PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock's entrance music is Turn me on Mr Deadman. A fine choice. Mayhem has chosen Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint as his entrance music. Richard Hickock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hickock
vs
Mayhem

182 cm
27
193 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

186 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Hickock ducks down to avoid it.
Mayhem is looking to chop away at Hickock's legs.
Hickock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Hickock does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayhem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hickock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hickock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hickock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hickock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hickock connects with a body shot.
Hickock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayhem throws out the jab.
Hickock with a jab.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickock throws a hook but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
Mayhem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem misses with a jab to the body
and Hickock counters with a body kick.
Hickock lands a body shot.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Hickock slips the punch.
Mayhem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hickock moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hickock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock walks into a left hand.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickock.
Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a low kick as Hickock jumps back.
Hickock misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Mayhem finds it's target.
Hickock throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Mayhem misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hickock to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayhem checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hickock slips under a jab from Mayhem.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayhem blocks the leg kick.
Mayhem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hickock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Hickock slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Hickock scores with a nice body kick.
Mayhem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Hickock. That snapped Mayhem's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hickock connects with a single shot there.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hickock.
Mayhem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hickock fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayhem in the body.
Hickock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayhem is looking to chop away at Hickock's legs.
Hickock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hickock connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hickock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hickock tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
Hickock throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Hickock moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickock throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Hickock moved out of range.
Richard Hickock is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem swings for the body but Hickock moves out of range.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hickock moves in looking to clinch but Mayhem pushes him off.
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickock tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
Hickock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hickock cracks Mayhem with an open hand slap.
Hickock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.
Hickock wants to clinch.
Hickock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hickock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hickock misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hickock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayhem lands a hook that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock lands an elbow just above Mayhem 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock lands a left hand.
Mayhem lands with a left to the head.
Mayhem avoiding damage as Hickock throws knees to the body.
Hickock can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Hickock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayhem has had enough of the clinch but Hickock keeps him there for the moment.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hickock tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayhem avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mayhem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hickock's brow.
Hickock lands a right hand.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayhem avoids the elbow strike from Hickock, against the cage.
Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Hickock.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hickock misses with a body punch.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hickock fails to land.
Mayhem lands a left hand.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
Richard Hickock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Hickock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayhem wants to break free but Hickock has control.
Hickock avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working aggressively here.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hickock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayhem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hickock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hickock misses with an elbow over the top.
Hickock blocks an elbow strike from Mayhem.
Hickock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hickock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hickock lands a left hand.
Hickock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem can't break the clinch.
Hickock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayhem lands an elbow just above Hickock 's eye.
Hickock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hickock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hickock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but Hickock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickock throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Hickock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Mayhem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayhem scores with a hook.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Hickock misses with a body shot
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Hickock misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Hickock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayhem is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Hickock scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hickock.
Mayhem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Mayhem throws a leg kick which misses Hickock's front leg but catches the back leg as Hickock tries to avoid it.
Mayhem lands a really nice looking cross but Hickock seems unphased.
Hickock misses with a few strikes there.
Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on Hickock's shoulder, as Hickock tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayhem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem misses the shot to the body.
Mayhem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mayhem cracks Hickock with a good jab.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Hickock.
Hickock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayhem is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hickock.
Hickock swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem lands a nice hook to Hickock's body. Hickock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hickock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Hickock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Mayhem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and Hickock counters with a body kick that stops Mayhem in his tracks momentarily.
Mayhem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hickock is able to avoid easily.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Hickock misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mayhem does it's job there.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hickock slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayhem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Hickock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickock misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hickock.
Mayhem jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hickock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hickock!
A victorious Richard Hickock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.