PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 399 p4p, 498 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 46 p4p, 55 weight class). Hicks has chosen The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silalahi
vs
Hicks

170 cm
26
146
13 - 8 - 0

173 cm
31
153
18 - 12 - 1

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silalahi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicks connects with the punch.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks throws a head kick but Silalahi moves out of range.
Silalahi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Silalahi.
Silalahi throws the left hand but Hicks avoids the punch easily.
Silalahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
Hicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silalahi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Silalahi pushes him off.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Silalahi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hicks throws a series of strikes that have Silalahi backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Hicks blocks the leg kick.
Silalahi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silalahi.
A bone on bone clash there as Hicks blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Silalahi tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silalahi cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silalahi.
Silalahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hicks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Silalahi finds it's target.
Hicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Hicks is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Silalahi lands a nice uppercut.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Silalahi finish him?
Hicks misses with some punches.

Silalahi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.

Hicks rushes Silalahi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silalahi prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Hicks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silalahi smiles and moves away.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Greggory Silalahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silalahi staying out of range there.
Silalahi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Silalahi there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi lands with a shot to the body.
Hicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silalahi misses with a wild body shot.
Silalahi swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Silalahi avoids it easily.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hicks drives through and clinches with Silalahi against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silalahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Silalahi.
Hicks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hicks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silalahi lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Silalahi scores with a nice short uppercut.

Silalahi breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi misses with a head kick.
Silalahi lands a really nice looking cross but Hicks seems unphased.
Silalahi slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks checks a low kick from Silalahi.
Silalahi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hicks to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hicks looks to clinch but Silalahi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hicks taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Greggory Silalahi!
Greggory Silalahi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.