PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nestor Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hicks
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glen Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nestor Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Hicks dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hicks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Glen Hicks has been cut.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.

Hicks tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Hicks's ribcage.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
Gonzalez lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Hicks's ribcage.
Gonzalez gets through Hicks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez has Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working Hicks over with knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Hicks's ribcage.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nestor Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Hicks.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hicks.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Hicks blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Gonzalez clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Hicks.
Gonzalez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Hicks avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Hicks with that takedown attempt.

Gonzalez rushes Hicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hicks jumps guard but Gonzalez stands there with Hicks around his waist. Hicks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nestor Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Hicks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Gonzalez leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Hicks on that attempt.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Hicks shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Hicks back into the cage.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hicks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gonzalez clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hicks tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the cage and eventually Hicks drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nestor Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hicks. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.

Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Nestor Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hicks up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzalez pushes Hicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands a good knee to the midsection. Hicks won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez lands a good knee to the midsection. Hicks won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez working Hicks over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.

Gonzalez darts in and clinches Hicks up against the cage.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nestor Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Hicks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Hicks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzalez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez has Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hicks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hicks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glen Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hicks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez pushes Hicks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hicks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hicks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hicks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.

Hicks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gonzalez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hicks but great work by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks is trying to work for a sweep but Gonzalez has mounted him!
Gonzalez looking to control but Hicks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hicks wants to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Hicks is holding on tight.
Hicks tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hicks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hicks flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Hicks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hicks is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hicks actively working from the bottom here.
Hicks wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
Nestor Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez covering up well under a series of strikes from Hicks.
Gonzalez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Hicks is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gonzalez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gonzalez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hicks off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks misses with punches from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nestor Gonzalez.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Gonzalez!