PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shezzo Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dAnconia comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution. Wicked is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Takin U' High by Greyhoundz. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

dAnconia
vs
Wicked

192 cm
28
284 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

185 cm
29
240 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shezzo Wicked!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicked tries to close the distance and clinch up but dAnconia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears dAnconia was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wicked lands a jab to dAnconia's midsection.
Wicked looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from dAnconia misses.
dAnconia lands a right hook to the body.
dAnconia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wicked uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dAnconia.
dAnconia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wicked. That did some damage!
Wicked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Wicked.
Shezzo Wicked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wicked tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wicked tries to clinch there but dAnconia circles away.
Wicked throws a low kick but dAnconia avoids it.
dAnconia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wicked counters with a stiff right hand.
dAnconia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from dAnconia. Those never looked like landing.
dAnconia moves out of range of the leg kick from Wicked.

Wicked has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from dAnconia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dAnconia.
Wicked lands a left hand.
dAnconia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dAnconia avoids a wild elbow strike from Wicked.
dAnconia managing to block the knees to the body from Wicked.
dAnconia lands with a light punch inside.
dAnconia misses with a body punch.
dAnconia digs a right hand underneath Wicked's ribcage. Wicked let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've been hearing reports that dAnconia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wicked looks winded!

dAnconia has Wicked pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dAnconia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wicked tumbling to the mat - dAnconia dives into Wicked's guard.
dAnconia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
dAnconia lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dAnconia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia working the head with strikes.
Wicked is trying to control dAnconia's posture but dAnconia avoids it.
Wicked is looking to regain half guard here but dAnconia keeps moving and retains side control.
dAnconia trying to control the action but Wicked is working from the bottom.
dAnconia cracks Wicked with a big right hand but Wicked just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
dAnconia is chipping away with strikes.
dAnconia is putting a hurting on Wicked here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wicked is trying to escape the position but dAnconia is controlling the position.
Wicked can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
dAnconia cracks Wicked with a big right hand but Wicked just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wicked sneaks back into half guard.
dAnconia wants to pass to mount but Wicked is defending the position.
Wicked tries to kick dAnconia off but dAnconia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wicked is staying active underneath dAnconia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wicked manages to get to full guard.
Wicked is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
dAnconia is working Wicked over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
dAnconia looking to pass the guard.
Wicked wants to stand up but dAnconia is controlling him.
dAnconia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wicked is keeping the position for now.
dAnconia trying to control but Wicked is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco dAnconia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wicked gets cracked with a nice right hand there by dAnconia.
Wicked tries a head kick but it misses.
dAnconia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
dAnconia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Wicked has closed the distance and engaged dAnconia in a clinch.
dAnconia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
dAnconia slowing the pace effectively.

dAnconia breaks the clinch.
Wicked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wicked looks to throw the jab but dAnconia is out of range.
dAnconia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

dAnconia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicked wants to sweep here but dAnconia controlling him for the moment.
dAnconia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia won't allow Wicked to get back to his feet.
dAnconia stopping the sweep attempt from Wicked.
dAnconia with a flurry of punches that miss.
dAnconia wants to control from the top but Wicked keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wicked manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. dAnconia manages to get himself to full guard.

Wicked preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia is adopting a defensive guard.
Wicked stopping the sweep attempt from dAnconia.
Wicked would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
dAnconia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

dAnconia trying to control but Wicked is working from the bottom.
dAnconia prevents Wicked from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dAnconia trying to control but Wicked is working from the bottom.
dAnconia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wicked controls dAnconia momentarily but dAnconia frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells dAnconia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wicked wants to stand up but dAnconia is controlling him.
Wicked wants to sweep here but dAnconia controlling him for the moment.
dAnconia cracks Wicked with a solid left hand.
Wicked is looking to stand up but dAnconia isn't so interested in that idea.
Wicked wants to sweep here but dAnconia controlling him for the moment.
Wicked is wriggling around but dAnconia manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia trying to control the action but Wicked is working from the bottom.
dAnconia lands with a punch from half guard.
dAnconia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. dAnconia connects with a nice short shot to Wicked's temple.
dAnconia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wicked keeps working.
dAnconia lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dAnconia prevents Wicked from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco dAnconia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dAnconia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francisco dAnconia is winning the standup battle so far.
Wicked throws a push kick but dAnconia slaps the foot to one side.
Wicked stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from dAnconia.
dAnconia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shezzo Wicked is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from dAnconia. Those never looked like landing.
dAnconia keeps Wicked at a distance using the push kick.
dAnconia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wicked.
A bone on bone clash there as dAnconia blocks the leg kick.

Wicked drives through and clinches with dAnconia against the cage.
Wicked lands with a short shot to the head.
Wicked lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of dAnconia backwards.
dAnconia takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from dAnconia as the two fighters clinch.

dAnconia breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dAnconia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wicked takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dAnconia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wicked takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dAnconia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whack! dAnconia lands a heavy head kick that drops Wicked. The ref tackles dAnconia to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wicked was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Francisco dAnconia!
Francisco dAnconia thanked the fans post fight for their support.