PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Nichalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichalos comes to the cage accompanied by Hallow Point Heroes- Calm Before The Storm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nichalos
vs
Shore

170 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacoby Nichalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Shore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichalos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Shore shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shore trying to mount his opponent but Nichalos defends it.
Nichalos is looking to escape.
Shore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nichalos wants to get back to his feet.
Nichalos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nichalos's coaches at Enterprise Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Shore is pressing down on Nichalos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nichalos is holding on for now.
Nichalos wants to get back to his feet.

Shore stands up out of the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nichalos circles away quickly and effectively.
Nichalos looks to land a right hand but Shore moved out of range.
Nichalos looks to throw the jab but Shore is out of range.
Shore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shore misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichalos. Shore does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore tries to clinch but Nichalos moves out of range.
Nichalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shore or perhaps it was just good defense by Nichalos, which made it look bad.
Nichalos looks to land a right hand but Shore moved out of range.
Nichalos thows a left - swing and a miss!

Shore tries to keep at a distance but Nichalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichalos avoids the damage to the body.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Shore is trying to pull guard but Nichalos has him pressed against the cage.
Shore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nichalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacoby Nichalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Shore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Nichalos.
A short uppercut from Nichalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos scores with a hook to the body.
Nichalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nichalos - that landed with a thud.
Nichalos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos gets underhooks to prevent Shore's takedown attempt.
Nichalos is working Shore over against the cage.
Shore looks winded!
Nichalos lands an elbow inside.
Shore blocks a body shot from Nichalos.
Shore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichalos prevents Shore from breaking the clinch.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands a left hand.
Shore prevents a body shot from Nichalos.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos stands there with Shore around his waist. Shore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos can't find room to land a body shot as Shore controls the action.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nichalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichalos lands a body shot.
Nichalos keeps control of Shore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nichalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nice elbow from Nichalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichalos digs a right hand underneath Shore's ribcage. Shore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nichalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Shore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nichalos smiles and moves away.
Nichalos misses with a wild body shot.
Shore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nichalos at a distance.
Shore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nichalos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nichalos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shore on the side of the head.

Nichalos drives through and clinches with Shore against the cage.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shore controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacoby Nichalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nichalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shore manages to avoid it.
Shore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nichalos counters by clinching up.
Nichalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shore can do to turn this around?
Nichalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Shore's coach down at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichalos has him pressed against the cage.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos tries to throw a body punch but Shore avoids it by throwing Nichalos back against the cage.
Shore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nichalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shore backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a nice uppercut.
Nichalos tries to work over Shore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Shore drops back down to his feet.
Jacoby Nichalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos stands there with Shore around his waist. Shore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jacoby Nichalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Shore.
Nichalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nichalos digs a right hand underneath Shore's ribcage. Shore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore is breathing heavily.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside that Shore shrugs off.

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!
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Shore tries to pull guard but Nichalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Shore drops back down to his feet.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Nichalos - that landed with a thud.
Nichalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Nichalos.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichalos scores with a shot to the side of Shore's head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shore tries to score a body lock takedown but Nichalos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nichalos.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.
Shore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nichalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shore.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nichalos lands an elbow just above Shore 's eye.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shore's elbow.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nichalos.
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Shore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nichalos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos presses Shore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.

Shore is rocked!
Nichalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Nichalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nichalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacoby Nichalos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Shore slips under a jab.
Shore throws a right and a left that Nichalos avoids nicely.
Nichalos throws a jab when Shore was well out of range.
Shore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nichalos.
Shore throws a counter combo.

Nichalos has closed the distance and engaged Shore in a clinch.
Nichalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nichalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nichalos misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nichalos on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nichalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Shore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nichalos.
A short body shot lands from Nichalos as the two fighters clinch.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a nice uppercut.
Shore is still on wobbly legs! Can Nichalos finish him?
A hook to the body from Nichalos.
Shore seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nichalos.
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!
Shore wants to break free but Nichalos has control.
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shore or not.
Nichalos lands a body punch.
Nichalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichalos lands an uppercut.
Nichalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nichalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nichalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands with a right to the head.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.
Nichalos cracks Shore with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nichalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands with a left to the head.
Nichalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nichalos lands a body shot.
Nichalos lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nichalos.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
A body shot lands from Nichalos.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shores head.
Nichalos gets through Shore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichalos is leaning against Shore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Nichalos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichalos pushes Shore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands an elbow inside that Shore shrugs off.
Nichalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nichalos.
Shore jumps guard but Nichalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nichalos presses Shore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nichalos.
A short body shot lands from Nichalos as the two fighters clinch.
Nichalos lands an elbow just above Shore 's eye.
A body shot lands from Nichalos.
Nichalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacoby Nichalos clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nichalos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nichalos misses with an uppercut. Shore saw that one coming.
Shore misses with a few strikes there.
Shore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shore duly obliges.
Nichalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Shore.
No joy there for Shore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shore misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shore!

Nichalos rushes Shore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nichalos.
Nichalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shore backwards.
Shore takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos dips a shoulder and cracks Shore with a mighty uppercut! Shore falls back against the cage and Nichalos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shore is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nichalos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacoby Nichalos!
Jacoby Nichalos retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacoby Nichalos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.