PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Killer
vs
Richards

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
16
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Killer!
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, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killer throws a low kick, looking for Richards's leg but Richards calmly moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Killer.
Killer shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Killer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Killer throws a lazy head kick

and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Killer is trying to pull guard but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Killer tries to pull guard but Richards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killer tries to pull guard but Richards holds him up against the cage and eventually Killer drops back down to his feet.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Killer's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Killer is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards gets through Killer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killer.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Killer is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killer has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Killer is trying to break free.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Killer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Killer's efforts to push away.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Killer tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Richards has Killer pressed against the cage, preventing Killer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Killer fails with the takedown.
Killer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Killer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.

Richards clinches.
Richards throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Killer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Killer is trying to break free.
Killer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Killer wants to break free but Richards has control.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards lands a shot to the body.
Killer is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Killer takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Sean Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richards throws an elbow but misses.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Killer tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Killer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Richards lands a body punch.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Richards.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Killer darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Killer into the cage.
Killer tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Killer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards lands a left hand.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Killer looking to stall.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Killer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Killer wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Killer's defenses.
Killer can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Richards tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer blocks the elbow strike.
Killer tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Killer tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killer's brow.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richards throws an elbow but misses.
The Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Richards throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Killer.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Killer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Killer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richards lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

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