PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Turn me on Mr Deadman. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hickock
vs
Ruude

182 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and Laundry
Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Ruude!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruude misses with a left hand
and Hickock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruude thinking.
A jab from Hickock finds it's way through Ruude's defenses.
Ruude swings widly with a right hand
and Hickock counters with a nice body kick.
Ruude walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruude misses with a right hand
and Hickock counters with a left and a right that stings Ruude.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hickock. Ruude shrugs it off though.
Ruude throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickock counters with a thumping low kick.
Hickock jabs at Ruude's body.
Ruude misses with a left hand
and Hickock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ruude gets tackled into the cage by Hickock. Hickock maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock digs a right hand into Ruude's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruude's gas tank.
Hickock lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickock.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hickock.
Ruude tries for a takedown but Hickock manages to get underhooks.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.
Hickock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hickock lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hickock.
Hickock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruude is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hickock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hickock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruude backwards.
Hickock lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruude drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Ruude.
Ruude has Hickock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hickock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruude looks gassed!
Ruude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hickock lands a knee to the body.
Hickock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Ruude's head.
Hickock lands an elbow that stopped Ruude in his tracks for a moment.
Hickock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hickock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Ruude's head.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a knee to the head.
Hickock lands a damaging elbow.
Ruude takes an elbow to the temple.
Hickock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruude has Hickock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hickock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hickock.

Ruude is rocked!
Hickock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruude is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickock finish him?
Hickock lands an elbow inside.
Hickock lands a big right hand that drops Ruude! The killer instinct kicks in and Hickock finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hickock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!