PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Stop Me Now. Walker has chosen Another One Bites the Dust as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Richmond
vs
Walker

190 cm
25
190 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Richmond takes the fight into the clinch.
Richmond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice cross by Richmond.

It looks like John Walker has been cut.
Richmond darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Richmond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Charles Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richmond throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Richmond moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richmond's knee momentarily.
Richmond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker moves out of range as Richmond throws a body kick.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richmond momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Richmond misses.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.

Richmond has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Richmond.
Richmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richmond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richmond closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richmond doesn't seem bothered though.
Richmond just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richmond wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker feints and then cracks Richmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richmond down.
Richmond closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richmond tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.

Richmond rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richmond blocks a head kick by Walker.
Richmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Walker avoided it.
Richmond moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.

Richmond clinches with his opponent.
Richmond stalling.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to push Richmond away but Richmond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richmond cracks Walker with a nice body shot.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richmond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richmond checks a low kick from Walker.
Richmond tries a head kick but it misses.

Richmond moves into the clinch successfully.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Richmond moves away from the strike by Walker.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richmond is looking to clinch.
Richmond moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker counters with a body kick.

Richmond closes the distance and clinches.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Richmond throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Richmond tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Richmond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richmond wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richmond thinking.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Richmond lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Richmond takes the fight into the clinch.

Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Richmond is looking to clinch.
John Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Walker gets tackled into the cage by Richmond. Richmond maintains the clinch.
Richmond throws a head punch that misses.
Richmond 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.
Richmond lands a hook to the side of the head.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.

Richmond takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richmond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richmond tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Richmond's ribs.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Richmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richmond misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Charles Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Richmond seems unphased.
Richmond tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Richmond backs off Walker throws a huge counter combo but Richmond manages to avoid it all.
Richmond moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.

Richmond drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Richmond digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richmond leaning against his opponent.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Richmond is controlling him.
Richmond keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richmond wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Richmond moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Richmond is looking to counter punch.

Richmond moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker wants to break free but Richmond has control.
Charles Richmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Richmond.
Richmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Richmond has him pressed against the cage.
Richmond misses with the head strike.
Richmond swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richmond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets through Richmond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richmond can pounce on him.
Richmond tries to clinch up.
Richmond misses with the body kick
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws a counter combo.
Richmond throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Richmond looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richmond tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richmond throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a head kick. That will keep Richmond thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Richmond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Richmond gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richmond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Richmond has double underhooks.
Richmond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Richmond's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richmond.

Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richmond swings widly with a right hand
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Richmond gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Richmond as he connects with a hook.
Richmond moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker connects with a right hand. Richmond shakes it off.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Richmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richmond fails to land.
Richmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.

Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richmond takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richmond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker keeps Richmond at a distance using the push kick.
Richmond wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richmond tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richmond throws a head kick that misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Richmond.
Richmond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richmond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Richmond is rocked!
Richmond wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Richmond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richmond darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richmond darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a big right hand! Oh Richmond is in trouble here! Walker follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Walker!
John Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.