PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I am a Real American. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gable
vs
Richter

201 cm
27
282 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

212 cm
28
282 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richter tries to clinch but Gable is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richter tries to clinch up but Gable circles away and keeps his distance.
Gable connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gable connects with the punch.
Richter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gable's head.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gable missing with a left hand there. Richter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richter wants to clinch.

Richter gets caught flat footed, as Gable shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Richter looking to control.
Gable won't allow Richter to get back to his feet.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Richter keeping full guard, as Gable tries to pass.
Richter wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gable prevents Richter from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richter keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable looking to pass the guard.
Richter being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Gable.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richter tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
Gable is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richter.
Richter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richter wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gable gets the takedown into side control.
Richter is letting Gable control him for a moment.
Richter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gable's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Richter is positioning himself well to prevent Gable advancing to mount.
Richter tries to kick Gable off but Gable keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gable not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable is trying to control. Richter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richter wants to control but Gable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richter tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Gable controlling the action here.
Richter wants to control but Gable is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richter on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Richter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gable wants to get back to striking at distance but Richter won't allow it.
Richter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richter throws a head punch that misses.
Gable has had enough of the clinch but Richter keeps him there for the moment.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gable in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gable tries to break the clinch but Richter is controlling the position.
Richter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richter lands a knee to the head.
Gable is trying to break free.
Richter landing knees to the head.
Richter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richter lands a left hand.

Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter wants to clinch up but Gable keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Gable misses the target.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gable swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.

Richter rushes Gable and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Gable is looking to break free of the clinch but Richter has double underhooks.
Richter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gable.
Gable avoids the elbow strike from Richter, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Richter tries a knee to the head but Gable blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richter.
Richter looking to throw knees to the head but Gable is blocking nicely.
Richter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gable.
Richter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gable.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gable as Richter tries to tie him up.

Richter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richter ducks under a wild hook from Gable.
Gable pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gable looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Gable throws out a powerful jab.
Richter is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
John Richter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richter throws a hook but Gable blocks it.
Richter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richter tries to clinch up but Gable circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Richter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gable tries to keep at a distance but Richter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Richter.
Gable looking for a takedown.
Gable wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richter has him pressed against the cage.
Richter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gable avoids a wild elbow strike from Richter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richter lands a shoulder strike.
Richter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richter is struggling to control the position.
Gable blocks the elbow strike.
Richter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gable is trying to force a seperation but Richter has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Richter fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gable misses with a hook. Richter ducked under it nicely.
Gable is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch but Gable swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Gable lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gable cracks Richter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gable looks to throw the jab but Richter is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Richter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Richter moves in looking to clinch but Gable pushes him off.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richter is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Gable fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gable cracks Richter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gable lands a lovely overhand right.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gable misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Gable misses its intended target.
Richter tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richter tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gable throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Gable pushes him off.
Richter throws a head kick but Gable moves out of range.
Richter wants to clinch.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Nice defenses there by Richter.
A clash of legs there as Gable blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gable lands a jab to Richter's midsection.
Gable keeps the fight on the outside.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gable misses the target.

Richter takes the fight into the clinch.
Richter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gable is defending well for now.
Richter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gable's efforts to push away.
Richter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richter.
Gable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gable wants a takedown but no success here.
Gable blocks an elbow strike from Richter.
Richter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gable wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richter misses with a knee to the head.
Richter misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter lands an elbow inside that Gable shrugs off.
Richter tries to land a knee to the head but Gable blocks with his arms.
Richter lands a nice elbow.
Gable blocks the elbow strike.
Richter landing knees to the head.
Gable working aggressively here.
Richter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richter looking to throw knees to the head but Gable is blocking nicely.
Richter tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Gable is looking to break free of the clinch but Richter has double underhooks.
Gable is trying to force a seperation but Richter has the dominant position.
Richter stops a takedown attempt from Gable.
Richter looking to throw knees to the head but Gable is blocking nicely.
Richter is pressed up against the cage. Gable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richter down to the mat. Richter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gable swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
Gable catches Richter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gable connects with a nice looking jab.
John Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable lands a nice looking body shot.
Gable keeps the fight on the outside.
Richter tries to clinch but Gable moves out of range.
Richter is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Richter is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Gable connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gable thuds his right hand into Richter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gable keeps the fight on the outside.
Richter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
The crowd cheers as Gable lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richter doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!