PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the ring accompanied by Notorious B.I.G - Respect. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Richards
vs
Tavares

183 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards dives in and scores a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Richards postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richards prevents Tavares from getting back to his feet.
Tavares trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tavares is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Tavares throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tavares's head.
Richards stops Tavares from standing up.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Richards manages to pass to side control.
Tavares taking some punishment here, with Richards in his half guard.
Richards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards winds up and cracks Tavares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tavares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tavares is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tavares looks gassed!
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tavares is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tavares is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richards scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Richards in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
Richards trying to control the pace.
Tavares trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Richards slips a nice elbow through Tavares's hands, connecting with Tavares's forehead.
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

We're going to have a standup here because CJ Richards wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tavares falls off balance throwing a combination

and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tavares's guard.
Richards with a nice head shot there.
Richards wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Richards landing with the ground and pound.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards works over Tavares with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards cracks Tavares with a solid left hand.
Richards distracts Tavares with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tavares has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tavares's guard.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Tavares's head.
Richards prevents Tavares from improving his position.
Richards is nestled in close to Tavares, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tavares is looking to escape.
Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares pushes Richards off looking to stand but Richards dives back in and keeps control.
Richards works his foot free and advances to mount.
Richards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a heavy elbow.
Richards looking to finish Tavares with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tavares!
Richards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richards controlling from the full mount.
Richards raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Richards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tavares is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Richards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Richards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards controlling from mount.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tavares looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Richards working the head with strikes.
Tavares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Richards working the ground and pound.
Richards cracks Tavares with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tavares stops Richards from passing to mount.
Tavares tries to escape but Richards is in control.
Richards cracks Tavares with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards works to advance to full mount. Tavares defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
Richards won't let Tavares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Richards has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tavares's face.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Richards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tavares can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tavares squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavares can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a big elbow.

Tavares is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Richards! Tavares is hurt baaadly! Richards is firing away with more strikes - Tavares is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Richards!
A very excited looking CJ Richards 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.