PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fist has chosen Vangelis - as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Richards
vs
Fist

223 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buford Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iron Fist!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fist closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.

Fist manages to break the clinch.
Richards dives in for a single leg takedown but Fist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fist avoiding damage.
Fist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Fist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Fist turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Richards successfully pulls guard.
Richards wants to get back to his feet but Fist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richards is trying to control the position but Fist postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Richards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Buford Richards wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Fist clinches.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Fist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to break free but Fist pushes him back against the cage.
Fist tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Fist has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Richards breaks from the clinch.

Fist darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards letting Fist take a breather here.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Richards drags the fight down to the ground.
Richards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist tries to stand but Richards is controlling from the bottom.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richards pulls Fist in close to prevent any damage.
Richards wants to stand up but Fist is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buford Richards.

Fist has managed to clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Fist is controlling him.

Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards gets tackled into the cage by Fist. Fist maintains the clinch.
Fist trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fist.
Richards tries to pull guard but Fist won't allow it.
Fist slowing the pace effectively.
Fist wants to break free but Richards has control.
Fist taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Iron Fist.

Fist clinches.
Fist dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fist has him pressed against the cage.
Fist is stalling here.
Fist looking to stall.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fist walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iron Fist will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Richards tries to keep at a distance but Fist has taken the fight into the clinch.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fist darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Fist wants to stall.
Fist wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
Iron Fist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fist stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.

Richards manages to pull guard.
Richards pulls Fist in close to prevent any damage.
Fist wants to stand and escape but instead Richards has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Fist blocks nicely.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards scoring with some ground and pound.
Fist being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to work some ground and pound but Fist has wrist control.
Richards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buford Richards.

Fist has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fist fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards won't allow Fist to get back to his feet.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richards controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Richards dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Fist clinches up against the cage.
Fist is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Fist is stalling here.
Fist is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Fist into the cage.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fist. No joy for Richards on that attempt.

Fist has managed to clinch.
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards is trying to drag Fist to the mat but Fist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fist is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fist is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fist is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Fist into the cage.
Fist seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Fist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fist stalling in the clinch.
Fist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fist trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fist looking to stall.
Fist effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Iron Fist.

Richards darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fist defending well though.
Ground and pound from Richards.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Richards in particular looking to stall.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fist's head.
Fist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards throwing shots but Fist is blocking nicely.

Richards is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Buford Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richards thows a huge punch but Fist dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a punch from half guard.
Richards controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Buford Richards wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richards dives in and grabs Fist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fist pushes down on Richards's head and hops out.
Richards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fist swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buford Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buford Richards!
Iron Fist was interviewed post fight and said 'We always meet - at least - twice!'.