PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 1044 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Rick Richardson (ranked 97 p4p, 129 weight class). Richardson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alma Enamorada (Chalino Sánchez) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Marcus
vs
Richardson

175 cm
25
148
8 - 6 - 0

175 cm
28
145
15 - 9 - 0

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a big shot that misses.
Marcus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Marcus ducks down to avoid it.
Marcus misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Marcus - just one landing.
Richardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcus throws out the jab.
Richardson moves away from the strike by Marcus.
Philip Marcus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richardson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richardson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
Richardson scores with a decent looking hook.
Richardson misses the jab.
Marcus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Richardson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson defending well as Marcus loads up on a big left hand.
Richardson scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Philip Marcus has been cut.
Marcus throws a low kick but Richardson avoids it.
Marcus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marcus lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcus. Richardson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus slips a jab from Richardson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richardson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marcus slips a jab from Richardson.
Marcus lands an overhand right.
Marcus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson throws a hook but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richardson throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Marcus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marcus scores with a decent looking hook.
Richardson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marcus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richardson scrambles back to his feet.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Marcus throws a jab but it's blocked by Richardson.
We've been informed that Richardson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richardson checks a leg kick nicely.
Marcus blocks a jab.
Marcus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Richardson checks a low kick from Marcus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Marcus moved out of range.
Richardson throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richardson blocks a head kick by Marcus.
Richardson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marcus counters with an outside leg kick.
Richardson moves out of range as Marcus strikes.
Richardson misses with a wild body shot.
Richardson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marcus counters with a good low kick that Richardson was not able to check.
Richardson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcus.
Richardson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richardson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marcus misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson! But no joy.
Richardson missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marcus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus lands a nice shot that snaps Richardson's head back.
Richardson throws the left hand but Marcus avoids the punch easily.
Richardson lands a head shot.
Richardson slips a jab from Marcus.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcus.
Richardson scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richardson throws a hook but Marcus avoids it easily.
Marcus throws a hook but Richardson blocks it.
Marcus throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richardson.
A slow jab from Richardson misses its intended target.
Marcus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richardson throws a lazy uppercut
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcus connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcus lands a head shot.
Richardson cracks a nice hook into Marcus's ribs.
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.
Richardson checks a leg kick.
Richardson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson tests Marcus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richardson walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Richardson finds it's target.

Marcus is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Marcus limp body while Richardson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.