PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why can't we be friends. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Shah Suri
vs
Hickock

183 cm
33
200 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

182 cm
34
193 lbs
31 - 18 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickock defending well as Suri loads up on a big left hand.
Hickock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Hickock.
Hickock throws a hook but Suri avoids it easily.
Hickock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suri momentarily.
Hickock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suri lands a nice hook to Hickock's body. Hickock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hickock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suri.
Suri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hickock tries to clinch but Suri moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
Suri lands with a straight right. Hickock didn't see that one coming.
Hickock throws a jab when Suri was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri tests Hickock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickock sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hickock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Suri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suri throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickock counters with a left to the body.
Hickock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suri doesn't seem bothered though.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hickock manages to avoid it.
Suri throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickock counters with a one-two to the body.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Hickock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Hickock lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Suri.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hickock wants to clinch up but Suri keeps it at a distance.
Suri throws a hook to the side of Hickock's head but Hickock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Hickock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Hickock.
Suri scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Hickock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Suri looks to land a left hand but Hickock moved out of range nicely.
Hickock connects with a body shot.
Suri misses with an uppercut. Hickock saw that one coming.
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Hickock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hickock tries to bum rush Suri with a series of wild strikes but Suri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hickock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suri misses with an uppercut. Hickock saw that one coming.
Hickock punishes Suri's body with a nice straight punch.
Suri slips a jab and a cross from Hickock.
Suri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hickock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suri keeps the fight on the outside.
Suri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suri throws a looping overhand right but Hickock ducks down to avoid it.
Hickock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suri throws a lazy uppercut
and Hickock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickock was well out of range. Poor timing from Suri.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Hickock.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hickock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickock.
Suri stuns Hickock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suri loads up on a big right hand but Hickock slips the punch.
Hickock takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri lands a nice shot that snaps Hickock's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suri dives in for a single leg takedown but Hickock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hickock looks to land a body kick but Suri moved away.
Hickock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Suri. That snapped Hickock's head back.
Hickock lands a slapping body shot.
Suri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickock misses with a double jab.
Suri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hickock.
Hickock throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Suri defending well as Hickock loads up on a big left hand.
Suri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hickock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Suri misses.
Suri wants to land a leg kick but Hickock is out of range.
Hickock throws a shot to the body.
Suri throws a jab when Hickock was well out of range.
Suri misses with a series of wild punches.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Hickock staying out of range there.
Suri misses with a straight left.
Hickock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Hickock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suri lands with a good body shot.
Hickock throws a series of strikes that have Suri backpedaling.
Hickock throws the kick towards the body but Suri avoids it.
Suri throwing a counter right hand but Hickock manages to avoid it.
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!
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickock is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Suri might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickock.
Hickock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hickock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suri misses with a straight right.

Suri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hickock to the mat! Hickock manages to get full guard.
Hickock is controlling Suri's posture.
Hickock looking to control.
Hickock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hickock being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suri is looking to pass into half guard but Hickock pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hickock is in guard.

Suri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hickock controls the pace.
Suri has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hickock has passed into side control.
Suri is trying to control Hickock's posture but Hickock avoids it.
Suri tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri is trying to control Hickock's posture but Hickock avoids it.
Suri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hickock taking a breather here.
Suri is not content to let Hickock control the position.
Suri is letting Hickock control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hickock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suri keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hickock stands up and beckons Suri to his feet.
Hickock walks into a straight right hand from Suri.
Hickock scores with a shot to the body.
Hickock misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hickock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hickock connects with a right hand. Suri shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hickock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hickock misses with a straight right.
Hickock lands a jab.
Hickock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickock.
Suri misses with a looping left.
A combination from Suri does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hickock on the side of the head.
Hickock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickock thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hickock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suri.
Hickock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Hickock throws a poor cross that misses
and Suri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri misses with an uppercut. Hickock saw that one coming.
Hickock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suri throws a body shot but no joy.
Suri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickock punishes Suri's body with a nice straight punch.
Hickock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suri.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Suri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hickock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suri throws a right hand that misses
and Hickock counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
A cross from Suri lands.
Hickock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suri.
Suri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hickock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suri scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri needs to keep his hands up - Hickock had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock tries to score with a low kick but Suri moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Suri. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suri.
Suri misses with a hook.
Suri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hickock connects with a crisp jab.
Hickock throws a wild body kick that Suri sees coming a mile off.
Suri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hickock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richard Hickock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suri slips a jab from Hickock.
Hickock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suri walks into a straight right hand from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suri throws a big shot that misses.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suri.
Hickock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hickock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Suri misses.
Hickock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left lands for Hickock.

Suri is rocked!

Hickock moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Suri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hickock working aggressively here.
Hickock working aggressively here.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suri seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suri scores with a shot to the side of Hickock's head.
Suri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock trying to control the position but instead, Suri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hickock into the cage.
Hickock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suri backwards.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.

Suri breaks the clinch.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Suri misses.
Suri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sher Shah Suri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock misses with a head kick.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hickock doesn't seem bothered though.
Hickock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Hickock throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Hickock only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Hickock.
Well Hickock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hickock!
Our winner, Richard Hickock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Sher Shah Suri stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck this shit, I want my rematch! '.