PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Hibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Richmond
vs
Hibbs

176 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Hibbs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richmond stuffs the takedown.
Richmond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hibbs as he jumps to the side.
Richmond lands a jab.
Hibbs fails to land the takedown.
Hibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richmond shoots in looking for a takedown. Hibbs tries to sprawl out of it but Richmond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hibbs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hibbs checks a low kick from Richmond.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hibbs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Richmond tries to free his leg and advance position but Hibbs is retaining full guard.
Hibbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hibbs is looking to sweep but instead, Richmond has passed into half guard.
Richmond is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hibbs tries to roll over but Richmond keeps him under control.
Hibbs gets back to full guard.
Hibbs working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richmond is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Richmond has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richmond throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hibbs is on top in guard.
Hibbs wants to stand but Richmond is controlling his posture from full guard.
Richmond pulls Hibbs in close to his closed guard and prevents Hibbs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hibbs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richmond is keeping the position for now.
Richmond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richmond tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Richmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richmond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hibbs looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hibbs stopping the sweep attempt from Richmond.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Richmond has managed to clinch.
Hibbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Richmond breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hibbs avoids a kick to the body.
Hibbs tries for a takedown but Richmond circles away easily
and Richmond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hibbs thinking.
Allen Richmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Hibbs.
Hibbs looks gassed!

Richmond scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richmond seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Richmond is looking for a kimura but Hibbs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richmond to get the leverage.
Richmond landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Richmond decides to stand up.
Richmond throws a head kick but Hibbs moves out of range.
Hibbs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hibbs has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Richmond dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Richmond moves out of range easily.
Hibbs swinging wilding here.
Richmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richmond shoots for a takedown but Hibbs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hibbs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richmond as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hibbs but Hibbs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Hibbs is avoiding it.
Richmond closes the distance and clinches up with Hibbs, looking for a takedown. Richmond pushes Hibbs against the cage but Hibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Richmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Richmond sprawls well. He's pushed Hibbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richmond lands a nice hook to Hibbs's body. Hibbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hibbs is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richmond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richmond.

Richmond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Richmond with good strikes from the mount here!
Richmond controlling from the full mount.
Hibbs is trying to escape the mount.
Richmond looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richmond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hibbs on the ground.
Richmond lands a nice shot to the head.
Richmond controlling the pace for now.
Richmond punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbs is looking to improve his position but Richmond isn't that keen on the idea.
Richmond lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Hibbs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richmond content just to control the position here.
Hibbs looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Richmond lands strikes to the head.
Richmond lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hibbs hold on?!
Hibbs is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Hibbs right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbs trying to control the hands but Richmond breaks the grip.
Richmond throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hibbs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richmond lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hibbs rolls, trying to escape but Richmond keeps control of the position.
Richmond biding his time, controlling Hibbs.
Richmond scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Richmond lands strikes to the head.
I would not like to be Hibbs right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Richmond dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Richmond moves out of range easily.
Allen Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richmond.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richmond.
Richmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hibbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richmond counters with a three punch combo that has Hibbs backing up. Hibbs nods at Richmond to acknowledge the strikes.
Hibbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond tries to clinch up.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richmond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hibbs as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Richmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond shoots for a double leg takedown but Hibbs sprawls well. He's pushed Richmond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richmond looks for a takedown but Hibbs sprawls well.
Richmond misses with a takedown attempt
and Hibbs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hibbs has his takedown stuffed

and Richmond counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hibbs wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to pass to full mount but Hibbs defends it.
Richmond is taking a breather. Hibbs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Richmond works his way into full mount!
Byron Hibbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hibbs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Richmond controlling from the full mount.
Richmond scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hibbs is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen Richmond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richmond tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richmond punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richmond sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hibbs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richmond fails to take his opponent's back.
Hibbs is working to get back to half guard.
Richmond controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hibbs tries to reverse the position but Richmond maintains control.
Allen Richmond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richmond controlling the pace for now.
Hibbs is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Richmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richmond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Richmond!