PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rickston (ranked 6870 p4p, 507 weight class) and Jakub Nazoruk (ranked 23985 p4p, 627 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rickston
vs
Nazoruk

175 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

160 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 5 - 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Nazoruk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Rickston.
Nazoruk slips under a jab.
Rickston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nazoruk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rickston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazoruk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nazoruk connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses
letting Rickston counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nazoruk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rickston - the referee stops the clock and Nazoruk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rickston. Nazoruk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nazoruk misses with a head kick.
Nazoruk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rickston keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazoruk cracks a nice hook into Rickston's ribs.
Nazoruk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazoruk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rickston.
Rickston avoids the head kick by Nazoruk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazoruk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rickston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nazoruk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nazoruk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazoruk throws a sloppy head kick and Rickston moves out of range easily.
Rickston slips a jab and a cross from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nazoruk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickston was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazoruk lands with a kick to the temple. Rickston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nazoruk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rickston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazoruk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses.

Rickston gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rickston breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Rickston.

Rickston has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston lands an elbow just above Nazoruk 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston scores with a shoulder strike.
Nazoruk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rickston throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rickston takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rickston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rickston blocks a head kick by Nazoruk.
It looked like Rickston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazoruk.
A swing and a miss from Rickston.
Nazoruk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rickston drives through and clinches with Nazoruk against the cage.
Nazoruk lands a shot to the body.
Nazoruk tries to work over Rickston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazoruk tries to work over Rickston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.

Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazoruk digs a good hook to Rickston's body.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rickston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rickston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jakub Nazoruk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up but Rickston circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazoruk throws a sloppy head kick

and Rickston moves into the clinch.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazoruk's defenses.
Nazoruk misses with a punch to the body.
Nazoruk struggles to land a body shot inside as Rickston controls his hands.
Rickston misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with some punches.
Nazoruk can't find room to land a body shot as Rickston controls the action.
Nazoruk takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickston throws an elbow but it misses.

Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Rickston keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazoruk. Rickston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickston throwing a counter right hand but Nazoruk manages to avoid it.
Rickston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazoruk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rickston will feel that in the morning.
Rickston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazoruk misses with a combination
and Rickston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazoruk just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakub Nazoruk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nazoruk staying out of range there.
Rickston misses with a body kick.
Rickston lands a head kick!
Nazoruk scores with a jab. Rickston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rickston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with a hook. Rickston ducked under it nicely.
Rickston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Nazoruk.

Rickston clinches up with Nazoruk and pushes him back against the cage.
Nazoruk tries a body shot but Rickston blocks it.
Rickston lands an elbow inside.
Nazoruk lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazoruk dodges an elbow strike from Rickston.
Rickston 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston throws an elbow that misses.

Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickston throws a hook but Nazoruk blocks it.
A slow jab from Rickston misses its intended target.
Rickston throws a push kick but Nazoruk slaps the foot to one side.
Nazoruk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rickston.
Rickston blocks a head kick by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Rickston throws a lazy right hand but Nazoruk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickston throws a looping overhand right but Nazoruk ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ricky Rickston has been cut.
Nazoruk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rickston backs up against the cage.
Nazoruk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rickston rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Nazoruk misses
enabling Rickston to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickston dodges the punch combination from Nazoruk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Nazoruk misses.
Rickston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nazoruk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rickston circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazoruk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazoruk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Rickston has closed the distance and engaged Nazoruk in a clinch.
Nazoruk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazoruk avoids the elbow strike from Rickston, against the cage.
Nazoruk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazoruk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rickston's elbow.
Nazoruk takes a shot to the head.
Rickston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rickston lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickston lands an elbow inside that Nazoruk shrugs off.
Rickston gets through Nazoruk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nazoruk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nazoruk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazoruk ducks under a wild hook from Rickston.
Nazoruk tries to clinch
and Rickston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazoruk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rickston eats them both and turns towards Nazoruk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rickston lands with a right hand.
Nazoruk slips under a jab from Rickston.
Rickston missing with a left hand there. Nazoruk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rickston thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazoruk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazoruk misses with a series of wild punches.
Rickston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston avoids the head kick by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk throws a head kick but Rickston moves out of range.
Nazoruk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazoruk misses with a head kick.
Nazoruk looks to land a combination but Rickston avoids it well.
Rickston is looking to counter punch.
Rickston lands an overhand right.
Rickston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazoruk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazoruk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazoruk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickston was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazoruk.
Rickston misses with a few strikes there.
Nazoruk lands with a hook. Rickston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Rickston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rickston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nazoruk throws a right hand that Rickston ducks under and follows up with a left that Rickston also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickston.
A big right from Rickston misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazoruk.
Jakub Nazoruk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazoruk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rickston throws a shot from downtown. Nazoruk moves away and avoids it.
Rickston lands a really nice looking cross but Nazoruk seems unphased.
Nazoruk throws a series of punches but Rickston avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Good exchange - Rickston coming out on top.

Nazoruk tries to keep at a distance but Rickston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rickston throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston lands a damaging elbow.
Nazoruk avoids the elbow strike from Rickston, against the cage.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped Nazoruk in his tracks for a moment.
Nazoruk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazoruk throws a head punch that misses.
Nazoruk has a couple of punches blocked by Rickston.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rickston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nazoruk's brow.

Rickston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickston.
Nazoruk blocks the body kick.
Nazoruk just misses with a punch to the body.
Rickston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rickston lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazoruk off the cage and back into range.
Nazoruk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazoruk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rickston is out of range.
Rickston tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nazoruk manages to circle out of the way.
Nazoruk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Nazoruk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazoruk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickston.
Rickston throws a big shot that misses.
Nazoruk lands a leg kick that knocks Rickston off balance momentarily.

Rickston moves into the clinch successfully.
Nazoruk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rickston backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nazoruk fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nazoruk.
Rickston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazoruk's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nazoruk.

Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Nazoruk moves out of range of the body kick from Rickston.
A head kick misses from Nazoruk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk wants to clinch.
Nazoruk works over Rickston's head and body with a nice combination.
Nazoruk misses with a combination
and Rickston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Nazoruk does no damage.
Nazoruk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rickston instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazoruk controls his hands.
Rickston lands an elbow that stopped Nazoruk in his tracks for a moment.
Nazoruk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Rickston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rickston rushes Nazoruk and presses him up against the cage.
Nazoruk takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Nazoruk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nazoruk misses with the head strike.

Rickston manages to break the clinch.
Nazoruk moves in looking to clinch but Rickston pushes him off.
Nazoruk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazoruk misses with a wild combination.
Nazoruk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazoruk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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 Ricky Rickston.
I think Rickston 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rickston!
After winning the bout, Ricky Rickston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.