PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Karl Silva enters the cage!

Richmond
vs
Silva

190 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Silva !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Richmond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Richmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Richmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richmond throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Richmond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richmond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richmond misses the jab.
We've been told by Richmond's head coaches at Los Santos that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Richmond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richmond.
Richmond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva .
Silva with a nice cross.
Charles Richmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Richmond lands a head shot.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Richmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richmond jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva slips under a jab.
Richmond throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Richmond slips under a jab from Silva .
Richmond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richmond misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Richmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Richmond misses.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Richmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Richmond.
Richmond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva looks for a takedown but Richmond sprawls well.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Richmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Richmond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Richmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richmond misses with a straight left.
Silva shoots and misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles Richmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Silva .
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richmond.
A little feinted left hand from Richmond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Richmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richmond swivels and escapes.
Richmond scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Silva .
Silva misses with a shot to the body
enabling Richmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Richmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva .
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Richmond's belly button to the back.
Richmond misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva ! But no joy.
Richmond moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Richmond looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Karl Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richmond lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva misses.
Richmond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Richmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richmond moves away from the strike by Silva .
Richmond throws a poor cross that misses
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richmond looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Richmond punishes Silva 's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Richmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Richmond is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richmond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richmond's corner calls for a 1-2. Richmond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Silva is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richmond lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Silva up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Richmond from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Silva 's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Richmond!
Charles Richmond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.