PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock has chosen Turn me on Mr Deadman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Christian
vs
Hickock

190 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

182 cm
20
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock avoids the body shot from Christian.
Christian keeps the fight on the outside.
Christian thows a leg kick but Hickock checks it
and Hickock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christian tries to score with a low kick but Hickock moves his leg out of the way.
Hickock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christian's head backwards.
Hickock drops his hands momentarily and Christian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hickock connects with a body shot that sends Christian's belly button to the back.
Hickock tries to clinch up

and Christian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hickock's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hickock can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hickock has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Christian is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hickock.
Christian trying to control the action but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Christian is putting a hurting on Hickock here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hickock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Christian connects with a decent elbow.
Hickock is looking to regain half guard here but Christian keeps moving and retains side control.
Hickock sneaks back into half guard.
Hickock wants to control but Christian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Christian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hickock defending well though.
Christian is nestled in close to Hickock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Christian there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock trying to hold on to Christian's head to control him but Christian postures up.
Christian is nestled in close to Hickock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christian throwing shots but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Christian is taking a breather. Hickock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hickock moves into full guard.
Christian chips away with some ground and pound.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Christian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hickock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Hickock is pulling down on Christian's head to control his posture.
Hickock keeping moving, preventing Christian from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Archer Christian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Christian staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hickock, as that shot connected.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Christian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Christian gets a takedown into half guard.
Christian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Christian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Christian is trying to control the action in half guard but Hickock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christian wants to free his trapped foot but Hickock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickock keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Archer Christian has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christian moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hickock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christian.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
Christian checks a leg kick.
Christian throws out a powerful jab.
Christian misses with a straight right.
Christian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Christian blocks a low kick nicely.

Hickock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hickock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Christian is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.

Hickock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christian defends it easily.
Hickock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hickock wants to sweep here but Christian controlling him for the moment.
Hickock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hickock tries to buck Christian off but Christian is having none of it.
Christian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Christian lands some shots froms side control.
Hickock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hickock regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian working the head and body with strikes.
Hickock gets back to full guard.
Archer Christian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hickock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christian defends it easily.
Christian advances to half guard.
Christian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Christian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hickock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christian is working away from the top position though.
Hickock tries to get to full guard but Christian has control of the leg.
Christian trying to control from Hickock's half guard. Hickock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Christian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hickock is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickock is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hickock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock walks into a left hand.
Christian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hickock momentarily.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hickock blocks a leg kick.
Archer Christian is winning the standup battle so far.
Christian throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.
Jab from Hickock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christian thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian throws a chopping leg kick but Hickock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian misses with a hook to the body
and Hickock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hickock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christian connects with a solid leg kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick which misses Christian's front leg but catches the back leg as Christian tries to avoid it.
Christian blocks a head kick by Hickock.
Hickock takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses.
Hickock slips under a jab.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Hickock moves away from the strike by Christian.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Christian's shoulder, as Christian tries to avoid the shot.
Christian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian misses with a low kick.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hickock is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickock.
Hickock lands a glancing blow to the side of Christian's head.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christian closes the distance and clinches up with Hickock, looking for a takedown. Christian pushes Hickock against the cage but Hickock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.
Hickock misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws the left hand but Christian avoids the punch easily.
Christian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Christian moves out of range of the strikes.
Hickock throws a jab when Christian was well out of range.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
Hickock lands a jab to the nose.
Christian misses with a hook. Hickock ducked under it nicely.
Christian connects with a body shot.
Hickock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Christian throws a leg kick
and Hickock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christian's knee momentarily.
Hickock throws a sloppy head kick and Christian moves out of range easily.
Christian fails with the takedown.

Hickock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Christian to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian controlling from the top position.
Christian trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hickock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Christian has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hickock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hickock scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Hickock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christian lands a slapping body shot.
Christian with a nice cross.
Christian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian keeps the fight on the outside.
Hickock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christian at a distance.
Hickock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian thuds his right hand into Hickock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hickock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christian dives in and grabs Hickock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hickock pushes down on Christian's head and hops out.
Hickock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christian fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hickock tries to avoid it but Christian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hickock to the ground. Hickock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a straight left.
Hickock tries to clinch
letting Christian counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christian.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christian is defended easily by Hickock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hickock digs a good body shot into Christian's ribs.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hickock misses with a hook. Christian ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickock moves out of range as Christian strikes.
Hickock looks to land a combination but Christian avoids it well.
Hickock motions for Christian to come forward. Hickock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickock misses the target.
Christian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hickock throws a head kick but Christian moves out of range.
Hickock lands a leg kick that knocks Christian off balance momentarily.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian lands with a nice body punch.
Hickock tries to land a leg kick but Christian saw it coming and moves away.
Christian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christian checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Christian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Christian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hickock circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christian looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickock is just out of range.
Hickock throws a front kick aimed at Christian's knee but Christian avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Christian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christian misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian had his way with Richard Hickock in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Christian thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickock throws a sloppy head kick and Christian moves out of range easily.
Hickock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christian.
Hickock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christian slips a straight right by Hickock.
Christian slips a jab and a cross from Hickock.
Christian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christian checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a head kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Christian moved away.
Hickock lunges at Christian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christian's hand.
Hickock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christian.
Hickock scores with a head kick. Christian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hickock throws out the jab.
Hickock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hickock is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hickock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickock.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Christian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hickock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christian misses with a shot to the body
and Hickock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hickock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christian lands a nice shot to the body.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christian was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Christian circles away and keeps his distance.
Hickock connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Christian.
Hickock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian blocks the body kick.
Hickock lands a nice shot to the body.
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Christian's shoulder, as Christian tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christian scores with the left hand. Hickock knows he should have avoided that one.
Christian lands with a hook. Hickock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christian is defended easily by Hickock.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Hickock is looking to clinch but Christian is avoiding it.
Christian scores with a shot to the body.
Hickock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christian closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hickock quickly recovers to half guard.
Hickock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hickock.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christian trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christian is stalling in the full guard.
Christian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hickock looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Christian has picked Hickock up and slammed him! Hickock can't keep hold of the triangle and Christian manages to pass to side control!
Hickock throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Archer Christian.
Well Christian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archer Christian!
Archer Christian is the new middleweight champion!
Archer Christian decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.