PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Richards
vs
Schtrappe

175 cm
29
168 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schtrappe.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards tries to clinch up but Schtrappe circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schtrappe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schtrappe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a straight right hand.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schtrappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a leg kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richards wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Schtrappe keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schtrappe's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Richards gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Schtrappe controls his hands.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a right hand.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schtrappe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schtrappe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Schtrappe breaks the clinch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schtrappe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schtrappe drops his hands momentarily and Richards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schtrappe jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schtrappe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richards under the eye.
Schtrappe swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Richards saw that one coming.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Richards darts in and clinches Schtrappe up against the cage.
Richards lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.

Schtrappe breaks the clinch.
Richards steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schtrappe. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richards - that will leave a mark!

Richards clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Schtrappe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Schtrappe throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Schtrappe walks into a jab.
Schtrappe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but Richards avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Richards there.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Schtrappe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keith Richards will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Richards.

Schtrappe gets tackled into the cage by Richards. Richards maintains the clinch.
Richards working aggressively here.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schtrappe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks an elbow strike.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.

Schtrappe manages to break the clinch.
Schtrappe throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.

Richards clinches up with Schtrappe and pushes him back against the cage.
Schtrappe lands with a left to the head.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards lands an elbow just above Schtrappe 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Richards on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to break free.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bach Schtrappe has been cut.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schtrappe.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Schtrappe blocks the elbow strike.
Keith Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Schtrappe breaks from the clinch.
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
Richards moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Schtrappe's ribs.
Schtrappe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schtrappe's knee momentarily.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schtrappe can do to turn this around?
Schtrappe swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Richards.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schtrappe tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Schtrappe avoids the damage to the body.
Schtrappe lands with a right to the head.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Schtrappe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schtrappe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bach Schtrappe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Schtrappe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schtrappe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.

Richards clinches with his opponent.
Richards digs a right hand into Schtrappe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schtrappe's gas tank.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schtrappe is defending well for now.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Richards misses with some punches.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards working aggressively here.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Schtrappe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schtrappe, right into the meat.
Schtrappe takes one to the chin there.
Bach Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Schtrappe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Schtrappe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schtrappe is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.

Schtrappe manages to break the clinch.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richards is able to avoid easily.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schtrappe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a lovely overhand right.

Richards forces Schtrappe back against the cage and clinches.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Schtrappe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Schtrappe pushes him off.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schtrappe moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
A low kick from Schtrappe is predictable there
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Schtrappe walks into a jab.
Schtrappe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Schtrappe misses.
Keith Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schtrappe under the eye.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schtrappe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Schtrappe circles away.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Richards!
A very excited looking Keith 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.