PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Pope is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom The Bell Tolls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hickok
vs
Pope

185 cm
39
215 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

190 cm
28
213 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickok.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Hickok's head but Hickok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hickok rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Hickok improves position.
Hickok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Hickok has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Hickok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Hickok tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Hickok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hickok is stalling here.
Pope wants to break free but Hickok has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickok.
Pope pushes Hickok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hickok.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickok trying to land knees to the body.
Pope blocking some punches.
Hickok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Bill Hickok has been cut.
Hickok tries to stall but Pope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Hickok has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Hickok can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Hickok working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Hickok struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Hickok stalling against the cage.
Hickok gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickok with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hickok tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Hickok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickok.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Hickok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hickok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hickok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Hickok lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hickok.
A short right from Hickok.
Pope is trying to force a seperation but Hickok has the dominant position.
Hickok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope blocks a body shot from Hickok.
Hickok prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickok throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Hickok tries to land a knee to the head but Pope blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to break free of the clinch but Hickok has double underhooks.
Hickok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hickok missing with knees to the body.
Hickok lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickok.
Hickok is looking to control Pope's arms but Pope gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hickok has his back to the cage.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Hickok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickok won't allow it.
Hickok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pope avoids the elbow strike from Hickok, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hickok stalls.
Pope is leaning against Hickok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hickok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
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.

Hickok lands a head kick!

Pope drives through and clinches with Hickok against the cage.
Hickok blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Pope misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope is trying to push Hickok away but Hickok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hickok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope misses with some punches.
Bill Hickok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickok controls his hands.
Hickok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Pope misses with some punches.
Hickok struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.

Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope clobbers Hickok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hickok tries to score with a low kick but Pope moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Pope blocks the low kick.
Pope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hickok gets in close and tags Pope with a short punch that almost sends Pope to the mat! Oh Pope is in big trouble! He turns his back on Hickok, trying to create some distance but Hickok rushes him, striking wildly and Pope goes down! The referee tackles Hickok into the cage to end the fight! Hickok is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hickok!
Bill Hickok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.