PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnell Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richardson's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Huerta
vs
Richardson

188 cm
22
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

192 cm
28
202 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Huerta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Donnell Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richardson clinches.
Huerta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huerta tries a body shot but Richardson blocks it.

Richardson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Richardson manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richardson working away.

Richardson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Richardson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richardson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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Richardson working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huerta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Richardson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richardson is trying to ground and pound but Huerta uses the momentary lack of control by Richardson to regain half guard.
Richardson is nestled in close to Huerta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huerta wants to control but Richardson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta wants to get back to full guard.
Huerta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richardson.
Richardson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richardson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huerta's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Huerta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Richardson won't allow Huerta to sweep him here.
Richardson is looking to work some ground and pound but Huerta has wrist control.
Huerta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richardson advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richardson throwing strikes but Huerta manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Richardson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huerta off and has taken his back!
Richardson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Richardson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Richardson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Richardson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Richardson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huerta finds it's way round the side to connect with Richardson's head.
Jab from Huerta.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huerta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huerta pushes Richardson up against the cage in a clinch.
Huerta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huerta stalling the fight.
Huerta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huerta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Huerta.
Huerta stalling in the clinch but Richardson improves position.
Richardson working aggressively here.
Richardson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huerta backwards.
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huerta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huerta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Nice body punch from Huerta.
Richardson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richardson.
Richardson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huerta lands a nice uppercut.
Huerta lands a left hand.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richardson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huerta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Richardson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Huerta.
Richardson is still on wobbly legs! Can Huerta finish him?
Huerta avoiding damage as Richardson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huerta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Huerta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huerta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Huerta.
Huerta lands a hook that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Nice body punch from Huerta - that landed with a thud.
Huerta lands with a right to the head.
Huerta lands with a right to the head.
Huerta throws a big uppercut that drops Richardson! More strikes from Huerta and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Richardson lies dazed against the cage as Huerta celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Huerta!
Chuck Huerta retains his middleweight title!