PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kormany Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kormany Richard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Richard
vs
Brasco

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kormany Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Brasco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco swinging wildly here.
Brasco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Brasco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brasco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard wants to stand and escape but Brasco is having none of it.
Richard has his hands on Brasco's head, controlling the position.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Brasco from controlling successfully.
Richard wants to sweep but no luck.
Richard is working hard here to advance position.
Brasco is looking to work some ground and pound but Richard has wrist control.
Brasco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donnie Brasco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brasco throws a combination. Richard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Richard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brasco tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Richard is in Brasco's guard.
Richard throwing strikes but missing.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brasco's head.
Richard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richard stops Brasco from standing up.
Richard is in close to Brasco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brasco is keeping the position for now.
Richard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kormany Richard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brasco lands with a hook. Richard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brasco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brasco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard shoots in and drives through. Brasco sprawls well.
Richard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brasco. That one must have hurt.
Richard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brasco circles away.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Brasco connects with a right hand. Richard shakes it off.
Brasco misses with a wild combination.

Brasco drives through with a takedown into Richard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brasco is fighting to break Richard's control of his arms but Richard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brasco wants to control from the top but Richard keeps moving.
Richard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brasco is one step ahead there.
Brasco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie Brasco.

Richard rushes Brasco and presses him up against the cage.
Brasco lands a shoulder strike.
Brasco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brasco is trying to break the clinch but Richard is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brasco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brasco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richard is trying to pull guard but Brasco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kormany Richard. 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.
Richard tries to score a body lock takedown but Brasco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard wants a takedown but no success here.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Brasco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donnie Brasco will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brasco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brasco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kormany Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brasco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Brasco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richard's half guard.
Richard tries to roll over but Brasco keeps him under control.
Richard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Richard is looking to improve his position.
Brasco is looking to take a break and control but Richard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brasco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Richard defends it well.
Brasco is trying to control the action in half guard but Richard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richard keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Richard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brasco is working away from the top position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brasco cracks a nice hook into Richard's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Brasco.
Some wild striking there from Richard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard needs to keep his hands up - Brasco had a free shot at his head there.
Brasco scores with a nice right hand.
Richard doesn't manage to clinch there - Brasco circles away.
Richard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brasco.
Brasco cracks Richard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brasco is breathing heavily.
Brasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richard.
Brasco slips a jab from Richard.
Brasco fails to land with a series of punches.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Richard moves out of range.

Richard scores a takedown into full mount!
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!
Richard lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richard working Brasco over with strikes here.
Richard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Richard won't let Brasco get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Richard controlling the position easily from mount.
Richard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brasco hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Brasco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard content just to control the position here.
Richard lands a heavy elbow.
Brasco is desperately trying to improve his position but Richard has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard controlling the pace for now.
Richard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kormany Richard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Richard dodges the punch combination from Brasco.
Richard drops his hands momentarily and Brasco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richard misses with a double jab.
Brasco throws out a powerful jab.
Brasco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brasco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richard swinging wildly here.
Brasco misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Richard counters with a single leg into guard. Brasco didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richard controlling from the top position.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard wants to pass the guard but Brasco is keeping the position.
Richard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kormany Richard just wasn't active enough.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch but Brasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richard shoots for a double leg takedown but Brasco sprawls well. He's pushed Richard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donnie Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richard in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Brasco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brasco connects with a jab.
Brasco throws a body kick that misses.
Brasco lands a glancing blow to the side of Richard's head.
Richard wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Brasco. No joy for Richard on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kormany Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brasco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Brasco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard is not content to let Brasco control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brasco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brasco is looking to take a break and control but Richard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brasco trying to advance position but Richard counters by regaining guard.
Brasco trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
Richard trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brasco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brasco working away.

Brasco stands up and beckons Richard to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brasco has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brasco.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Brasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brasco 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Brasco!