PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Richards (ranked 4845 p4p, 537 weight class) and Joran Akerman (ranked 5534 p4p, 589 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Richards
vs
Akerman

188 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joran Akerman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akerman misses with a looping right.
A jab from Akerman misses.

Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards lands a knee to the body.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joran Akerman has been cut.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richards lands a knee to the body.
Akerman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akerman looks winded!
Richards'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Richards is stalling here.
Akerman fails to pull guard.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Akerman won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Richards landing knees to the body.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richards lands a knee to the head.

Akerman is rocked!
Richards landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akerman's face.
Richards has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Akerman - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Richards, and another! Akerman is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Roman Richards!