PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Del Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overstreet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter The Machine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hickman
vs
Overstreet

183 cm
24
166 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

The Frat House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hickman blocks a jab.
Hickman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Overstreet pinned against the cage. Overstreet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hickman closes the distance and clinches up with Overstreet, looking for a takedown. Hickman pushes Overstreet against the cage but Overstreet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hickman closes the distance and clinches up with Overstreet, looking for a takedown. Hickman pushes Overstreet against the cage but Overstreet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Del Hickman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overstreet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hickman pushes Overstreet up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overstreet.

It looks like Del Hickman has been cut.
Overstreet lands an elbow that stopped Hickman in his tracks for a moment.
Overstreet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overstreet throws an elbow that misses.
Overstreet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Overstreet scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hickman is rocked!
Overstreet creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hickman with a big uppercut! Hickman tries to clinch up but Overstreet pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hickman to the mat! Hickman covers up and Overstreet unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Overstreet!
After winning the bout, Will Overstreet thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.