PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fedor Entrance Song. Dick Hickman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boom
vs
Hickman

186 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

183 cm
27
171 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Boom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Hickman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hickman throws out the jab.
Hickman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hickman throws a looping overhand right but Boom ducks down to avoid it.
Hickman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hickman scores with a hook.

It looks like Bobby Boom has been cut.
Hickman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom fails with the takedown.
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickman.
Hickman looks to land a left hand but Boom moved out of range nicely.
Boom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hickman.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hickman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hickman throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Boom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hickman tries to avoid it but Boom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hickman to the ground. Hickman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boom.
Hickman lands a head shot.
Hickman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boom was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickman.
Boom slips a straight right by Hickman.
Boom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hickman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hickman lands a big uppercut and Boom crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boom looks OK. Hickman waves Boom back to his feet!

Boom is rocked!
Hickman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boom.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dick Hickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hickman. Those never looked like landing.
Hickman throws a big shot that misses.
Hickman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hickman throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Hickman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom seems to have got his legs back now.
Hickman missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hickman connects with a right that clearly hurt Boom. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Hickman proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Boom collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Hickman! Dick Hickman retains his welterweight title!