PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tom Richardson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Richardson
vs
Wrestle

186 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Wrestle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wrestle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richardson is trying to defend but Wrestle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wrestle is controlling the pace.
Wrestle passes to full mount!
Wrestle landing shots from mount.
Wrestle controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Wrestle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wrestle landing strikes from the mount.
Richardson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richardson tries to get out of the position.
Wrestle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wrestle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wrestle is landing with some decent strikes but Richardson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richardson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wrestle cracks Richardson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wrestle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richardson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wrestle on the ground.
Wrestle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wrestle lands with some strikes.
Wrestle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wrestle controlling from the full mount.
Wrestle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wrestle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richardson looks a forlorn figure.
Wrestle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrestle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richardson's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is in a horrible position here. Wrestle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wrestle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richardson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestle controlling from the full mount.
Wrestle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrestle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richardson's face.
Wrestle controlling from mount.
Wrestle working the ground and pound effectively.
Wrestle controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richardson?
Richardson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Wrestle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wrestle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wrestle landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Wrestle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richardson misses with a hook. Wrestle ducked under it nicely.

Wrestle closes the distance and clinches.
Wrestle misses with some punches.
Wrestle swings wildly with an uppercut but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richardson.
Richardson wants to break free but Wrestle has control.
Wrestle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrestle has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestle working aggressively here.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wrestle has him pressed against the cage.
Wrestle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richardson up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richardson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wrestle doesn't seem bothered though.
Wrestle tries to clinch but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wrestle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wrestle is in Richardson's guard.
Wrestle won't allow Richardson to get back to his feet.
Wrestle sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wrestle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wrestle scoring with some ground and pound.
Wrestle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wrestle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Richardson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle passes Richardson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Wrestle seems content to control.
Wrestle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Wrestle seems content to control.
Wrestle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Richardson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wrestle drops an elbow to the side of Richardson's head.
Wrestle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Richardson!
Wrestle controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richardson's face.
You get the feeling that Richardson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wrestle working Richardson over with strikes here.
Wrestle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richardson looks a forlorn figure.
Wrestle controlling the position easily from mount.
Wrestle lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Wrestle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Richardson misses the target.

Wrestle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrestle won't allow it.
Wrestle just leaning against Richardson, taking a breather.
Richardson working hard to break the clinch.
Wrestle throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrestle pushes off an throws an elbow but Richardson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrestle has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson tries to circle away but Wrestle has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrestle.
Wrestle misses with a body punch.
Richardson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrestle has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to force a seperation but Wrestle has the dominant position.
Richardson is trying to break free.
Wrestle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
Wrestle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wrestle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richardson is trying to force a seperation but Wrestle has the dominant position.
Richardson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrestle prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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.
Wrestle has a couple of punches blocked by Richardson.

Wrestle gets control of Richardson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wrestle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wrestle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richardson!
Wrestle controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mr Wrestle has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mr Wrestle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Richardson lands a jab-cross combination.

Wrestle has closed the distance and engaged Richardson in a clinch.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Wrestle has him pressed against the cage.
Wrestle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wrestle misses with some punches.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrestle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrestle stalling the fight.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Mr Wrestle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wrestle has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrestle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wrestle pulls guard successfully.
Tom Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrestle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wrestle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richardson!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Wrestle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrestle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Wrestle!