PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Van Der Voort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to adam sandler - at a meduim pace. Rick Van Der Voort will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hick
vs
Van Der Voort

170 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Hick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Van Der Voort!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Der Voort looks to land a combination. Hick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good work by Van Der Voort as he checks the leg kick.
Van Der Voort tries to bum rush Hick with a series of wild strikes but Hick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill Hick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hick clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Voort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hick trying to land knees to the body.
Hick lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rick Van Der Voort has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hick.
Hick lands an elbow inside.
Hick lands a knee to the body.
Hick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Voort's face.
Hick trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Voort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Voort's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Voort lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hick backwards.
Van Der Voort misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hick obliges.
Hick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Voort avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hick.
Nice elbow from Hick.
Van Der Voort is working Hick over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Voort.
Van Der Voort throws a punch but it's blocked by Hick.
Hick blocks a body shot from Van Der Voort.
Hick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Der Voort looks gassed!
Hick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hick lands an elbow inside that Van Der Voort shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hick.
Hick lands a right hand.
Hick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Rick Van Der Voort's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hick landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hick obliges.
Hick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hick lands an elbow inside.
Hick has Van Der Voort pushed against the cage.
Hick crunches a lovely knee into Van Der Voort's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Hick.
Knees to the body from Hick.
Hick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Rick Van Der Voort's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hick pushes Van Der Voort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hick stalling the fight.
Hick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Der Voort's face.
Hick lands a knee to the body.
Van Der Voort tries a body shot but Hick blocks it.
Hick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hick lands an elbow inside.
Hick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Der Voort takes an elbow to the forehead.

Rick Van Der Voort's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Voort takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hick connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hick.
Hick lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Voort won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Hick.
Hick lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Voort in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Van Der Voort's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Hick!
In his post fight interview, Bill Hick started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.