PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kenny davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Richards
vs
davies

200 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

CBK MMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, kenny davies!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
davies wants to clinch.
davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards is looking to slow davies down with leg kicks.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

davies shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than davies was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Richards tries to lock up and control but davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
davies looks gassed!
davies prevents Richards from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richards tries to hold on but davies pushes him away.
davies controlling his opponent.
Richards tries to lock up and control but davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
davies lands a big elbow.
Richards tries to hold on but davies pushes him away.
Richards is trying desperately to improve position.
Richards tries to hold on but davies postures up.
davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
Richards is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards regains half guard.
davies throws a strike but Richards avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to take a breather but davies is having none of it.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richards prevents davies from improving his position.
Richards is looking to stall here but davies recovers full guard.
davies managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but kenny davies will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by davies.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
davies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but davies circles away quickly and effectively.
davies is breathing heavily.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bruce Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. davies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards swinging wilding here.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies moves out of range.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards cracks the inside of davies's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards delivers a nice body kick.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have davies backpedaling.
davies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and davies counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
davies takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
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!
davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
davies takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Richards thumps davies with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from davies.
davies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richards looks to land a combination. davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richards thumps davies with a low kick.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
davies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richards.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and davies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses davies's front leg but catches the back leg as davies tries to avoid it.
davies gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as davies backs up against the cage.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
davies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt davies.
Bruce Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Richards misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
davies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards works over davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Richards feints and then cracks davies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow davies down.
Richards looks to land a combination. davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from davies.
davies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Richards.
Richards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of davies's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Richards misses with a double jab

and davies counters by clinching up.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
davies tries to pull guard but Richards holds him up against the cage and eventually davies drops back down to his feet.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
davies shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kenny davies.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
davies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
davies shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by davies.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
davies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards throws a right hand that davies ducks under and follows up with a left that davies also avoids with ease.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.

davies has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Richards tries to break the clinch but davies is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Richards clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
davies wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that davies can do to turn this around?
Richards is looking for a sweep. davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards trying to control here.

davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Richards is staying active underneath davies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards lands with a nice combination. davies backs away looking to recover.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow davies down.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
davies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Richards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from davies is defended easily by Richards.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
davies looks to throw a body kick
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles davies's knee momentarily.
Richards throws a one two combo.

davies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with davies in particular looking to stall.
Richards wants to control but davies is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because davies is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Still in half guard, davies seems content to control.

davies is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for davies to get the leverage.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
davies perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
davies throws a lazy head kick
and Richards counters with a head kick.
davies shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
davies takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
davies shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed davies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kenny davies.

davies moves into range and clinches up with Richards.

davies has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Richards uses from the top position.
Richards wants to stand and escape but instead davies has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
davies is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kenny davies dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

davies takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to circle away but davies has him pinned against the cage.
davies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but davies has him pressed against the cage.
Richards wants to break free but davies has control.

davies manages to break the clinch.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards looks to land a combination but davies avoids it well.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
davies tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of davies's side.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have davies backpedaling.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards is looking to slow davies down with leg kicks.
davies misses with a jab to the body
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
davies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards thows a body kick. davies tries to catch it but that hurt him.
davies misses with a body shot.
Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards throws a right and a left that davies avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

davies scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

davies decides to stand back up.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies avoids them all with ease.
davies throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
davies tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Richards misses.

Richards tries to keep at a distance but davies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but davies is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

davies manages to pull guard.
davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
davies working the ground and pound effectively.
davies has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richards's face.
davies controlling the position easily from mount.
Richards is trying to escape the mount.

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 Bruce Richards.
I think Richards 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bruce Richards!
Bruce Richards is the new heavyweight champion!