PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 1163 p4p, 2102 weight class) and James Butler Hickok (ranked 74 p4p, 112 weight class). Lancaster's entrance music is Slipknot - I Am Hated. A fine choice. Shane Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Butler Hickok's chin.

Lancaster
vs
Hickok

192 cm
28
280
13 - 9 - 0

205 cm
28
285
11 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster looks for a takedown but Hickok sprawls well.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickok thinking.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Hickok misses with a head kick.

Lancaster shoots in and bounces Hickok off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lancaster trying to control but Hickok is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hickok is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hickok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hickok is looking to work some ground and pound but Lancaster has wrist control.
Hickok has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tran MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hickok wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Hickok wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lancaster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hickok throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster landing some decent shots from guard.
Hickok throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.
Lancaster won't allow Hickok to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hickok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Hickok lands with a right hand.
Hickok misses with a series of wild punches.
Hickok throws a combination that misses

and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lancaster passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster cracks Hickok with a big right hand but Hickok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hickok is trying to improve his position.
Lancaster looks up at the clock and then as Hickok takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lancaster smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hickok struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster scoring with punches from side control.
Hickok is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Lancaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hickok closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickok can do to turn this around?
Hickok misses with a double jab.
Hickok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lancaster feinted with a counter takedown.
Hickok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Butler Hickok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hickok lands a high kick!
Hickok misses with a body shot.

Hickok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Hickok keeps control of Lancaster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lancaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Hickok lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hickok misses with a looping right.
Lancaster with a hook.

Hickok forces Lancaster back against the cage and clinches.
Hickok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickok controls his hands.

Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hickok misses with a series of wild punches.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hickok thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
Hickok throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster is looking to wear down Hickok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster moves out of range as Hickok strikes.
Hickok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Hickok shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lancaster eats them both and turns towards Hickok to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hickok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Hickok misses.

Lancaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hickok!
Lancaster works to advance to full mount. Hickok defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lancaster lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hickok is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is landing with some decent strikes but Hickok is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hickok is in a horrible position here. Lancaster smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Hickok is rocked!
Lancaster avoids the attempt from Hickok to control.
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Hickok is squirming around nicely.
Shane Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster cracks Hickok with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lancaster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lancaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hickok is looking to escape.
Lancaster is landing with some decent strikes but Hickok is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hickok is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Lancaster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hickok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lancaster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hickok's guard.
Lancaster trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hickok manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Hickok from controlling successfully.
Lancaster is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hickok preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hickok wants to control but Lancaster passes easily into half guard.
Hickok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hickok is trying to stand back up but Lancaster is controlling him
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok has hold of Lancaster's hands but Lancaster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hickok is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lancaster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hickok is still in real trouble! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster lands strikes from half guard.
James Butler Hickok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hickok seems to have recovered his senses.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Hickok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lancaster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lancaster is nestled in close to Hickok, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lancaster lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hickok! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lancaster jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Lancaster!
Shane Lancaster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.