PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hicks
vs
Banks

170 cm
29
145 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

150 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Banks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hicks - that will leave a mark!
Hicks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
Hicks scores with a spinning back kick!
Banks misses with a double jab.
Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Banks checks it.
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Banks works over Hicks's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Dwayne Hicks has been cut.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a low kick but Banks moves out of range easily.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Hicks throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hicks is looking to land body kicks.

Hicks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banks prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Hicks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Hicks lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Hicks.
Banks can't break the clinch.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Banks misses with a body punch.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hicks is keeping busy.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hicks.

Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks looks to land a combination. Hicks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
Banks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hicks on the side of the head.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hicks slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks is looking to land body kicks.
Banks throws a hook but Hicks avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hicks. That one must have hurt.
Banks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hicks, right into the meat.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hicks scores with a kick to the body.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banks blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.

Hicks instigates a clinch.
Hicks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banks looks gassed!
A short left from Hicks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hicks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.

Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a head kick. That will keep Banks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Banks throws a low kick, looking for Hicks's leg but Hicks calmly moves out of range.
Banks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hicks to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Banks has a takedown stuffed.
Hicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hicks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hicks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banks misses with a low kick.
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banks checks a leg kick nicely.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Hicks.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks counters with a head kick. That will keep Banks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dwayne Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks wants to clinch
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hicks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Banks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hicks.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks scores with a spinning back kick!
Banks is breathing heavily.
Hicks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hicks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Banks is rocked!
Banks throws a hook but Hicks avoids it easily.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Hicks finish him?
Robin Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Hicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hicks connects with an inside leg kick.
Hicks throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Banks avoids a kick to the body.
Hicks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hicks clinches up against the cage.

Banks breaks from the clinch.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick from Hicks.
Hicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banks moves out of range as Hicks throws a body kick.
Hicks lands a glancing blow to the side of Banks's head.
Hicks lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hicks moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banks is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Hicks.
Banks can't get the takedown.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Banks.
Hicks works on Banks's body with a couple of short punches.
Banks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hicks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banks avoids the head kick by Hicks.

Hicks moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Hicks tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hicks.
Banks tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks trying to stall but Banks improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Banks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hicks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike.
Banks blocks a body shot from Hicks.
Hicks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hicks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hicks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hicks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hicks on the inside.
Banks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hicks prevents it.
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 slapping body kick lands there for Hicks.
Banks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
and Banks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks lands a jab to Banks's midsection.
Hicks throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Hicks cracks Banks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hicks! Banks is out on his feet! Hicks rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Banks is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Banks is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Hicks!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dwayne Hicks thanked OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).