PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goethe has chosen The Ride of the Valkyries as his entrance music. Bruce Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's chin.

Richards
vs
Wolfgang von Goethe

200 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

221 cm
21
289 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards looks to land a combination but von Goethe avoids it well.
von Goethe misses with a two punch combination.
von Goethe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Richards avoids the body shot from von Goethe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
von Goethe misses with a jab, cross combination.
von Goethe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
von Goethe throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
von Goethe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as von Goethe blocks the low kick.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Goethe slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
von Goethe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by von Goethe.

It looks like Bruce Richards has been cut.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Goethe counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow von Goethe down.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
von Goethe looks gassed!
Richards throws a nice looking combination but von Goethe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from von Goethe.
von Goethe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe misses with the combination.
von Goethe misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards cracks von Goethe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
von Goethe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards looks to land a combination but von Goethe avoids it well.
von Goethe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Goethe circles away quickly and effectively.
von Goethe misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Richards moves forwards but von Goethe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Richards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards misses with a combination
and von Goethe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Goethe's sensitive parts.
von Goethe throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
Richards swings for the body but von Goethe moves out of range.
von Goethe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Goethe blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for von Goethe. That snapped Richards's head back.
von Goethe misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of von Goethe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
von Goethe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Goethe.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but von Goethe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
von Goethe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
von Goethe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. von Goethe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Goethe's calf.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Goethe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards swinging wilding here.
Richards blocks a jab.
von Goethe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
von Goethe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe moves out of range.
von Goethe misses with a looping left.
von Goethe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
von Goethe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to slow von Goethe down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Goethe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
von Goethe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards thumps von Goethe with a low kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
von Goethe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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.
Richards lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Goethe. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards lands with a nice combination. von Goethe backs away looking to recover.
Richards thumps von Goethe with a low kick.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Richards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. von Goethe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
von Goethe works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards is looking to wear down von Goethe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
von Goethe throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
von Goethe throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
von Goethe swinging wilding here.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow von Goethe down.
von Goethe is breathing heavily.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and von Goethe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a right and a left that von Goethe avoids nicely.
Richards throws a right hand that von Goethe ducks under and follows up with a left that von Goethe also avoids with ease.
von Goethe works the jab nicely.
von Goethe looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
von Goethe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards throws a right and a left that von Goethe avoids nicely.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Goethe circles away quickly and effectively.
von Goethe throws a right and a left that both miss.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards thumps von Goethe with a low kick.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richards there as he acknowledges the shot.
von Goethe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for von Goethe's leg but von Goethe calmly moves out of range.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
von Goethe misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. von Goethe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards cracks the inside of von Goethe's front leg.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Goethe's sensitive parts.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruce Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards throws a body punch but von Goethe moves out of range.
Richards sizes up von Goethe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. von Goethe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by von Goethe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of von Goethe.
von Goethe misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards throws a hook to the side of von Goethe's head but von Goethe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards's corner calls for a 1-2. Richards obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
von Goethe misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have von Goethe backpedaling.
Richards connects with a right hand. von Goethe shakes it off.
von Goethe misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards swinging wilding here.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but von Goethe is just out of range.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards looks to land a combination but von Goethe avoids it well.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
von Goethe takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
von Goethe misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards.
von Goethe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Goethe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but von Goethe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richards has got the better of the exchanges.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Goethe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
von Goethe misses with a few strikes there.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that von Goethe can do to turn this around?
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
von Goethe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
von Goethe avoids the body shot from Richards.
Some wild striking there from von Goethe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards feints and then cracks von Goethe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Goethe down.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Richards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
von Goethe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as von Goethe backs up against the cage.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
von Goethe dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards's corner calls for a 1-2. Richards obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for von Goethe.
Richards throws a right and a left that von Goethe avoids nicely.
von Goethe punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richards missing with a left hand there. von Goethe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards tried to score with a low kick but von Goethe checks it.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Goethe's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Goethe misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
von Goethe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
von Goethe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
von Goethe works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for von Goethe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Richards misses.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
von Goethe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow von Goethe down.
Richards stalks von Goethe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into von Goethe's face. von Goethe staggers backwards, shaken.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
von Goethe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards punishes von Goethe's body with a nice straight punch.
von Goethe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
von Goethe throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe moves out of range.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Goethe.
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. von Goethe moves away and avoids it.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
von Goethe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Goethe's sensitive parts.
Richards cracks von Goethe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
von Goethe misses with a few strikes there.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
von Goethe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
von Goethe scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by von Goethe there.
von Goethe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
Richards misses with a double jab
and von Goethe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
von Goethe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
von Goethe moves into range and connects with a jab.
von Goethe misses with a two punch combination.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but von Goethe moves his leg out of the way.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but von Goethe is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but von Goethe is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
von Goethe scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Richards misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
von Goethe tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
von Goethe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and von Goethe counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at von Goethe to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Goethe. That did some damage!
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from von Goethe.
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
von Goethe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Goethe counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt.
von Goethe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards defending well as von Goethe loads up on a big left hand.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Richards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

