PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Send the Pain Below as his entrance music. Jason Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hicks
vs
Scott

199 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a looping right.
A combination from Scott does no damage.

Scott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hicks to the ground. Scott is now in Hicks's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Scott is stalling in the full guard.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hicks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scott passes Hicks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Scott is pressing down on Hicks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hicks is holding on for now.
Scott wants to stand up but Hicks manages to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hicks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hicks being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hicks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Hicks's legs - danger averted.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hicks looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Scott is defending well. Hicks quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Scott has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hicks celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willy Hicks!