PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Turn me on Mr Deadman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hickock
vs
Katainen

182 cm
28
193 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

187 cm
32
194 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hickock throws a front kick that sends Katainen stumbling back into the cage.
Hickock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hickock.
Hickock connects with an inside leg kick.
Katainen looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Hickock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Katainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Hickock trying to land knees to the body.
Hickock tries a body shot but Katainen blocks it.
Hickock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hickock.
Hickock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katainen avoids it.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike.
Hickock lands a shot to the body.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Hickock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hickock tries to land knees in the clinch but Katainen avoids the damage to the body.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hickock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen lands a knee to the head.
Hickock scores with a shoulder strike.
Hickock lands a damaging elbow.
Hickock pushes Katainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hickock.
Hickock misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickock.

Katainen is rocked!

Hickock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickock finish him?
Katainen throws a right hand that misses
and Hickock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickock can pounce on him.
Katainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Hickock lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickock throws a body kick that misses.
Katainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katainen tries to move into range but Hickock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Jyrki Katainen's cut even more.
Both fighters circling a little - Hickock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Katainen drops his hands momentarily. Hickock doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Katainen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Katainen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Hickock!
Richard Hickock thanked the fans post fight for their support.