PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seba Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Richvoten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun comes into the arena with Feather blaring out of the sound system. Richvoten has chosen Over The Rainbow as his entrance music. Manfred Richvoten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jun
vs
Richvoten

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Damnfield clothing
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seba Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Richvoten!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Richvoten shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jun is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Richvoten lands a few punches from side control.
Richvoten landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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.
Jun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richvoten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richvoten scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jun tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun struggling a bit here.
Richvoten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jun stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Richvoten taking a breather here.
Richvoten working the head and body with strikes.
Richvoten controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to bench press Richvoten off him but Richvoten keeps the position.
Richvoten scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jun to see if he's OK.
Jun taking punishment in the form of punches.
Richvoten working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richvoten content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richvoten works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jun manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jun taking some punishment here, with Richvoten in his half guard.

Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richvoten is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Richvoten.

Jun looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Richvoten seems content to control.
Jun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Richvoten scores with a couple of nice shots.

Jun looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richvoten slows the pace down in half guard.
Richvoten lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun tries to kick Richvoten off but Richvoten keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Richvoten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Richvoten winds up and cracks Jun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richvoten working Jun over with strikes.

Jun has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Richvoten escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Richvoten!
Jun is looking to regain half guard here but Richvoten keeps moving and retains side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten working away.
The referee asks Richvoten politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Richvoten prefers to stall for the moment though.
Richvoten is working Jun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jun is being controlled here.
Richvoten lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jun down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun is looking for a sweep.
Richvoten working the body and head with strikes.
Jun is trying to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
It looks like Richvoten might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Richvoten has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Richvoten in side control lands a decent elbow.
Richvoten content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Richvoten working the ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to bench press Richvoten off him but Richvoten keeps the position.
Richvoten taking a breather here.
Jun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richvoten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richvoten scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jun to see if he's OK.
Jun taking a bit of punishment here - Richvoten scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jun is trying to escape the position but Richvoten is controlling the position.
Richvoten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jun. 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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Jun is looking to reverse the position.
Richvoten working the ground and pound.
Richvoten working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jun is looking to reverse the position.
Jun is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Richvoten dominated that round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Jun.

Richvoten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Richvoten showed some decent athleticism there.
Richvoten stalling.
Richvoten stops Jun from getting back to his feet.

Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richvoten lands strikes from half guard.
Richvoten not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is looking for a sweep. Richvoten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Richvoten.
Richvoten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richvoten is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Richvoten is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Richvoten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jun, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Richvoten has hold of one of Jun's legs. Jun is fighting the takedown attempt but Richvoten gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Richvoten is stalling in the full guard.
Jun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richvoten cracks Jun with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten prevents Jun from getting back to his feet.
Richvoten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richvoten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richvoten preventing the sweep.
Richvoten landing with the ground and pound.
Richvoten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richvoten controls the pace.
Jun is striking from the bottom but Richvoten uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jun is looking for a sweep. Richvoten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richvoten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jun tries to roll over but Richvoten keeps him under control.
Richvoten not doing much here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Richvoten wants to pass the guard but Jun is defending well.
Richvoten not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Richvoten.
Richvoten content to control rather than advance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten stops Jun from getting back to his feet.
Richvoten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manfred Richvoten wasn't active enough on the ground.

Richvoten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jun quickly recovers to half guard.
Richvoten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jun with the active half guard here but Richvoten passes nicely into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richvoten works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jun struggling a bit here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jun is looking for a sweep.
Richvoten is working Jun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Richvoten working away.
A lull in the action here as Richvoten stalls from top position.
Richvoten is working Jun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Richvoten just content to control the position.
Jun taking a bit of punishment here - Richvoten scoring with strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten controlling from side mount.
Jun wants to get back to his feet but Richvoten drags him back down.
Richvoten working the head and body with strikes.
Richvoten is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jun will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richvoten working the ground and pound from side control.
Jun can't do much from the bottom here.
Richvoten taking a breather here.
Seba Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten working away.
Jun taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jun throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Richvoten working the ground and pound.
Jun is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jun throws a few strikes from the bottom but Richvoten takes advantage and mounts!
Manfred Richvoten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richvoten tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Richvoten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richvoten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!

Manfred Richvoten wins by unanimous decision!
Manfred Richvoten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.