PBP Commentary

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

Hicks
vs
St Agaupius

187 cm
20
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 Montreal, Brandon Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alain St Agaupius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from St Agaupius.
St Agaupius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hicks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Agaupius advances position into side control!
Hicks is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Agaupius controlling the position.
Hicks defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Agaupius remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

St Agaupius decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hicks to his feet.

St Agaupius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Agaupius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hicks trying to control but St Agaupius postures up.

St Agaupius is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, St Agaupius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
St Agaupius controlling from mount.
St Agaupius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Agaupius landing strikes from the mount and Hicks is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Agaupius unloads with some shots from mount but Hicks bucks and avoids them well.
St Agaupius trying to control but Hicks is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hicks blocking the ground and pound.
St Agaupius looking to finish with strikes here!
Hicks working to try and regain half guard.
St Agaupius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks regains half guard.

St Agaupius stands up and beckons Hicks to join him on the feet.

St Agaupius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St Agaupius to keep the fight standing.
Hicks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Agaupius is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks being controlled against the cage.
St Agaupius has Hicks pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alain St Agaupius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Agaupius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St Agaupius is in Hicks's guard.
St Agaupius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Agaupius wants to stand but Hicks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hicks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Agaupius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Agaupius advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is staying active underneath St Agaupius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Agaupius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hicks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Agaupius.
St Agaupius wants to free his trapped foot but Hicks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St Agaupius throws a strike but Hicks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two 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.

Hicks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead St Agaupius passes into half guard.
Hicks is staying active underneath St Agaupius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Agaupius controlling the pace.
Hicks is trying to control but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

St Agaupius looking to score a takedown here. Hicks is defending well but St Agaupius drives through and ends up in Hicks's guard.

Hicks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead St Agaupius passes into side control.
St Agaupius wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Agaupius throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St Agaupius sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hicks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

St Agaupius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hicks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
St Agaupius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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.

St Agaupius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hicks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hicks being controlled for a moment.
Hicks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alain St Agaupius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

St Agaupius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but St Agaupius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Agaupius wants to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch position.
St Agaupius stuffs the takedown attempt from Hicks. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Hicks sets himself, and St Agaupius steps forward looking for the clinch! Hicks avoids it this time.

St Agaupius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hicks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Agaupius controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Agaupius looking to control but instead Hicks has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks punching from the bottom.
St Agaupius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

St Agaupius is trying to work for a kimura but Hicks is defending well.
St Agaupius controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hicks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Agaupius passes Hicks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St Agaupius tries to pass to full mount but Hicks defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks is looking to improve his position.
St Agaupius throwing shots but Hicks is blocking nicely.
St Agaupius misses with a head shot. Hicks uses the momentum to regain guard.

St Agaupius stands up and waves to Hicks to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

St Agaupius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hicks is trying to defend but St Agaupius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Agaupius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hicks looking for submissions off his back.
St Agaupius controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Agaupius works his way into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alain St Agaupius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Agaupius 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain St Agaupius!