PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorn Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorn Bicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Convents
vs
Bicki

200 cm
30
268 lbs
19 - 21 - 0

200 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorn Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convents throws a sloppy head kick and Bicki moves out of range easily.
Convents is looking to clinch.
Convents tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicki scores with a nice head shot.
Convents fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bicki is out of range.
Convents tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bicki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bicki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Convents walks into a jab.

It looks like Robin Convents has been cut.

Convents closes the distance and clinches.
Bicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Convents looking for a takedown.

Bicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Convents throws a push kick but Bicki slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents wants to clinch up but Bicki keeps it at a distance.
Bicki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Convents.
Bicki jabs Convents to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Convents is breathing heavily.
Bicki tries to bum rush Convents with a series of wild strikes but Convents uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Convents throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bicki throws out a powerful jab.
Bicki avoids the body shot from Convents.
Bicki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bicki avoids the head kick by Convents.
Bicki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Convents's waist but Convents gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bicki off to one side.
Robin Convents seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bicki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bicki stuffs the takedown attempt from Convents. Convents gets slowly back to his feet.
Bicki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bicki dives in and scores a takedown into Convents's guard.

Convents is working an open guard so Bicki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bicki clinches up against the cage.

Bicki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bicki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Convents misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bicki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Convents throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Convents throws a sloppy head kick and Bicki moves out of range easily.

Bicki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Convents, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bicki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bicki wants to break free but Convents has control.
Bicki is looking to break free of the clinch but Convents has double underhooks.

Bicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Convents can pounce on him.
Bicki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bicki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Convents landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicki wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bicki.
Convents is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bicki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Convents. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bicki tries to break the clinch but Convents is controlling the position.

Convents's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents darts in trying to clinch

and Bicki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Convents!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorn Bicki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Convents's cut.
That's time! Convents's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bicki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bicki prevents Convents from improving his position.
Bicki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Convents does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bicki prevents Convents from improving his position.
Convents moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bicki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Convents is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bicki stopping the sweep attempt from Convents.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bicki stands and steps away. Convents gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Convents tries to clinch but Bicki moves out of range.
Bicki moves in looking to clinch but Convents pushes him off.
Robin Convents is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch but Bicki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Convents closes the distance but Bicki moves to the side

and Bicki counters by clinching up.
Bicki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bicki is trying to break the clinch but Convents has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicki wants to break free but Convents has control.
Bicki tries to circle away but Convents has him pinned against the cage.
Convents prevents Bicki from breaking the clinch.
Convents changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bicki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorn Bicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bicki darts in and clinches Convents up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bicki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Convents takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bicki clobbers Convents with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Convents darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bicki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Convents finds it's way round the side to connect with Bicki's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Convents misses with a head kick.
Convents doesn't manage to clinch there - Bicki circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Convents looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bicki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Convents's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents doesn't manage to clinch there - Bicki circles away.
Convents looks for the body kick but Bicki saw that one coming.
Convents tries to clinch but Bicki moves out of range.
Bicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Convents's hands.

Bicki looking to score a takedown here. Convents is defending well but Bicki drives through and ends up in Convents's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Convents is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bicki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Convents, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bicki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Convents's half guard.
Convents tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorn Bicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Convents's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Convents tries to clinch but Bicki is having none of it.
Bicki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Convents moves to clinch but Bicki breaks away
and Bicki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Convents thinking.
Convents throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Convents shoots in and gets a takedown into Bicki's guard.
Gorn Bicki has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bicki working for a triangle but Convents defends it easily.
Convents stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bicki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki wants to get back to his feet but Convents is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bicki holds on and takes a little breather.
Bicki trying to keep a closed guard but Convents is proving a slippery customer.

Convents gets to his feet. Bicki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left and a right from Bicki both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convents lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Convents tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Convents does no damage.
Convents closes the distance looking to clinch
and Convents takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Convents gets tackled into the cage by Bicki. Bicki maintains the clinch.
Convents prevents Bicki from breaking the clinch.
Convents has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bicki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bicki pushes Convents back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bicki.
Bicki working hard to break the clinch.

Bicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bicki tries to clinch up.
Convents tries to clinch but Bicki moves out of range.
Convents buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Convents gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bicki preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents keeping moving, preventing Bicki from controlling successfully.
Bicki tries to stand but Convents is controlling from the bottom.
Bicki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Convents tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bicki content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gorn Bicki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bicki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Convents plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Robin Convents has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Convents throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robin Convents.
Well Bicki 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorn Bicki!