PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richards
vs
Teller

186 cm
35
192 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

183 cm
38
183 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Teller throws out a counter right but Richards avoids it with no problem.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller avoids the head kick by Richards.
Teller cracks the inside of Richards's front leg.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Teller blocks a head kick by Richards.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teller was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Teller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller blocks a head kick by Richards.
Teller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teller tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards avoids the head kick by Teller.
Richards is looking to counter with head kicks.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teller wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
It appears Richards was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've been informed that Teller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller counters with a low kick, right behind Richards 's knee.
Teller scores with a nice right hand.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teller tries a head kick but it misses.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Teller stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teller doesn't seem phased though.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teller tries to counter with a clinch but Richards shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards slips a jab from Teller.
Richards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Teller just manages to avoid it.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller with a jab.
Teller tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards connects with a high kick.
Teller blocks the body kick.
Richards misses with the body kick
and Teller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Teller rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Richards blocks a body shot from Teller.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teller can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards prevents a body shot from Teller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Teller.
Teller struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Teller is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teller has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Teller tries to tie him up.
Teller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Teller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards tries a body shot but Teller blocks it.
Teller looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
Teller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Teller tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Teller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Teller throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Viv Richards will probably get the nod.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Teller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teller if he has to take too many more of those.
Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Teller darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Teller tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards pushes Teller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Teller.
Jax Teller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tellers head.

Teller is rocked!
Teller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Richards.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller blocks an uppercut.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teller has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Richards has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Teller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Teller.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a right hand.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
Teller is breathing heavily.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tellers head.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards misses with an uppercut
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards slips under a jab from Teller.
Teller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teller lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Richards! Teller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Viv Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.