PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Small Richard (ranked 2542 p4p, 4325 weight class) and Daisy Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Richard
vs
Bandit

160 cm
25
146
3 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
144
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisy Bandit!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit closes the distance looking to clinch

and Richard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bandit!

Richard tries for a kimura but Bandit is defending well.
Bandit is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.

Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bandit has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.
Bandit is trying to escape the position but Richard is controlling the position.
Richard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandit keeps working.
Richard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Richard is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandit is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bandit misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bandit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bandit keeps trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Bandit's face as Richard controls the position.

Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandit is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard working away.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.

Richard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bandit is trying to improve his position.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richard trying to control the action but Bandit is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Richard.
Bandit wants to clinch but Richard slips to the side

and Richard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bandit!

Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bandit struggling a bit here.
Bandit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Bandit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Bandit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.

Richard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bandit is not content to let Richard control the position.
Bandit tries to improve position but can't.

Richard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bandit is looking to regain half guard here but Richard keeps moving and retains side control.

Richard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandit, who protects the arm well.

Richard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bandit has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Bandit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Small Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bandit is not content to let Richard control the position.

That's four 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.
Richard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandit can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Richard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Richard prefers to stall for the moment though.

Richard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bandit struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bandit tries to clinch up

and Richard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bandit won't be happy with that.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandit striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Bandit is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richard is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandit is defending well.

Richard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bandit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard trying to control the action but Bandit is working from the bottom.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richard wants to control but Bandit is keeping him busy.
Bandit is trying to control Richard's posture but Richard avoids it.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard working away.

Richard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bandit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Bandit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bandit is not content to let Richard control the position.

Richard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Richard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandit, who protects the arm well.

That's four 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.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Bandit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandit tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.

Richard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bandit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Richard trying to control the position but Bandit is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Richard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daisy Bandit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Richard is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandit is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Small Richard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Richard!