PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hallo Ween (ranked 5349 p4p, 349 weight class) and Hans Richter (ranked 6456 p4p, 379 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ween
vs
Richter

176 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hallo Ween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Richter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ween closes the distance and clinches up with Richter, looking for a takedown. Ween pushes Richter against the cage but Richter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richter. That's going to slow Ween down.
Richter wants to clinch up but Ween keeps it at a distance.
Ween tries for a takedown but Richter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ween 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richter moves out of range as Ween strikes.
It seemed like Richter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ween keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ween jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ween shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hallo Ween. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ween throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.

Richter tries to keep at a distance but Ween has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ween tries a body shot but Richter blocks it.
Richter blocks an elbow strike.
Ween tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ween really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Richter is looking to break free of the clinch but Ween has double underhooks.

Richter manages to break the clinch.
Richter cracks Ween with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ween.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ween throws the left hand but Richter avoids the punch easily.
Hallo Ween seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ween instigates a clinch.
Ween tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Richter breaks the clinch.

Richter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ween backwards.
Ween tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Richter breaks the clinch.
Richter cracks Ween with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richter stalks Ween and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ween's face. Ween staggers backwards, shaken.

Ween is rocked!
Richter lands with a right hand.
Oh Ween is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Ween.
Ween dodges the punch combination from Richter.
Richter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ween has time to react.

Richter takes the fight into the clinch.
Ween lands an elbow inside.
Ween lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ween is leaning against Richter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ween seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ween tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richter smiles and moves away.
Ween looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Ween waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richter.
Ween throws a big shot that misses.
Ween misses with a hook.
Richter tries to clinch but Ween is having none of it.
Ween keeps the fight on the outside.
Ween misses with a hook
letting Richter counter with a right hand.
Richter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richter lands a jab to the nose.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Ween pushes him off.
Richter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ween.

Richter pushes Ween up against the cage in a clinch.

Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ween looks for a takedown but Richter sprawls well.
Ween lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ween has managed to clinch.
Ween misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richter breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ween.
Ween swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Richter tries to clinch up.
Richter moves out of range of the strikes.
Ween fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Ween shoots in for a takedown but Richter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Richter.
Ween missing with a left hand there. Richter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ween had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter tries to clinch up but Ween circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter throws a good cross that connects.
Ween drops his hands momentarily and Richter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ween manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter scores with a sloppy right hand. Ween should have avoided that one.
Ween scores with a hook.
Richter scores with a decent looking hook.
Richter tries to clinch there but Ween circles away.
Ween is looking to clinch but Richter is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Ween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Richter is looking to score with low kicks.
Richter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ween moves forwards but Richter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ween or perhaps it was just good defense by Richter, which made it look bad.
Richter stuffs the takedown.
Richter scores with a jab to the head.
Richter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ween looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richter tries to clinch up.

Richter rushes Ween and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richter fails to land.
Richter scores with a shot to the side of Ween's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Richter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good exchange - Richter coming out on top.
Ween takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ween swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
Richter circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Richter finds it's target.
Ween looks for a takedown but Richter sprawls well.
Richter throws a series of punches but Ween avoids them all with ease.

Ween closes the distance and clinches.
Ween throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ween can't find room to land a body shot as Richter controls the action.
Richter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ween backwards.

Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ween throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter throws out a counter right but Ween avoids it with no problem.
Ween shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richter sprawls well. Richter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ween gets slowly back to his feet.
Richter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hallo Ween. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ween walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ween looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ween throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.

Richter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richter is trying to break the clinch but Ween has him pressed against the cage.
Richter working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richter throws an elbow but misses.

Richter manages to break the clinch.
Richter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ween avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ween gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ween creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ween tries to pull guard but Richter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ween lands a nice uppercut.
Ween fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richter tries to circle away but Ween has him pinned against the cage.
Ween pushes off an throws an elbow but Richter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ween lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richter or not.
Richter taking a breather.
Richter blocks an elbow strike from Ween.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richter scores with a shot to the side of Ween's head.
Ween's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Richter breaks the clinch.
Hans Richter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richter misses with a two punch combination.
Ween moves in looking to clinch but Richter pushes him off.
Richter throws out a counter right but Ween avoids it with no problem.
Richter moves away from the strike by Ween.
Richter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ween fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Ween tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ween tries to clinch but Richter is having none of it.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ween swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Ween tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ween tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ween.
Richter throws a series of punches but Ween moves out of range.
Ween connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richter. Richter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ween takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter with a jab.
Richter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ween swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ween throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richter wants to clinch.
Ween throwing a counter right hand but Richter manages to avoid it.
Ween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richter slaps away a takedown attempt from Ween, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ween circles away.
Donk. Richter catches Ween right on the button with a cross.
Richter wants to clinch up but Ween keeps it at a distance.
Richter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ween looks to throw the jab but Richter is out of range.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ween.
Richter lands a glancing blow to the side of Ween's head.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Richter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richter drops Ween with a straight right hand, right on the button! Richter follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Richter!