PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spishak's choice of entrance music: Sleeping with Sirens. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicks
vs
Spishak

197 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix
The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Nicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammy Spishak!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicks throws a series of strikes that have Spishak backpedaling.

Spishak dives in and scores a takedown into Nicks's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nicks is trying to keep Spishak in close.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Spishak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nicks keeping full guard, as Spishak tries to pass.

Spishak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Spishak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spishak looking to pass the guard.
Nicks controls Spishak momentarily but Spishak frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Spishak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicks keeping full guard, as Spishak tries to pass.
Nicks is trying to control the position but Spishak postures up.

Spishak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spishak stopping the sweep attempt from Nicks.
Spishak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicks is keeping the position for now.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Spishak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spishak wants to pass the guard but Nicks is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Spishak drops back looking for a leg! Nicks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nicks manages to kick Spishak off! Spishak jumps back into Nicks's guard.

Spishak drops back looking for a leg! Nicks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nicks manages to kick Spishak off! Spishak jumps back into Nicks's guard.
Nicks has control of Spishak's left arm, preventing Spishak from doing any damage.
Nicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spishak is one step ahead there.

Spishak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spishak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spishak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicks is keeping the position for now.

Spishak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spishak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicks is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spishak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nicks controls Spishak momentarily but Spishak frees himself.

Spishak drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Spishak seems to have locked his on tight now - Nicks screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Spishak, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sammy Spishak!