PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo laTrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into the arena with Notorious B.I.G - Respect blaring out of the sound system. CJ Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richards
vs
laTrain

183 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95%

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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 2 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ringo laTrain!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
laTrain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
CJ Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and laTrain counters with a big head kick but Richards shrugs it off.
laTrain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
laTrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
laTrain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from laTrain misses.
Richards throws a series of punches but laTrain avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
laTrain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
laTrain fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
laTrain scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Richards does no damage.

Richards tries to keep at a distance but laTrain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but laTrain is controlling him.

laTrain decides to pull guard.
Richards is looking to stand up but laTrain won't let him.

laTrain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richards is standing up over laTrain. laTrain looks to escape but Richards dives into side control.
laTrain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richards wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to stand but laTrain has his arm trapped.

Richards has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Richards scores with a one two! laTrain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ringo laTrain has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
laTrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
laTrain tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards throws a right and a left that laTrain avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
laTrain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.

laTrain clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the ropes.
laTrain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
laTrain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the ropes.
laTrain misses with a knee strike.
laTrain jumps guard but Richards stands there with laTrain around his waist. laTrain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
laTrain looks gassed!
laTrain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from laTrain.
laTrain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
CJ Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo laTrain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
laTrain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
laTrain looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but laTrain has him pressed against the ropes.

laTrain decides to pull guard.
Richards wants to stand but laTrain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for laTrain on the ground.
laTrain thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

laTrain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Richards tries to stand but laTrain is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ringo laTrain's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by laTrain.
laTrain tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
laTrain swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

laTrain is rocked!
laTrain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
laTrain is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
laTrain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
laTrain seems to have recovered his senses.
laTrain doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
laTrain tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.

laTrain darts in and clinches Richards up against the ropes.
laTrain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
laTrain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richards walks away with a smile on his face. laTrain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
laTrain is breathing heavily.

A jab-cross combination lands for Richards and sends laTrain crashing to the mat! Richards follows him down to the mat - laTrain regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
laTrain trying to control but Richards postures up.
Richards wants to stand up but laTrain has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Richards decides to stand up.
Richards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
laTrain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
laTrain slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!

That has opened up Ringo laTrain's cut even more.
Richards misses with a double jab.
laTrain tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards tries to bum rush laTrain with a series of wild strikes but laTrain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards misses with a double jab

and laTrain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Richards regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from laTrain.
laTrain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
laTrain with a flurry of punches that miss.
laTrain wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.

laTrain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Richards is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Richards has escaped and now he's on top!
Richards would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

laTrain is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of laTrain is proving hard to escape from.

Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
laTrain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces laTrain off the ropes and back into range.
CJ Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have laTrain backpedaling.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ringo laTrain's cut.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

laTrain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
CJ Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
laTrain is looking to clinch.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
laTrain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
laTrain is looking to clinch.

laTrain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

laTrain decides to pull guard.
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 tries to stand but laTrain is controlling from the bottom.
laTrain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

laTrain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards stands and steps away. laTrain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
laTrain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Richards lands a big shot that drops laTrain! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards is looking to stand up but laTrain won't let him.

laTrain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Richards has passed into half guard!
laTrain wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
Richards prevents laTrain from improving his position.
Richards wants to stand up but laTrain is controlling the position.

Richards stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows laTrain to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

laTrain has Richards up against the ropes in a clinch.
laTrain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
laTrain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
laTrain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
laTrain jumps guard but Richards turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Richards can't break the clinch.
laTrain wants a takedown.
CJ Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo laTrain.
Richards tries to circle away but laTrain has him pinned against the ropes.
laTrain scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards tries to break free but laTrain pushes him back against the ropes.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but laTrain has him pressed against the ropes.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the ropes, laTrain throws an elbow but misses.
Richards tries to break the clinch but laTrain is controlling the position.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from laTrain.
laTrain lands a nice elbow.
Ringo laTrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
laTrain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richards walks away with a smile on his face. laTrain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Richards digs a good hook to laTrain's body.
laTrain avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Richards!
A victorious CJ Richards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.