PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's entrance music is Balls Deep. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock
vs
Hicks

190 cm
27
187 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

180 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Brock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brock.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Hicks misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Brock is looking to land body kicks.
Hicks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hicks somewhat.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Brock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brock connects with an inside leg kick.
Brock swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Brock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Aaron Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.

Brock rushes Hicks and presses him up against the cage.
Hicks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Brock breaks the clinch.
Hicks throws a right hand that Brock ducks under and follows up with a left that Brock also avoids with ease.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Brock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Brock forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Hicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock has Hicks pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hicks's efforts to push away.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Brock.
Brock connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Brock finds it's way through Hicks's defenses.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Hicks misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hicks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brock fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brock finds it's way round the side to connect with Hicks's head.
Brock throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks shoots in for a double leg but Brock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Brock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hicks did well to prevent Brock getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hicks pushes Brock off looking to stand but Brock dives back in and keeps control.
Brock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock tries to stand and escape but Hicks is controlling the position.
Brock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Hicks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock controlling the action here.
Brock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Brock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brock defends it nicely.
Aaron Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Brock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Brock or perhaps it was just good defense by Hicks which made him look bad.
Brock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aaron Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hicks tries to clinch up.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock scores with the left hand. Hicks knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Brock misses.
Brock tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Jab, jab by Brock - just one landing.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Brock digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
Hicks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brock shoots for a takedown but Hicks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hicks.
Brock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hicks ducks right into an uppercut from Brock.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
George Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Brock swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Brock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock misses with a low kick.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brock throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks takes one on the button.
Brock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Hicks fails to land the takedown.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown by Hicks or perhaps it was just good defense by Brock which made him look bad.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Brock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.
Brock misses with a leg kick.
Brock cracks Hicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hicks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hicks.
Brock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
Brock scores with a jab to the body.
Brock cracks Hicks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Brock.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Brock has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Hicks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hicks shoots in but Brock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Brock.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brock wants it to stay on the feet.
Brock motions for Hicks to come forward. Brock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Brock connects with a body shot.
Hicks misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Brock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Brock clinches up against the cage.
Brock is working for takedown but Hicks is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hicks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock lands with a nice combination. Hicks backs away looking to recover.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
Hicks checks the leg kick.
Brock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely.
Brock throws a wild body kick that Hicks sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Brock.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hicks clinches up with Brock and pushes him back against the cage.
Hicks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Brock avoids it well.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brock wants to land a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
Brock keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brock counters with a leg kick.

Hicks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brock sprawls well initially but Hicks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks prevents Brock from standing back up.
Brock is staying active underneath Hicks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hicks slows the pace down in half guard.
Hicks prevents Brock from standing back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brock wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brock wants to get back to his feet.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brock wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Hicks down.
Hicks is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock punishes Hicks's body with a nice straight punch.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brock.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.

Brock clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Brock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brock is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks is trying to stall.
Hicks throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Hicks into the cage.
Hicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Aaron Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hicks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brock 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Brock!
An intense looking Aaron Brock took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ive Got These Hands'.