PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Shamrock (ranked 2570 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Rick Richardson (ranked 260 p4p, 240 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Canned Heat- Going Up The Country. Richardson has chosen Make The Money as his entrance music. Rick Richardson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shamrock
vs
Richardson

174 cm
21
155
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
145
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richardson slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Richardson throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Richardson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shamrock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson! But no joy.
Richardson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson lands with an overhand left.
Richardson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Richardson with a hook.
Rick Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Richardson is just out of range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Richardson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.

Richardson looking to score a takedown here. Shamrock is defending well but Richardson drives through and ends up in Shamrock's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson stands and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richardson controlling the position.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Richardson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Richardson lands a jab.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Richardson.
Richardson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Richardson.
Richardson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richardson wants to slow Shamrock down by chopping away at his legs.
Richardson misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shamrock is looking to wear down Richardson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Richardson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richardson.
Richardson scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richardson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richardson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Richardson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock misses the body punch
enabling Richardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Richardson thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Richardson.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Richardson finds it's target.
Richardson misses with a straight right.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Richardson.
Richardson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richardson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Richardson's body.
Rick Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.

Richardson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a swing at Richardson's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Richardson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Richardson. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson misses with a right hand
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Richardson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Richardson.
Richardson throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Richardson misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Richardson as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Richardson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richardson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Richardson scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richardson with the inside leg kick.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Richardson's shoulder, as Richardson tries to avoid the shot.
Richardson lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Richardson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Richardson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richardson is defended easily by Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Richardson throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Brandon Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richardson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Richardson moves away and avoids it.
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
Richardson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richardson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Brandon Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richardson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Richardson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rick Richardson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.