PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Sickamore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Nut Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sickamore
vs
Nut Case

175 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Sickamore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Nut Case!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sickamore tries to close the distance and clinch but Nut Case swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sickamore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nut Case lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sickamore circles away quickly and effectively.
Nut Case displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sickamore throws out the jab.
Sickamore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nut Case can pounce on him.
Sickamore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nut Case.

Nut Case gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nut Case lands an elbow inside that Sickamore shrugs off.
Nut Case is trying to drag Sickamore to the mat but Sickamore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sickamore misses with an elbow over the top.
Sickamore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nut Case blocks it with crossed arms.

Sickamore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nut Case uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut Case sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sickamore trying to control the position.
Nut Case throwing strikes from guard but Sickamore blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sickamore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nut Case stopping the sweep attempt from Sickamore.

Nut Case stands and steps away. Sickamore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut Case changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sickamore tries to avoid it but Nut Case manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sickamore to the ground. Sickamore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Sickamore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Nut Case.
Sickamore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nut Case blocks the body kick.
Sickamore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sickamore is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nut Case.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nut Case.
Nut Case shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sickamore sprawls well. Sickamore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nut Case gets slowly back to his feet.
Sickamore shoots in looking for a takedown. Nut Case tries to sprawl out of it but Sickamore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nut Case manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Case misses with a takedown attempt - Sickamore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sickamore shoots in but Nut Case avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nut Case fails with a takedown attempt.
Nut Case throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sickamore tries to clinch
and Nut Case counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sickamore thinking.

Nut Case has closed the distance and engaged Sickamore in a clinch.

Nut Case manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Nut Case had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sickamore defends it easily.
Nut Case manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sickamore is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sickamore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nut Case tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Nut Case dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sickamore shoots in looking for a takedown but Nut Case manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sickamore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nut Case shoots in looking for a takedown. Sickamore tries to sprawl out of it but Nut Case keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sickamore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sickamore dives in and grabs Nut Case's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nut Case pushes down on Sickamore's head and hops out.
Sickamore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nut Case manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nut Case shoots in for a takedown but Sickamore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sickamore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nut Case keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Sickamore. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nut Case has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sickamore is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nut Case breaks from the clinch.
Nut Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nut Case tries for a takedown but Sickamore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nut Case pushes Sickamore away with a front kick.

Nut Case pushes Sickamore up against the cage in a clinch.
Nut Case is pushing Sickamore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sickamore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nut Case is defending well.
Nut Case jumps guard but Sickamore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sickamore tries a knee to the head but Nut Case blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sickamore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nut Case uses from the top position.
Nut Case working some strikes from top position.

Sickamore is working an open guard so Nut Case takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sickamore slaps away a takedown attempt from Nut Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Nut Case closes the distance and pushes Sickamore back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nut Case is trying to pull guard but Sickamore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nut Case scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sickamore tries to break the clinch but Nut Case is controlling the position.
Sickamore fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nut Case breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nut Case tries to clinch there but Sickamore circles away.

Nut Case gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nut Case breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nut Case.
Sickamore leaves Nut Case with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sickamore doesn't manage to clinch there - Nut Case circles away.
Ryan Sickamore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sickamore tries to clinch up.
Nut Case shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut Case stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nut Case wants it to stay on the feet.
Sickamore throws a right and a left that Nut Case avoids nicely.
Nut Case shoots for a double leg takedown but Sickamore sprawls well. He's pushed Nut Case's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sickamore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nut Case.
The Nut Case seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Nut Case with that takedown attempt.
Sickamore misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nut Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sickamore has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Nut Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

Nut Case instigates a clinch.
Nut Case slowing the pace effectively.
Sickamore tries to score a body lock takedown but Nut Case shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nut Case fails to pull guard.
Sickamore jumps guard but Nut Case turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sickamore stops a takedown attempt from Nut Case.
Nut Case has Sickamore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sickamore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan Sickamore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Nut Case.
Nut Case taking a breather.

Nut Case pulls guard effortlessly.
Nut Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sickamore throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut Case looking to control.
Nut Case pulls Sickamore in close to his closed guard and prevents Sickamore from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nut Case keeping moving, preventing Sickamore from controlling successfully.
Sickamore could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sickamore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nut Case's guard.
Nut Case keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nut Case wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sickamore is stalling here. Nut Case is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sickamore seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nut Case has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sickamore is being controlled here.
Nut Case is chipping away with strikes.
Sickamore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nut Case has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nut Case controls the position from side control.

Nut Case decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut Case has a takedown stuffed.

Sickamore scores with a takedown into Nut Case's guard.
Sickamore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nut Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sickamore wanted to stand there but Nut Case had control of the position.
Nut Case manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sickamore manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nut Case decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sickamore, up you get!

Nut Case gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nut Case cracks Sickamore with a nice body shot.
Sickamore can't get the takedown.
Nut Case wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nut Case manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sickamore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Sickamore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Nut Case is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nut Case digs a good hook to Sickamore's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Nut Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nut Case has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Nut Case!