PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mferi (ranked 3362 p4p, 25001 weight class) and Barnie Hick (ranked 367 p4p, 582 weight class). Barnie Hick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mferi
vs
Hick

192 cm
19
220
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
210
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $97

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barnie Hick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hick misses the jab.
Hick misses with a looping left.
Mferi lands a glancing blow to the side of Hick's head.
Nice defenses there by Hick.
Mferi swings for the body but Hick moves out of range.
Hick misses with a lunging right hand
and Mferi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hick moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Mferi lands with a nice body punch.
Hick looks to land a left hand but Mferi moved out of range nicely.
Mferi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mferi cracks Hick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mferi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Hick misses.
Hick scores with a body shot.
Mferi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hick connects with a body shot.
Mferi wants to clinch up but Hick keeps it at a distance.
Hick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnie Hick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hick throws a shot from downtown. Mferi moves away and avoids it.
Hick connects with a right hand. Mferi shakes it off.
Hick connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Mike Mferi has been cut.
Hick tests Mferi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hick throws a lazy uppercut
and Mferi counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hick to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
Hick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hick just misses with a punch to the body.
Mferi stuns Hick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hick misses with a shot to the body
and Hick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mferi under the eye.
Mferi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hick throws out the jab.
Hick looks to land a right hand but Mferi moved out of range.

Mferi clinches with his opponent.
Mferi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hick backwards.
Mferi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mferi throws a head punch that misses.
Hick is working Mferi over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mferi.
Hick tries a body shot but Mferi blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Hick as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mferi.
Hick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mferi stalling in the clinch.
Hick struggles to land a body shot inside as Mferi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mferi.
A right hand to the body from Hick.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mferi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mferi misses with some punches.
Mferi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hick misses with some punches.
Mferi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hick lands a shoulder strike.
Hick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mferi.
Mferi blocks a body shot from Hick.
Hick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mferi's elbow.
Mferi is pushing Hick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mferi.
Hick tries a body shot but Mferi blocks it.
Hick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mferi.
Mferi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mferi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hick misses with the head strike.
Hick lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hick.
Mferi working aggressively here.
Mferi lands with a light punch inside.
Mferi misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hick.
Hick prevents a body shot from Mferi.
Mferi blocks an uppercut.
Mferi has a couple of punches blocked by Hick.
A short left from Mferi.
Mferi can't find room to land a body shot as Hick controls the action.
Mferi misses with some punches.
Mferi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mferi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mferi.
Mferi misses with a punch to the body.
Mferi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mferi.
Mferi working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Mferi - that landed with a thud.
Hick looks winded!
Hick throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mferi.
Hick tries to work over Mferi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mferi.
Mferi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mferi tries a body shot but Hick blocks it.
Mferi digs a right hand into Hick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hick's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Mferi.

Hick is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mferi.
Hick is still on wobbly legs! Can Mferi finish him?
Mferi lands a body shot.
Mferi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mferi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hick drops to his knees and Mferi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Mferi!