PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warrock Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warner has chosen Gin Wigmore - Black Sheep as his entrance music. Warrock Warner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richardson
vs
Warner

175 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ANABOLIC **160** LAUNDRY
Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Richardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warrock Warner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Richardson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richardson lands in his opponent's guard.
Warner is trying to control the position but Richardson postures up.
Richardson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warner controls Richardson momentarily but Richardson frees himself.
Richardson connects with a couple of short punches.
Richardson looking to sit in guard and control but Warner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warner advances to half guard.
Richardson tries to get to full guard but Warner has control of the leg.
Warner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richardson wants to control but Warner is keeping busy.
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.
Warner 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.
Richardson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Warner.
Richardson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warner.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richardson pushes Warner off but Warner dives into side control.
Richardson is trying to work for a sweep but Warner has mounted him!
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richardson regains half guard.
Warner is thwarting Richardson's attempts to control the position.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Richardson is trying to maintain the position but Warner is very close to passing his half guard.
Richardson landing rabbit punches to the side of Warner's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Richardson is looking for a sweep. Warner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warner throwing shots but Richardson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Warner thows a huge punch but Richardson dodges it nicely.
Richardson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Warner lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Warner lands a big shot there that rocks Richardson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warner thowing shots but they're missing.

Warner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Richardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Richardson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richardson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Warner. What's that going to do exactly?
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner landing strikes from the mount and Richardson is in trouble!
Richardson working to try and regain half guard.
Warner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richardson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner cracks Richardson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Warrock Warner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Warner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richardson.

Richardson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Warner!
Richardson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?
Warner tries to hold on but Richardson postures up.
Richardson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Warner can't escape the position.
Richardson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warner looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson dominating with strikes here.
Warner is breathing heavily.
Richardson can't control as he wanted to and Warner manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Richardson blocks the strikes from Warner.
Warner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richardson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richardson wants to pass to mount but Warner is defending the position.
Richardson trying to control from half guard but Warner is working away.
Warner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Richardson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richardson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richardson.
Warner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richardson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richardson's back!
Warner is hanging on to Richardson's back as he tries to escape.
Richardson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Richardson tries to escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ray Richardson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warner missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner working for a choke but Richardson is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner doesn't have the hooks in and Richardson manages to turn into his guard.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Richardson passes Warner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Richardson is stalling here. Warner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richardson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Warner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Richardson tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner gets to mount! Richardson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
Warner scoring with strikes but Richardson is staying in there.
Warner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warner prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
Richardson is bucking up trying to escape but Warner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Warner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richardson tries to lock up and control but Warner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Richardson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Richardson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warner misses with a takedown attempt - Richardson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warner has his takedown stuffed

and Richardson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Warner's guard now.
Richardson trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richardson scoring with some ground and pound.
Richardson trying to control but Warner is working from the bottom.
Richardson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warner on the ground.
Richardson won't allow Warner to sweep him here.
Warner is trying to keep Richardson in close.
Warner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson stands up over Warner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richardson's guard.
Richardson has momentary wrist control but Warner slips an elbow through the middle.
Richardson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Richardson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warner defends well.

Richardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warner is aware though and is defending well.
Warner forces his way into half guard.
Richardson is trying to get back to full guard.
Warner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Warner there.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
Warner works his way into side control.
Richardson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Warner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Warner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richardson tries to hold on but Warner pushes him away.
Richardson working to try and regain half guard.
Warner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warner with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to stand up.
Richardson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warner scoring with strikes but Richardson is staying in there.
Richardson is trying to stand up.
Warner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richardson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warner landing strikes from the mount.
Richardson is trying to escape the mount.
Warner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richardson is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warner working Richardson over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
Richardson gets back to full guard.
Richardson is looking to sweep but instead, Warner has passed into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richardson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Richardson!
Ray Richardson is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ray Richardson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.