PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vince Richardson (ranked 3758 p4p, 4968 weight class) and Vito Golami (ranked 359 p4p, 431 weight class). Golami has chosen John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Richardson
vs
Golami

175 cm
25
151
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

Conquer
Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vito Golami!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Golami drives through and clinches with Richardson against the ropes.
Golami looking to stall.
Golami looking to slow down the pace here.
Richardson has a couple of punches blocked by Golami.
Golami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Golami.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Golami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
Golami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Golami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richardson misses with some punches.
Richardson can't find room to land a body shot as Golami controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Golami's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a punch on the inside.
Richardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golami blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richardson struggles to land a body shot inside as Golami controls his hands.
Richardson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Golami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richardson as Golami tries to tie him up.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golami.
Richardson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richardson has a couple of punches blocked by Golami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Golami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson lands a hook that snaps the head of Golami backwards.
Richardson misses with a punch on the inside.
Golami is trying to break the clinch but Richardson has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Richardson on the inside.
Golami taking a breather.
Golami blocking some punches.
Golami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richardson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Golami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Richardson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richardson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golami has Richardson pushed against the ropes.
Richardson trying to control the position but instead, Golami has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richardson into the ropes.
Richardson tries to stall but Golami uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richardson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golami.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golami's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
Richardson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golami.
Richardson blocks an elbow strike from Golami.
Richardson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richardson.
A right handed body shot lands from Richardson.
Golami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richardson has a couple of punches blocked by Golami.
Richardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golami softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Richardson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golami backwards.
Richardson stalling in the clinch but Golami improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golami blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Richardson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richardson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Richardson dominated that 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.

Jab from Golami.
Golami throws an off balance right hand
and Richardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richardson walks into a straight right hand from Golami.

It looks like Vince Richardson has been cut.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golami can do to turn this around?
Golami scores with the left hand. Richardson knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Golami.
Richardson is looking to counter the offense by Golami and move into the clinch.
Richardson dodges the punch combination from Golami.
Richardson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Golami misses with a hook
and Richardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richardson slips under a jab from Golami.
Golami jabs Richardson right on the nose. Richardson blinks but takes it well.
Golami swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richardson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golami lands with a cross.
Richardson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richardson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Richardson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golami lands a big uppercut and Richardson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Richardson looks OK. Golami waves Richardson back to his feet!
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vince Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golami sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Richardson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Richardson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Golami!
Vito Golami made sure to mention his sponsor, Dr Zoidberg Office in his post fight interview.