PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Schindler
vs
Richards

174 cm
27
169 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schindler is out of range.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Schindler counters with a straight right hand.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards sizes up Schindler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Schindler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schindler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Richards lands a nice looking body kick.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schindler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards is out of range and Schindler settles back down.
Keith Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Schindler.
Schindler wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs.
Schindler slips a jab from Richards.
Jab by Richards.
Richards throws a body punch but Schindler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Schindler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards checks the leg kick.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.

Schindler has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schindler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Richards looking to stall.
Schindler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richards can't break the clinch.
Schindler stalling against the cage.
Schindler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Schindler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Schindler slips the punch.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Schindler's belly button to the back.
Schindler moves away from the strike by Richards.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Schindler off the cage and back into range.
Richards throws a hook but Schindler blocks it.
Schindler avoids the body shot from Richards.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Schindler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards scores with a hook.

Schindler closes the distance and clinches.
Schindler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schindler can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schindler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Richards is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Schindler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards letting Schindler take a breather here.
Schindler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Richards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schindler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schindler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Schindler on that attempt.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Schindler's belly button to the back.
Richards scores with a body shot.
Schindler tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards lands a jab.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Schindler.
Richards with a jab.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Schindler should have avoided that one.
Keith Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Schindler on that attempt.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schindler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Schindler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schindler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schindler. That did some damage!
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards throws a leg kick but Schindler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schindler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schindler misses the shot to the body.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards throws a body punch but Schindler moves out of range.
Jab by Richards.
Schindler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Schindler is just out of range.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schindler.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schindler shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Schindler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Schindler is just out of range.
Schindler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards cracks the inside of Schindler's front leg.
Richards blocks a head kick by Schindler.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick from Richards.
Richards looks to land a combination but Schindler avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Richards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Schindler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schindler misses with a low kick.
Schindler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schindler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schindler scrambles back to his feet.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Schindler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schindler scores with a kick to the body.
Schindler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.

Schindler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards can't do much from the bottom here.
Richards regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schindler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards wants to improve his position but Schindler is controlling well.

Schindler is working for a kimura but Richards is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schindler trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Schindler is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Schindler.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Schindler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schindler.
Richards throws a series of punches but Schindler moves out of range.
Kurt Schindler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schindler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards tries to work over Schindler's front leg with a kick but Schindler checks it.
Schindler avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick but Schindler moved away.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Richards tenderised Schindler's leg. Schindler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schindler fails with the takedown.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Schindler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Schindler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Richards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richards avoids the body shot from Schindler.
A jab from Schindler misses.

Schindler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schindler is in close to Richards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schindler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schindler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schindler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schindler postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schindler throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schindler postures up.
Schindler wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Schindler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurt Schindler wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Schindler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schindler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards misses with a shot to the body

and Schindler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Keith Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schindler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Richards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Richards is trying to keep Schindler in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schindler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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 Kurt Schindler.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Richards!
Keith Richards made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.