PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dreynos Elvul (ranked 3076 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Rick Richardson (ranked 306 p4p, 260 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richardson's choice of entrance music: Make The Money. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Elvul
vs
Richardson

175 cm
20
145
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
145
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Conviction

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson slaps away a takedown attempt from Elvul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elvul misses with a looping right.
Rick Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson lands a head shot.
Elvul moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Richardson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elvul moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elvul momentarily.
Richardson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richardson tests Elvul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Elvul gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elvul is looking to take a break and control but Richardson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Elvul is keeping busy.
Elvul is keen to just control but Richardson is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richardson clobbers Elvul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richardson with a jab.
Richardson blocks a jab.
Elvul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richardson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richardson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richardson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richardson scores with a shot to the body.
Richardson lands with a shot to the body.
Richardson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elvul momentarily.
Elvul throws a lazy right hand but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elvul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Elvul scores with a nice right hand.
Elvul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick 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.

Richardson scores with a decent looking hook.
Richardson lands a nice shot to the body.
Elvul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Richardson.
Elvul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richardson.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Elvul moved away.
Elvul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elvul is defended easily by Richardson.
Elvul throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Elvul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul walks into a left hand.
Elvul walks into a stiff left hand from Richardson.
Richardson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Elvul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richardson staying out of range there.
Elvul swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
Elvul moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Richardson as Elvul shoots in.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Elvul knows he should have avoided that one.
Elvul looks for a takedown but Richardson sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dreynos Elvul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Elvul is out of range.
Elvul throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richardson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elvul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Richardson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Elvul misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Elvul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elvul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richardson darts in trying to clinch
and Elvul counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Richardson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richardson.
Elvul slips a jab from Richardson.
Richardson works the jab nicely.
Elvul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richardson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elvul scrambles back to his feet.
Rick Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elvul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richardson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Richardson does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Elvul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dreynos Elvul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elvul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richardson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richardson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richardson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elvul's head.
Richardson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Elvul is rocked!
Richardson lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Elvul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Elvul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Richardson pushes Elvul off and scrambles back to his feet.
Elvul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richardson counters with a straight right hand.
Richardson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elvuls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richardson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elvul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richardson drops Elvul with a huge uppercut! Elvul drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Richardson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Richardson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rick Richardson made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.