von Goethe lands a jab to the nose.
von Goethe swinging wilding here.
von Goethe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards throws out a loose jab but von Goethe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and von Goethe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses von Goethe's front leg but catches the back leg as von Goethe tries to avoid it.
Richards is looking to slow von Goethe down with leg kicks.
von Goethe misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and von Goethe counters with a nice uppercut.
von Goethe slips under a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Richards throws a low kick but von Goethe avoids it.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Goethe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
von Goethe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe lands a slapping body shot.
Richards takes a jab right on the kisser.
von Goethe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. von Goethe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
von Goethe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
A telegraphed right hand from von Goethe misses the target.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and von Goethe counters with a stiff right hand.
Richards misses with a combination
enabling von Goethe to counter with a crisp jab.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
A punch combination from von Goethe misses.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. von Goethe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards is looking to chop away at von Goethe's legs.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Goethe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints and then cracks von Goethe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Goethe down.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Goethe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
von Goethe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses von Goethe's front leg but catches the back leg as von Goethe tries to avoid it.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
von Goethe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and von Goethe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
von Goethe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
von Goethe misses with a double jab.
Richards throws a low kick but it's checked well by von Goethe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
von Goethe misses with a few strikes there.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Goethe. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Richards.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and von Goethe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
von Goethe dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Goethe cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards throws a series of punches but von Goethe avoids them all with ease.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
von Goethe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by von Goethe.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards throws a hook but von Goethe avoids it easily.
von Goethe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by von Goethe.
von Goethe avoids the body shot from Richards.
von Goethe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richards misses with a combination
enabling von Goethe to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from von Goethe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards tries to move into range but von Goethe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
von Goethe connects with a crisp jab.
von Goethe connects with a right hand. Richards shakes it off.
Richards feints and then cracks von Goethe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Goethe down.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
von Goethe connects with a jab.
Richards scores with a punch to the head.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. von Goethe should have avoided that one.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
von Goethe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
von Goethe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses von Goethe's front leg but catches the back leg as von Goethe tries to avoid it.
Richards misses with a double jab
and von Goethe counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
von Goethe lands a jab.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Richards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
von Goethe lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Goethe moves away.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
von Goethe just misses with a punch to the body.
von Goethe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Goethe counters with a nice body shot.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by von Goethe.
von Goethe connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for von Goethe.
Richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
von Goethe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richards misses the body punch
and von Goethe counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at von Goethe to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards misses with a double jab
and von Goethe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Goethe scores with a jab.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from von Goethe.
von Goethe throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
von Goethe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards misses with a hook to the body
and von Goethe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
von Goethe misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from von Goethe.
von Goethe lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards dodges the punch combination from von Goethe.
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.
von Goethe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a one two combo.
von Goethe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
von Goethe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards throws a right and a left that von Goethe avoids nicely.
von Goethe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards 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.
von Goethe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards throws a right hand that von Goethe ducks under and follows up with a left that von Goethe also avoids with ease.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Goethe's sensitive parts.
von Goethe avoids the body shot from Richards.
von Goethe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for von Goethe's leg but von Goethe calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
von Goethe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Richards on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to land a leg kick but von Goethe is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards misses with a low kick as von Goethe jumps back.
von Goethe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and von Goethe duly obliges.
von Goethe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from von Goethe.
von Goethe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
von Goethe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards is looking to slow von Goethe down with leg kicks.
Richards tries to bum rush von Goethe with a series of wild strikes but von Goethe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Goethe throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
von Goethe misses with a wild combination.
von Goethe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
von Goethe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Richards misses
and von Goethe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
von Goethe throws a good cross that connects.
von Goethe misses with a wild combination.
von Goethe missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Goethe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Goethe scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
von Goethe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Goethe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is the new heavyweight champion!