PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonne Engel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonne Engel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Engel
vs
Richards

188 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

193 cm
23
243 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonne Engel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engel misses the shot to the body.
Engel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Engel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Engel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Engel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards throws a hook but Engel avoids it easily.
Engel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Engel takes one to the chin there.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards connects with a jab.
Engel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Engel lands with a good body shot.
Engel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Engel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks a leg kick.
Engel's corner calls for a 1-2. Engel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Engel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards throws an off balance right hand
and Engel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Engel.
Engel misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Engel misses with a wild body shot.
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Engel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Engel catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Engel's calf.
Engel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Engel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Engel.
Engel misses with a low kick.
Engel lands the left hand.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Engel moves away.
Engel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards connects with the punch.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Engel.
Richards lunges at Engel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Engel's hand.
Richards throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richards.
Engel defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Engel's head.
Richards lands a jab to the head.
Richards is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Engel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richards connects with a nice looking jab.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Engel counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards connects with a jab.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Engel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Engel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Engel looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Engel throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Engel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Engel fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards with the counter takedown but Engel avoids it easily.
Engel scores with a body shot.
Engel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Engel.
Engel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Richards jabs Engel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Engel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Engel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Engel throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Engel is out of range.
It looked like Engel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Engel loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Donk. Richards catches Engel right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Richards.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Engel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Engel misses with a wild body shot.
Engel lands the left hand.
Richards misses with an uppercut
letting Engel counter with a right hand.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Engel moves away and avoids it.
Engel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Engel saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Engel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richards throws a hook but Engel avoids it easily.
Engel just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reed Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Engel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Engel.
Engel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Engel lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Richards misses.
Engel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Engel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Richards 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.
Engel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richards is able to avoid easily.
Engel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Engel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Engel misses with a body shot.
Richards lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Engel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Engel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Richards misses.
A lazy left from Richards finds it's target.
Engel takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Engel ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Nice uppercut there from Engel.
Richards tried to score with a low kick but Engel checks it.
Richards scores with a punch to the head.
Engel moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Engel was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Engel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richards just manages to avoid it.
Richards scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Engel moved out of range.
Engel throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Engel walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engel misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Engel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Engel's hands.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Engel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Engel swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a hook to the side of Engel's head but Engel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Engel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Engel checks a leg kick.
Richards lands the left hand.
Engel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Engel's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Engel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards throws out a powerful jab.
Richards blocks a jab.
Engel misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Engel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Engel tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Engel takes one to the side of the head.
Engel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards.
Some bone on bone action there as Engel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Engel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Engel misses with a body shot.
Engel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richards.
A little feinted left hand from Engel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Engel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richards lands a nice shot that snaps Engel's head back.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Engel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reed Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Engel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Engel stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab from Richards.
Engel blocks a jab.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Engel throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Engel's shoulder, as Engel tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Engel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Engel misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reed Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Richards's corner calls for a 1-2. Richards obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Engel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Engel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Engel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards lunges at Engel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Engel's hand.
Engel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richards in his tracks.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Engel.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Engel.
Engel ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Engel throws a lazy body kick

and Richards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engel is trying to control the position but Richards postures up.
Engel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Richards managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Richards keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Richards is continuing to stall.
Engel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Engel tries to get out of the position.
Engel is trying to maintain the position but Richards is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Richards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards jabs Engel right on the nose. Engel blinks but takes it well.
Engel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Engel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Engel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Richards scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Sonne Engel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Richards!