PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hosea Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Richerd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Richerd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Estrada
vs
Richerd

160 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosea Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Richerd!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richerd misses the body punch

and Estrada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Estrada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richerd wants to sweep here but Estrada controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richerd trying to keep a closed guard but Estrada is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Estrada landing some decent shots from guard.
Estrada postures up and lands a big shot to Richerd's brow.
Estrada won't allow Richerd to sweep him here.
Estrada controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Estrada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Estrada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richerd wants to control but Estrada passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estrada controlling the action here.
Richerd is looking to get back to is feet but Estrada passes into side control.
Estrada prevents Richerd from escaping the position.
Estrada working the body and head with strikes.

Estrada stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Richerd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Estrada decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estrada darts in and clinches Richerd up against the cage.

Richerd is fighting off a takedown attempt but Estrada is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Richerd to the mat. Richerd regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estrada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richerd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Estrada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estrada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Richerd has Estrada pulled in close to control his posture.
Richerd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estrada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Estrada really is a fat lump.
Richerd wants to sweep here but Estrada controlling him for the moment.
Estrada chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Richerd throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Estrada passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richerd darts in and clinches Estrada up against the cage.
Estrada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Richerd after a bit of a struggle.
Richerd misses with a punch on the inside.

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

Richerd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Estrada manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Richerd taking a breather.
Richerd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Estrada working hard to break the clinch.

Richerd is trying to trip Estrada. He has hold of a leg but Estrada is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Richerd persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Estrada kicks Richerd off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richerd pushes Estrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Estrada looking for a takedown.

Richerd pulls guard effortlessly.
Estrada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richerd wants to control but Estrada passes easily into half guard.
Richerd punching from the bottom.
Richerd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Estrada.
Richerd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Estrada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estrada is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Richerd is just riding it out for now. Estrada eventually gives up the hold.
Estrada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Richerd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richerd postures up.
Richerd wants to get up but he can't break Estrada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estrada wants to stand and escape but Richerd is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Estrada is on top in guard.

Richerd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Estrada off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Richerd throws a combination that misses

and Estrada counters with a single leg into guard. Richerd didn't expect that.
Richerd is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Richerd isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Estrada stacks Richerd on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Estrada!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hosea Estrada will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Richerd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Estrada pushes Richerd off looking to stand but Richerd dives back in and keeps control.
Estrada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richerd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richerd's back!
Estrada really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Richerd.

Richerd showing good submission defense here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richerd covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estrada is looking for the choke from the back position but Richerd is controlling his hands well.
Estrada biding his time, looking for the opening.
Estrada controlling well, preventing Richerd from escaping the position.
Estrada missing with punches from the back.
Richerd trying to control the hands but Estrada won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Estrada looking for the choke from the back.
Richerd is trying to break free.
Richerd is still trying to improve position.

Estrada working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Estrada has his arm under Richerd's chin here. Game over son! Estrada squeezes tightly and Richerd is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hosea Estrada!
The defeated Dom Richerd had this to say: 'I will win next time, he just got lucky'.