PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Clem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Full Trucker Effect kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bill Hickok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hickok
vs
Clem

185 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Clem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clem throws a leg kick
and Hickok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickok is looking to clinch but Clem is avoiding it.
Hickok misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clem. That's going to slow Hickok down.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Clem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hickok throws a poor cross that misses
and Clem counters with an inside leg kick.
Hickok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clem walks into a stiff left hand from Hickok.
Hickok with a hook.

Clem has Hickok up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickok blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hickok.
Clem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hickok.
Clem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hickok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hickok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clem goes for a takedown attempt but Hickok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Hickok
and Clem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hickok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clem takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hickok.
Hickok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hickok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hickok scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem avoids the body shot from Hickok.
Hickok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clem counters with a good, hard body kick but Hickok shrugs it off.
Hickok throws a lazy uppercut
and Clem counters with a right hand to the body.
Clem misses with a low kick.
Hickok misses with a right hand
and Clem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hickok misses with a jab to the body
and Clem counters with a nice uppercut.
Clem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hickok throws a shot from downtown. Clem moves away and avoids it.
Hickok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok moves out of range of the leg kick from Clem.
Hickok moves in looking to clinch but Clem pushes him off.
Hickok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hickok swings for the body but Clem moves out of range.
Clem thows a leg kick but Hickok checks it
and Hickok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clem moves out of range of the body kick.
Hickok tries a low kick but Clem avoids it.
Clem is looking to slow Hickok down with leg kicks.
Hickok throws an off balance right hand
and Clem counters with a leg kick.
Hickok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clem has Hickok up against the cage in a clinch.
Clem pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Clem fails to land.

Clem breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Clem blocks the low kick.
Hickok misses with a lunging right hand
and Clem counters with a low kick, right behind Hickok 's knee.
Hickok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickok throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clem drops his hands momentarily and Hickok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hickok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clem swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickok.
Hickok misses with a right hand
and Clem counters with a nice body kick.
Hickok swings widly with a right hand
and Clem counters with a right hand to the body.
Hickok throws a sloppy body shot

and Clem counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hickok!
Clem throws some wild stikes that Hickok manages to avoid easily.
Clem controlling the pace for now.
Clem with a couple of short strikes.
Hickok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clem.
Hickok is looking to improve his position but Clem isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clem punching from mount but Hickok doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clem looking to control but Hickok is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hickok tries to reverse the position but Clem maintains control.
Clem looking to finish with strikes here!
Clem throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clem throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clem misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem working the ground and pound effectively.
Clem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hickok wants to hold on but Clem pushes him away.
Hickok is trying desperately to improve position.
Clem lands a big shot there that rocks Hickok but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clem trying to control but Hickok is having none of it.
Hickok can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem trying to control but Hickok is having none of it.
Hickok holds on, trying desperately to control.
Clem looking to finish with strikes here!
Clem wants to control the pace but Hickok is squirming around nicely.
Clem with shots to the head and body - Hickok looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem scoring with strikes but Hickok is staying in there.

Clem goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hickok turns into him and now he's in Clem's guard.
Hickok wants to pass the guard but Clem is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Clem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hickok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clem throws a leg kick but Hickok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hickok lands a body shot.
Hickok throws a big shot that misses.
Hickok throws a jab but it's blocked by Clem.
Hickok misses with a lunging right hand
and Clem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clem is looking to score with low kicks.
Hickok misses with a body shot
and Clem counters with an inside leg kick.
Hickok throws a leg kick but Clem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickok tries to clinch up.
Bill Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Clem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hickok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hickok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clem.
Hickok thuds a left hand into Clem's body.
Clem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hickok's hands.
Hickok misses with a leg kick
and Clem counters with a good low kick that Hickok was not able to check.
Hickok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hickok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickok throws a low kick, looking for Clem's leg but Clem calmly moves out of range.
Hickok misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok thows a leg kick but Clem checks it
and Clem counters with a body kick that stops Hickok in his tracks momentarily.
Hickok lands with an overhand left.
Hickok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickok misses the body punch
and Clem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickok misses with a jab to the body
and Clem finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickok stuffs the takedown attempt from Clem. Clem gets slowly back to his feet.
Clem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickok.
Hickok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hickok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hickok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clem counters with a nice uppercut.
Clem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hickok.
Hickok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clem is able to avoid easily.
Clem lands a leg kick that knocks Hickok off balance momentarily.
Hickok throws a body kick the misses
and Clem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hickok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Clem.
Hickok lands with a hook. Clem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hickok misses with a body punch
and Clem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hickok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hickok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clem counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickok misses with a body shot
and Clem counters with a left to the body.
Hickok misses with a shot to the body
and Clem counters with a nice leg kick.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Clem counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Clem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Clem!