PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ryo Narushima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Narushima
vs
Hicken

190 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicken.
Hicken throws out a leg kick but Narushima moves out of range and Hicken only half commits.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Hicken is predictable there
and Narushima counters with a thumping low kick.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hicken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Bret Hicken has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicken throws a body punch but Narushima moves out of range.
Hicken has a takedown stuffed.
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hicken will feel that in the morning.
Hicken looks gassed!
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Hicken throws a hook to the side of Narushima's head but Narushima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicken fails with the takedown
and Narushima counters with a good, hard body kick but Hicken shrugs it off.

Narushima lands a big head kick that sends Hicken tumbling to the mat! Narushima takes a step backwards and waves Hicken back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hicken is rocked!
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands a head kick. Hicken smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hicken is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Hicken seems to have recovered his senses.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima throws a head kick that half lands.
Hicken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima.
Narushima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Narushima lands a high kick!
Hicken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Hicken's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicken tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken misses the jab.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Hicken misses with a body shot
and Narushima counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That has opened up Bret Hicken's cut even more.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
Narushima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicken's calf.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicken tries to clinch up
and Narushima counters with a good, hard body kick but Hicken shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hicken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Narushima throws a head kick but Hicken moves out of range.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hicken can do to turn this around?
Hicken tries to clinch up
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicken misses with a body shot.
Hicken shoots and misses
and Narushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Hicken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narushima rather than just go for the knockout.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Narushima connects with a high kick.
Hicken is breathing heavily.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hicken might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Hicken avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hicken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Narushima avoids the body shot from Hicken.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
Narushima feints and then cracks Hicken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicken down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Hicken's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicken tries to avoid it.
Narushima lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Narushima lands a head kick!
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hicken will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima keeps Hicken at a distance using the push kick.
Hicken just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Crunch! Narushima slams his shin into Hicken's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Hicken avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hicken's head.

The cut above Bret Hicken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
Hicken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicken throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Hicken takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Narushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hicken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Narushima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicken's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
Narushima throws a front kick that sends Hicken stumbling back into the cage.
Hicken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicken takes a swing at Narushima's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narushima - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Hicken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Hicken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Narushima circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hicken drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Narushima follows Hicken to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima is the new light heavyweight champion!