PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Butler Hickok (ranked 3218 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 181 p4p, 29 weight class). Spence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Were Coming. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hickok
vs
Spence

205 cm
29
285
12 - 15 - 0

185 cm
39
194
21 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Butler Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hickok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence 's coach down at Is It Avatary Enough? was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spence 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Spence .
A little feinted left hand from Hickok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hickok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickok misses with a combination
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hickok doesn't seem bothered though.
Hickok throws a big shot that misses.
Hickok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Hickok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hickok throws a big shot that misses.
Hickok throws a low kick but Spence avoids it.
Good leg kick by Spence .
Hickok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spence .
Spence slips a jab and a cross from Hickok.
Spence tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James Butler Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence throws a jab when Hickok was well out of range.
Hickok throwing a counter right hand but Spence manages to avoid it.
Hickok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hickok missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spence scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spence scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickok.
A nice side step and Spence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spence throws a shot to the body.
Hickok just misses with a punch to the body.
Hickok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hickok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Spence catches Hickok right on the button with a cross.
Spence throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hickok takes one to the chin there.
A left and a right from Hickok both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence connects with a jab.
Hickok misses with a two punch combination.
Hickok misses with a leg kick
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Hickok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hickok misses the jab.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hickok blocks a jab.
Spence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hickok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hickok rather than just go for the knockout.
Hickok misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Hickok thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickok throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
Spence scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hickok with a body shot.
Hickok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hickok swinging wildly here.
Hickok misses with a few strikes there.
Hickok misses with a right hand
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence lands a nice looking body shot.
Hickok throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
Spence throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hickok swinging wildly here.
Hickok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hickok throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hickok throws a wild body kick that Spence sees coming a mile off.
Hickok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hickok throws a right hand that misses
and Spence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spence lands a body shot.
Spence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a right hand
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickok makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence misses with a looping left.
Spence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Spence misses
and Hickok counters with a three punch combo that has Spence backing up. Spence nods at Hickok to acknowledge the strikes.
Hickok walks into a stiff left hand from Spence .
Hickok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hickok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence cracks Hickok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence . Hickok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hickok is looking to land body kicks.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hickok throws a right and a left that Spence avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spence .
Some wild striking there from Hickok.
Hickok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James Butler Hickok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spence circles away quickly and effectively.
Alan Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hickok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hickok throws a body shot but no joy.
Hickok misses with a double jab.
Spence connects with a right hand. Hickok shakes it off.
Hickok slips a jab from Spence .
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Hickok moves away and avoids it.
Hickok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hickok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spence under the eye.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hickok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickok scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spence defending well as Hickok loads up on a big left hand.
Spence appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hickok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Hickok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Butler Hickok dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Spence does it's job there.
Hickok throws an off balance right hand
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence sizes up Hickok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hickok throws a wild body kick that Spence sees coming a mile off.
Spence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Hickok misses its intended target.
Hickok misses with a kick to the body
and Spence counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hickok misses.
A shot to the body from Hickok misses
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Spence .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
Hickok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hickok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hickok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spence fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hickok checks it well.
Spence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spence 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hickok under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickok misses the target.
Hickok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence thuds a left hand into Hickok's body.
Hickok swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Hickok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hickok misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickok slips under a jab.
Spence fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hickok.
Hickok throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hickok. Those never looked like landing.
Hickok misses with a double jab
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hickok throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence cracks Hickok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spence .
Hickok misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickok.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hickok misses with an uppercut.
Hickok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hickok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence stuns Hickok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickok falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Spence counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence lands a right hook to the body.
Spence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hickok catches Spence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickok throws an off balance right hand
and Spence counters with a right hand to the body.
Hickok tries to move into range but Spence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hickok.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hickok.
Hickok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hickok misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spence 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
Our winner, Alan Spence , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.