PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Richards (ranked 24792 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Gloss (ranked 4675 p4p, 0 weight class). Adalberto Richards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Richards
vs
Gloss

202 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adalberto Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Gloss!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards is struggling to control the position.

Gloss jumps guard.
Gloss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gloss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gloss is on top in guard.

Gloss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gloss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Gloss from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gloss gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Richards moves into the clinch successfully.

Richards drags the fight down to the ground.

Gloss stands up and waves to Richards to follow him.

Richards closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards effectively controlling the action here.
Richards gets through Gloss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards stalling.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gloss up against the cage.
Richards pushes Gloss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Richards.
Richards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gloss pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gloss up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.

Gloss pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gloss thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gloss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gloss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gloss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gloss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gloss striking off his back but it's not causing Richards any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Richards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gloss trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gloss wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adalberto Richards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Richards forces Gloss back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Richards - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Gloss jumps guard and drags Richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gloss trying to strike off his back.
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gloss on the ground.
Gloss striking off his back but it's not causing Richards any problems.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gloss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gloss can do to turn this around?
Gloss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gloss is on top in guard.

Gloss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gloss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Richards is working an open guard so Gloss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.

Richards manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards striking off his back but it's not causing Gloss any problems.

Richards is working an open guard so Gloss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Adalberto Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Gloss counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richards throws a combination. Gloss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adalberto Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richards takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gloss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards taking a breather.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gloss is trying to break free.

Gloss pulls guard successfully.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Gloss.
Gloss striking off his back but it's not causing Richards any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloss has momentary wrist control but Richards slips an elbow through the middle.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Gloss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Gloss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gloss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gloss striking off his back but it's not causing Richards any problems.
Gloss will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adalberto Richards dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gloss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
Richards has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gloss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gloss gets control of Richards's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gloss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gloss thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gloss tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloss is striking off his back. Richards thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Gloss flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bob Gloss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gloss missing with punches from the bottom.

Richards is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloss flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Richards looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gloss throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gloss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses.
Gloss trying to strike off his back.
Gloss trying to strike off his back.
Gloss trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Richards looks to throw a body kick
and Gloss counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards throws a lazy head kick
and Gloss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gloss swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to clinch up but Gloss keeps it at a distance.
Gloss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Richards with a body shot.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards tries to clinch but Gloss moves out of range.
Richards throws a head kick that Gloss semi-blocks.
Gloss avoids the head kick by Richards.
A countering left hand to the body from Gloss misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards wants to clinch but Gloss slips to the side
and Gloss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Gloss moves out of range easily.
Adalberto Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gloss counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Gloss.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

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