PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hickock's choice of entrance music: Turn me on Mr Deadman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ettish
vs
Hickock

187 cm
33
198 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

182 cm
28
193 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock misses with a body shot.
Ettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickock.
Ettish throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Hickock throws a solid leg kick but Ettish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hickock.
Hickock tries to clinch there but Ettish circles away.
Hickock with a jab.
Hickock throws a lazy body kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body kick.
Ettish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock cracks Ettish with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Hickock.
Ettish scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ettish.
Hickock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ettish.
Hickock throws out a leg kick but Ettish moves out of range and Hickock only half commits.
Ettish cracks the inside of Hickock's front leg.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Ettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hickock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ettish's head backwards.
Hickock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Hickock tries to land a front kick but Ettish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ettish misses with a kick to the body.
Ettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hickock at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock tries to move into range but Ettish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Ettish works the jab nicely.
Ettish clobbers Hickock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ettish thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hickock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Hickock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Hickock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickock looks winded!
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hickock manages to avoid it.
Hickock throws the kick towards the body but Ettish avoids it.
Ettish lands with an overhand left.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand
and Ettish counters with a stiff right hand.
Hickock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ettish circles away.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish connects with the punch.
That kick from Ettish tenderised Hickock's leg. Hickock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Hickock throws a series of punches but Ettish avoids them all with ease.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ettish blocks a low kick nicely.
Ettish connects with a body shot.
Hickock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ettish, right into the meat.
Hickock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ettish scores with a sloppy right hand. Hickock should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Hickock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ettish lands with a right hand.
Ettish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hickock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish lands a body shot.
Hickock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ettish.
Hickock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Ettish.
Hickock blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ettish digs a good body shot into Hickock's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ettish. Hickock shrugs it off though.
Ettish throws a leg kick which misses Hickock's front leg but catches the back leg as Hickock tries to avoid it.
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish throws a series of punches but Hickock moves out of range.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ettish scores with a body shot.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hickock takes a step back to recover.
Ettish lands a nice hook to Hickock's body. Hickock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish scores with a shot to the body.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Ettish drops Hickock with a beautiful combination! Hickock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ettish is looking for the KO!

Hickock is rocked!

It looks like Richard Hickock has been cut.
Ettish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hickock is still on wobbly legs! Can Ettish finish him?
Ettish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hickock's cut.
That's time! Ettish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ettish scores with a hook to the body. Hickock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hickock seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Ettish's head coaches at Cell Block Six that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hickock throws a lazy body kick
and Ettish counters with an outside leg kick.
Hickock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ettish.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Ettish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ettish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away.
Ettish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ettish throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock misses with a straight left.
Hickock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ettish. That one must have hurt.
Hickock tries to work over Ettish's front leg with a kick but Ettish checks it.
Hickock misses with the combination.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ettish keeps Hickock at a distance using the push kick.
Ettish is looking to wear down Hickock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock walks into a straight right hand from Ettish.
Hickock is breathing heavily.
Ettish jabs Hickock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hickock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ettish lands a brutal head kick. Hickock looks out on his feet and Ettish throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.