PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Bafana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Got 2 have it(Dupri). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bafana
vs
Richardson

198 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Bafana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blake Richardson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson avoids the head kick by Bafana.
Richardson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Bafana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.

It looks like Henry Bafana has been cut.
Bafana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to avoid it but Bafana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richardson to the ground. Richardson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Bafana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bafana throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson stuffs the takedown.
Bafana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richardson drops Bafana with a left right combo! Richardson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Richardson swings around for an armbar but Bafana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Richardson's guard.

Richardson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bafana is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bafana stands up out of Richardson's guard for a moment - Richardson manages to land a nice upkick.
Richardson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bafana throws a big right hand that misses.
Richardson is looking to stand up but Bafana isn't so interested in that idea.
Bafana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bafana passes Richardson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bafana escapes and gets back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bafana. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bafana fails with a takedown attempt.
Bafana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bafana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richardson as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Richardson.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Richardson coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bafana.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Richardson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bafana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richardson.
Nice sprawl there from Richardson as Bafana shoots in.
Richardson lands a with a good body shot.
Richardson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richardson throws a right hand that Bafana ducks under and follows up with a left that Bafana also avoids with ease.
Henry Bafana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson tries to clinch but Bafana is having none of it.

Richardson clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bafana.
Richardson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bafana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Richardson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bafana circles away.
Bafana avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Bafana shoots in and drives through. Richardson sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Richardson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Richardson.
Bafana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Bafana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Richardson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Bafana's cut.
That's time! Bafana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Richardson. No joy for Bafana on that attempt.
Bafana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bafana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Bafana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bafana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bafana shoots for a double leg takedown but Richardson sprawls well. He's pushed Bafana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right hand that Bafana ducks under and follows up with a left that Bafana also avoids with ease.
Blake Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown by Bafana or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson which made him look bad.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson throws a head kick but Bafana moves out of range.
Bafana shoots in but Richardson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richardson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richardson lands a body shot.
Bafana fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richardson.

Richardson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bafana, pushing him back against the cage.
Richardson prevents the takedown attempt.
Richardson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bafana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Richardson lands with a light punch inside.
Richardson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bafana can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson lands a damaging elbow.
Richardson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bafana keeps the fight on the outside.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bafana has a takedown stuffed.
Richardson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bafana shoots in looking for a takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl out of it but Bafana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richardson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bafana ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Bafana shoots in looking for a takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl out of it but Bafana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richardson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bafana circles away.
Richardson with a nice cross.
Richardson throws a series of strikes that have Bafana backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Bafana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bafana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bafana circles away quickly and effectively.
Bafana shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice combination there by Richardson.
Henry Bafana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bafana moves forwards but Richardson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bafana tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richardson cracks Bafana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Richardson closes the distance and pushes Bafana back into the cage.

Richardson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bafana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Bafana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson scores with a jab to the body.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bafana misses with a takedown
and Richardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bafana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Bafana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bafana avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Bafana misses with a takedown attempt
and Richardson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bafana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Bafana keeps it at a distance.
Bafana misses with a takedown
and Richardson counters with a series of strikes. Bafana will be more careful next time no doubt.

Henry Bafana's cut is getting worse.
Richardson stuffs the takedown.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Bafana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bafana fails with the takedown

and Richardson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richardson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Bafana has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson has Bafana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bafana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bafana prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.

Bafana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Richardson regains guard immediately.
Bafana slips nicely into half guard.
Bafana drops an elbow to the side of Richardson's head.

Bafana is looking for a kimura here.
Richardson pushes Bafana off looking to stand but Bafana dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bafana is working away from the top position though.

Bafana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Richardson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Richardson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bafana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bafana wants to pass to mount but Richardson is defending the position.
Richardson tries to kick Bafana off but Bafana keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Bafana moves out of range easily.
Richardson looks for the body kick but Bafana saw that one coming.
Henry Bafana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Bafana keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richardson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Richardson!