PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Protacio Jawo
vs
Hicks

175 cm
28
180 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

183 cm
30
186 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Revolution Fatigues
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jawo.
Jawo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Jawo misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Jawo connects with a single shot there.
Hicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jawo's waist but Jawo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hicks off to one side.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo.
Jawo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hicks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt.

Hicks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QL Hicks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jawo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hicks.
Hicks managing to block the knees to the body from Jawo.
Hicks missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jawo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jawo as Hicks tries to tie him up.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jawo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks works on Jawo's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Jawo lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hicks tightens his grip and picks Jawo up, before dumping him to the ground. Jawo manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Jawo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jawo keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Hicks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jawo working a defensive guard here.
Jawo pulls Hicks in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. QL Hicks was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jawo tries to sprawl but Hicks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jawo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy.
Jawo tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jawo trying to hold on to Hicks's head to control him but Hicks postures up.
Hicks trying to control the action but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Jawo trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jawo slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
QL Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawo is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Jawo wants to clinch.
A cross from Jawo lands.
Hicks swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Hicks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jawo avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Jawo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo misses with a hook. Hicks ducked under it nicely.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jawo digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Protacio Jawo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jawo avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Jawo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jawo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hicks's head backwards.
Jawo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jawo tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Jawo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jawo counters with a good low kick that Hicks was not able to check.
Jawo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jawo throws a sloppy body shot
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawo scores with a jab.
Jawo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose Protacio Jawo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hicks checks a leg kick.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Jawo ducks down to avoid it.

Jawo moves into the clinch.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Jawo.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Jawo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hicks throws an elbow but it misses.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Hicks wants to stall.
Hicks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jawo after a bit of a struggle.
Jawo prevents a body shot from Hicks.
Jawo pushes Hicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jawo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hicks's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Jawo.
A short uppercut from Hicks.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Hicks as the two fighters clinch.
Hicks has Jawo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jawo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QL Hicks.
Hicks works on Jawo's body with a couple of short punches.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Jawo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jawo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Hicks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jawo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jawo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Jawo working Hicks over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands a damaging elbow.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hicks is pushing Jawo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jawo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jawo tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Jawo back against the cage.
Hicks is looking for a takedown.
Jawo lands with a right to the head.
Hicks lands a right hand.
Jawo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hicks controls his hands.
Hicks pushes Jawo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hicks blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jawo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jawo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Jawo.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawo controls his hands.
Jawo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hicks or not.
Jawo misses with some punches.
Jawo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hicks presses Jawo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jawo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jawo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jawo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hicks.
Hicks has Jawo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jawo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hicks dodges an elbow strike from Jawo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hicks as Jawo tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jawo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hicks misses with a double jab.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Jawo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jawo.
Jawo connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hicks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jawo.
Hicks moves out of range as Jawo strikes.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Jawo.
Hicks misses with an uppercut.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jawo manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo jabs Hicks right on the nose. Hicks blinks but takes it well.
Jawo misses with a hook
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Jawo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jawo tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jawo digs a good body shot into Hicks's ribs.
Jose Protacio Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks throws a hook but Jawo avoids it easily.
Jawo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hicks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jawo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jawo wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Jawo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Jawo is just out of range.
QL Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Protacio Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hicks should have avoided that one.
Jawo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jawo lands with a straight right. Hicks didn't see that one coming.
Hicks swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Jawo throws a good cross that connects.

Hicks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jawo did well to prevent Hicks getting side control.
Jawo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hicks.
Hicks controlling the action here.
Jawo trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to control but Jawo is keeping him busy.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hicks with the ground and pound but Jawo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jawo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hicks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jawo has Hicks pulled in close to control his posture.
Hicks wants to pass the guard but Jawo is keeping the position.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Jawo keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jawo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jawo controls Hicks momentarily but Hicks frees himself.
Jawo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks looking to sit in guard and control but Jawo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jawo preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to QL Hicks.
I think Jawo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!
Jose Protacio Jawo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.