PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambitinoa Jr has chosen Gorillaz - Feel Good Incorporated as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Richards
vs
James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr

200 cm
18
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

218 cm
23
264 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a one two combo.

It looks like Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr has been cut.
Gambitinoa Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A clash of legs there as Gambitinoa Jr blocks the low kick.
Bruce Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Richards gets a clinch.
Gambitinoa Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.

Richards is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gambitinoa Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Richards to the mat. Richards regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gambitinoa Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Gambitinoa Jr postures up.
Gambitinoa Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards is trying to control the position but Gambitinoa Jr postures up.
Gambitinoa Jr landing some decent shots from guard.

Gambitinoa Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambitinoa Jr shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richards is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gambitinoa Jr is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Gambitinoa Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr.
Richards throws a right hand that Gambitinoa Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambitinoa Jr also avoids with ease.

Gambitinoa Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gambitinoa Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards trying to control the position.

Gambitinoa Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Richards is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gambitinoa Jr, into his guard.
Gambitinoa Jr looks gassed!

Gambitinoa Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control but Gambitinoa Jr is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gambitinoa Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gambitinoa Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control from the top but Gambitinoa Jr keeps moving.
Richards is really struggling to control Gambitinoa Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Richards stands and steps away. Gambitinoa Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gambitinoa Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gambitinoa Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Gambitinoa Jr slows the pace down in half guard.

Gambitinoa Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Richards makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambitinoa Jr stops Richards from standing up.
Gambitinoa Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richards controls Gambitinoa Jr momentarily but Gambitinoa Jr frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambitinoa Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gambitinoa Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Gambitinoa Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Gambitinoa Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambitinoa Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Gambitinoa Jr circles away.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Gambitinoa Jr circles away.

Richards clinches.
Gambitinoa Jr has Richards pressed against the cage, preventing Richards from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards wants to clinch up but Gambitinoa Jr keeps it at a distance.
Gambitinoa Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambitinoa Jr is breathing heavily.
Gambitinoa Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards wants to clinch up but Gambitinoa Jr keeps it at a distance.
Richards wants to clinch.
Gambitinoa Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gambitinoa Jr keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards working hard to break the clinch.

Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gambitinoa Jr dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Gambitinoa Jr's head and hops out.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr.
Richards tries to clinch there but Gambitinoa Jr circles away.
Richards tries to bum rush Gambitinoa Jr with a series of wild strikes but Gambitinoa Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Gambitinoa Jr pushes him off.
Gambitinoa Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Gambitinoa Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gambitinoa Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Gambitinoa Jr circles away.
Richards is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards tries to clinch up but Gambitinoa Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruce Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards tries to clinch up but Gambitinoa Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a wild combination.

Richards pushes Gambitinoa Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Gambitinoa Jr wants a takedown.
Richards is looking to break free of the clinch but Gambitinoa Jr has double underhooks.
Gambitinoa Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richards prevents it.
Richards is looking to break free of the clinch but Gambitinoa Jr has double underhooks.
Gambitinoa Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gambitinoa Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Richards takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambitinoa Jr wants a takedown.
Richards working hard to break the clinch.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gambitinoa Jr wants a takedown.

Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Richards.

Richards gets a clinch.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards tries to clinch up but Gambitinoa Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambitinoa Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gambitinoa Jr. That did some damage!

Richards clinches up with Gambitinoa Jr and pushes him back against the cage.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gambitinoa Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Richards sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Richards is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control from the bottom.

Gambitinoa Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Richards pushes Gambitinoa Jr off looking to stand but Gambitinoa Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Gambitinoa Jr sits in half guard.
Richards is looking to escape.
Gambitinoa Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gambitinoa Jr prevents Richards from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gambitinoa Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gambitinoa Jr is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
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 Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richards wants to clinch.
Richards thumps Gambitinoa Jr with a low kick.
Bruce Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gambitinoa Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards scores with a kick to the body.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gambitinoa Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards cracks the inside of Gambitinoa Jr's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Gambitinoa Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambitinoa Jr tries to avoid it.

Richards moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambitinoa Jr fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a front kick.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Gambitinoa Jr dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Richards is looking to clinch but Gambitinoa Jr is avoiding it.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gambitinoa Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gambitinoa Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gambitinoa Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gambitinoa Jr passes Richards's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambitinoa Jr is looking to advance position but Richards won't allow it.
Richards is not content to let Gambitinoa Jr control the position.
Richards is trying to stand back up but Gambitinoa Jr is controlling him
Richards is looking for a sweep. Gambitinoa Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gambitinoa Jr scores with a takedown into Richards's guard.
Richards is trying to keep Gambitinoa Jr in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gambitinoa Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards dives on top into guard.
Gambitinoa Jr keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.

Gambitinoa Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richards defends well.
Richards preventing the sweep.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambitinoa Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards tries to stand but Gambitinoa Jr is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gambitinoa Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gambitinoa Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambitinoa Jr is trying to drag Richards to the mat but Richards just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego James Ndui Gambitinoa Jr.
Gambitinoa Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Richards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Gambitinoa Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gambitinoa Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambitinoa Jr has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gambitinoa Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Gambitinoa Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Richards!