PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Skywalker
vs
Hicks

180 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakin Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker misses with a wild combination.

Hicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hicks wants to pass to mount but Skywalker is defending the position.
Hicks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Skywalker!
Skywalker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hicks on the ground.

Hicks is working for a guillotine from mount but Skywalker frees his head quite easily.
Hicks fails to move to back control.

Hicks wants to finish this one by submission but Skywalker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hicks.
Skywalker is trying to escape the mount but Hicks keeps good control and instead manages to take Skywalker's back.
Hicks looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker is trying to get back to his feet but Hicks has full control of the position and if anything, Skywalker has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Skywalker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Skywalker is trying to get back to his feet but Hicks has full control of the position and if anything, Skywalker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hicks is hanging on to Skywalker's back as he tries to escape.
Skywalker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Hicks working for a choke but Skywalker is defending well.
Skywalker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker wants to control his opponent's hands but Hicks gets his hands free.

That's two 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.
Skywalker is trying to stand back up.

Hicks is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Well, with Hicks on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Skywalker is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Skywalker wants to control his opponent's hands but Hicks gets his hands free.

Hicks looking for the RNC.
Hicks should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hicks working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Hicks is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Skywalker is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Derrick Hicks!