots to the head.
Hicks looking to control but Dardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hicks unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks wants to control the pace but Dardy is squirming around nicely.
Dardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hicks working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dardy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hicks controlling his opponent.

Hicks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dardy is surviving well by controlling Hicks's body position as best he can.
Hicks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

QL Hicks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Dardy misses the target.
Dardy misses with a wild combination.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Dardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hicks counters with a single leg into guard. Dardy didn't expect that.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dardy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hicks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A shot to the body from Dardy misses
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Dardy misses
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Han Dardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Dardy misses.
Hicks avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Hicks does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hicks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hicks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dardy pushes Hicks off looking to stand but Hicks dives back in and keeps control.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Dardy's head.
Nice strikes from Hicks there.
Dardy won't allow Hicks to pass to mount.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Dardy dodges it nicely.
Dardy is trying to stand up here but Hicks is controlling him well.
Dardy has hold of Hicks's hands but Hicks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardy is trying to stand up here but Hicks is controlling him well.
Hicks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hicks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hicks.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Dardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dardy.
Dardy misses with a double jab
and Hicks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hicks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dardy swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hicks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hicks remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
Hicks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dardy can do to turn this around?
Dardy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hicks.
Dardy is trying to control Hicks's posture but Hicks avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks in side control, throwing shots but Dardy defends.

Hicks has hold of Dardy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dardy seems comfortable defending it but Hicks has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dardy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dardy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hicks couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). QL Hicks!