PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lloyd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. Tom Lloyd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lloyd
vs
Richards

175 cm
20
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd is looking to land body kicks.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lloyd misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Lloyd slips under a jab.
Lloyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Lloyd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Lloyd misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
Richards throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Lloyd.
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands an overhand right.
Lloyd thumps Richards with a low kick.
Richards scores with the left hand. Lloyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Lloyd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lloyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Lloyd throws a low kick, looking for Richards's leg but Richards calmly moves out of range.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lloyd.
Richards misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Richards.
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Richards throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Lloyd throws and low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Derek Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richards duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lloyd misses with a kick to the body.
Lloyd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Lloyd backs away looking to recover.
Lloyd defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Richards throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Richards cracks Lloyd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richards misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd connects with a high kick.
Lloyd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards is out of range and Lloyd settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lloyd, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Richards checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd tries to land a leg kick but Richards saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Richards misses.
Lloyd thumps Richards with a low kick.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lloyd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Lloyd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lloyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Lloyd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lloyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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.
Lloyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lloyd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richards tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyd scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lloyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Derek Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lloyd moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Richards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Lloyd.
Richards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lloyd wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Richards slowing the pace effectively.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lloyd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Lloyd's ribcage. Lloyd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lloyd looking to stall.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Lloyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a nice knee to the body.
Lloyd misses with a body punch.
Richards presses Lloyd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards stalling the fight.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Lloyd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richards - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Richards continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derek Richards.
Lloyd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Richards.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lloyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lloyd.
Richards tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lloyd slips under a jab.
Lloyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
Richards swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lloyd.
Richards lands an overhand right.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Richards catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richards misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd 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.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Lloyd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards 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 misses with a looping right.
Richards swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lloyd.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Lloyd backs away looking to recover.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Lloyd moves away and avoids it.
Derek Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lloyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lloyd.
Lloyd feints and then cracks Richards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richards down.
Lloyd misses with a straight right.
Lloyd moves away from the strike by Richards.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Lloyd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Lloyd slips the punch.
Donk. Richards catches Lloyd right on the button with a cross.
Lloyd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Richards moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
Lloyd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lloyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards connects with a nice looking jab.
Lloyd slips under a jab.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lloyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Richards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lloyd tries to land a leg kick but Richards saw it coming and moves away.
Lloyd tries to land a leg kick but Richards saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Lloyd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Lloyd with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Lloyd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Richards tries to bum rush Lloyd with a series of wild strikes but Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Richards with a hook.
Lloyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Richards knows he should have avoided that one.
Lloyd motions for Richards to come forward. Lloyd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Richards throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Derek Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
Lloyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Lloyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lloyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tom Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Richards misses.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a high kick!
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd cracks the inside of Richards's front leg.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards misses with a combination
and Lloyd counters with a good low kick that Richards was not able to check.
Richards lands a nice hook to Lloyd's body. Lloyd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Richards.
Richards throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd is looking to score with low kicks.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards cracks Lloyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Richards throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Lloyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Lloyd throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lloyd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richards misses with a combination
and Lloyd counters with a good low kick that Richards was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
Lloyd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lloyd tried to score with a low kick but Richards checks it.
Lloyd slips a jab from Richards.
Lloyd throws a solid leg kick but Richards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lloyd.

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 Tom Lloyd.
Well Richards 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

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