PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gianmarco Zaniboni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dwayne Hicks's chin.

Hicks
vs
Zaniboni

170 cm
25
153 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
149 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Prestige Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaniboni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hicks. That's going to slow Zaniboni down.
Zaniboni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hicks.
Zaniboni misses with a jab to the body

and Hicks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zaniboni!
Zaniboni taking shots to the head.
Hicks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zaniboni can't escape the position.
Hicks punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks breaks from Zaniboni's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hicks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zaniboni takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hicks unloading with bombs!

Zaniboni is rocked!
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and Zaniboni is in trouble!
Zaniboni is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Zaniboni covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Hicks!
Dwayne Hicks is the new featherweight champion!