PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tkeshelashvili
vs
Richards

182 cm
26
213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkeshelashvili is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Tkeshelashvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Richards takes the fight into the clinch.

Richards manages to break the clinch.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.

Richards instigates a clinch.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tkeshelashvili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Tkeshelashvili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guran Tkeshelashvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards tries to clinch but Tkeshelashvili is having none of it.
Tkeshelashvili closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tkeshelashvili closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Richards's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tkeshelashvili stops Richards from standing up.
Tkeshelashvili has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Richards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tkeshelashvili is controlling him.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tkeshelashvili prevents Richards from getting back to his feet.
Richards wants to sweep here but Tkeshelashvili controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tkeshelashvili lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tkeshelashvili.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards tries to clinch there but Tkeshelashvili circles away.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tkeshelashvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Richards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Richards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tkeshelashvili taking a bit of punishment here - Richards scoring with strikes.
Richards scores with punches from side control.
Tkeshelashvili is looking for a sweep.
Tkeshelashvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richards on the ground.
Richards looks up at the clock and then as Tkeshelashvili takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Richards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Richards has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Richards cracks Tkeshelashvili with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tkeshelashvili is breathing heavily.
Richards is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Richards landing strikes from the mount and Tkeshelashvili is in trouble!

Tkeshelashvili is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tkeshelashvili has worked his arm free - good work by Tkeshelashvili!
Oh Tkeshelashvili is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Richards! That's hurt Tkeshelashvili! Will he recover? Richards fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Richards thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).