PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson has chosen Indian War Song as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hicks
vs
Manson

170 cm
28
153 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

177 cm
26
145 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manson throws a leg kick
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manson tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Manson counters with a head kick. That will keep Hicks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Manson counters with a nice leg kick.
Hicks digs a good body shot into Manson's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Manson.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manson if he has to take too many more of those.
Hicks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks leaves Manson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson misses with a takedown
and Hicks counters with a nice body shot.
Manson looks gassed!
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manson throws the kick towards the body but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Manson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Hicks both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
Manson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hicks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manson dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Manson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Manson misses.
Manson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hicks is out of range and Manson settles back down.
Hicks cracks Manson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hicks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Manson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
Manson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Manson defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hicks.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Hicks tries to score with a low kick but Manson moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manson gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manson as Hicks tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Hicks.
Hicks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hicks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hicks avoiding damage as Manson throws knees to the body.
Manson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hicks misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manson's elbow.
Manson taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Hicks as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hicks's brow.
Manson misses with the head strike.
Manson throws an elbow that misses.
Hicks presses Manson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hicks lands a body shot.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson lands a head kick. Hicks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Dwayne Hicks has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charles Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hicks moves out of range of the body kick from Manson.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Manson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hicks avoids it really well and circles away.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Hicks misses the jab.
Hicks lands a jab to the head.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Manson gets caught napping as Hicks dives in and scores a takedown. Manson manages to retain guard.
Hicks stops Manson from standing up.
Hicks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hicks throws a big elbow that misses.
Manson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicks is controlling him.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hicks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hicks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dwayne Hicks.
Hicks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson connects with a high kick.
Manson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks throws the left hand but Manson avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Manson looks for the body kick but Hicks saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hicks. No joy for Manson on that attempt.
Manson misses with a low kick as Hicks jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hicks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Hicks misses
and Manson counters with a good low kick that Hicks was not able to check.

Manson has managed to clinch.
Hicks wants to get back to striking at distance but Manson won't allow it.
Manson works on Hicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manson prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Hicks is trying to break the clinch but Manson has him pressed against the cage.
Manson lands an elbow just above Hicks 's eye.
Hicks lands with a short shot to the head.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicks.
Manson thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dwayne Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Manson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manson moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Hicks lands with a good body shot.
Hicks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Manson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manson avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks swings for the body but Manson moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Manson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hicks swings for the body but Manson moves out of range.
Hicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hicks connects with a jab.
Dwayne Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hicks, right into the meat.
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!
Hicks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Hicks as he connects with a hook.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manson shoots and misses
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
Manson throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Hicks slams his shin into Manson's torso.
Manson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
Manson wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hicks.
Manson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manson throws a head kick that half lands.
Manson moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hicks. That's going to slow Manson down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Hicks throws a body punch but Manson moves out of range.
Hicks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Hicks lands.
Charles Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Manson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manson throws a low kick, looking for Hicks's leg but Hicks calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hicks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Hicks!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dwayne Hicks made sure he mentioned -OVERDOSE Factory-, along with how happy he was to win his fight.