PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rickston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud McKenney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenney has chosen Releaser as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rickston
vs
McKenney

175 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Rickston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bud McKenney!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenney throws a sloppy head kick
and Rickston counters with a thumping low kick.
McKenney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rickston tries to counter by clinching up but McKenney breaks away and moves out of range.
McKenney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rickston half committed to a counter leg kick.

McKenney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rickston!
Rickston is looking for a sweep.

McKenney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McKenney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rickston keeps working.
McKenney misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenney working the ground and pound from side control.
Rickston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rickston tries to get out of the position.
Rickston struggling a bit here.
McKenney controlling the position.
It looks like McKenney might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

McKenney is trying to get an arm triangle but Rickston is defending well.
McKenney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rickston keeps working.
Rickston is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rickston throws McKenney to one side and escapes!
McKenney misses with a leg kick
and Rickston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Rickston tries to keep at a distance but McKenney has taken the fight into the clinch.
McKenney blocking some punches.
Rickston lands an elbow inside.
Rickston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickston throws an elbow but it misses.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenney's defenses.
Rickston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rickston gets through McKenney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rickston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston lands an elbow just above McKenney 's eye.

It looks like Bud McKenney has been cut.
Rickston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McKenney's defenses.
McKenney avoids the elbow strike from Rickston, against the cage.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped McKenney in his tracks for a moment.

McKenney is rocked!
Rickston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKenney is still on wobbly legs! Can Rickston finish him?
Rickston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McKenney seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Rickston.
Rickston lands an elbow inside that McKenney shrugs off.
Rickston pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns McKenney! Rickston unloads with more strikes and McKenney sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Rickston!
In defeat, Bud McKenney stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is just the start. I got a lot to learn so I'll be back.'.