PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Go hard or Go home!. Richmond is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Master P's Bout It Bout It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomes
vs
Richmond

198 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

191 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Austin Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitch Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes lands a nice shot to the body.

Gomes drives through and clinches with Richmond against the cage.
Gomes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richmond looking for a takedown.
Richmond tries for a takedown. No joy.

Richmond works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richmond is controlling him.
Richmond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richmond passes into half guard.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gomes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Richmond looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Richmond missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richmond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomes's head.
Gomes is trying to stand up here but Richmond is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richmond throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richmond thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gomes to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richmond working some strikes from top position.
Richmond is pushing down on Gomes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gomes is fighting to maintain full guard but Richmond has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richmond wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Richmond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Richmond seems to be working for a kimura but Gomes defends the submission attempt.
Gomes looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond lands strikes from half guard.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Richmond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richmond missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richmond.
Richmond working Gomes over with strikes.
Richmond tries to pass to full mount but Gomes defends it.
Richmond is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Richmond works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gomes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Richmond.
Richmond misses with a head shot.
Richmond raining down shots from the mount!
Richmond connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Richmond dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richmond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richmond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gomes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomes lands with a thumping leg kick.

Gomes rushes Richmond and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Richmond lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Richmond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richmond tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richmond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Richmond there.
Richmond thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomes is looking to escape.
Richmond tries to pass to full mount but Gomes defends it.
Richmond with the ground and pound but Gomes uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond passes Gomes's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Richmond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Richmond trying to mount his opponent but Gomes defends it.
Mitch Richmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomes is trying to stand.
Gomes won't allow Richmond to pass to mount.
Richmond passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richmond fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Richmond landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richmond is landing with some decent strikes but Gomes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richmond is landing with some decent strikes but Gomes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richmond throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Richmond scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richmond lands a nice shot to the head.

Gomes is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richmond postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gomes bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Richmond and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Richmond!