PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiberias Rockefellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefellor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand Alone. Tiberias Rockefellor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rockefellor
vs
Richmond

181 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberias Rockefellor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Richmond misses.
Richmond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tiberias Rockefellor has been cut.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockefellor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richmond throws a right and a left that Rockefellor avoids nicely.
Richmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rockefellor moves out of range as Richmond strikes.
Richmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rockefellor stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Richmond misses.
Richmond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richmond throws a combination. Rockefellor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richmond tries to bum rush Rockefellor with a series of wild strikes but Rockefellor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rockefellor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richmond avoids it really well and circles away.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Rockefellor circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Rockefellor is avoiding it.
Rockefellor slips a straight right by Richmond.
Rockefellor moves out of range of the body kick from Richmond.
Richmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockefellor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richmond.
Richmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rockefellor avoids the head kick by Richmond.
Richmond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rockefellor closes the distance and clinches up with Richmond, looking for a takedown. Rockefellor pushes Richmond against the cage but Richmond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond misses with a low kick.
Richmond motions for Rockefellor to come forward. Richmond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richmond tries to work over Rockefellor's front leg with a kick but Rockefellor checks it.
Rockefellor shoots in and drives through. Richmond sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberias Rockefellor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richmond!
Richmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockefellor.
Rockefellor shoots in for a takedown but Richmond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richmond looks gassed!
Richmond throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Richmond does no damage.
Rockefellor dives in and grabs Richmond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richmond pushes down on Rockefellor's head and hops out.
Richmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richmond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richmond.
Rockefellor shoots for a double leg takedown but Richmond sprawls well. He's pushed Rockefellor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richmond throws a right hand that Rockefellor ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockefellor also avoids with ease.
Richmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richmond swinging wilding here.
Rockefellor slips a jab and a cross from Richmond.

That's four 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 throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rockefellor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rockefellor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richmond as he avoids it easily.
Rockefellor blocks a head kick by Richmond.
Richmond throws a series of punches but Rockefellor moves out of range.
Richmond misses with a hook. Rockefellor ducked under it nicely.
Richmond misses with an uppercut. Rockefellor saw that one coming.
Rockefellor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richmond misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richmond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richmond throws a head kick but Rockefellor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Richmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiberias Rockefellor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Richmond throws a right hand that Rockefellor ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockefellor also avoids with ease.
Richmond swinging wilding here.
Allen Richmond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richmond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richmond tries to clinch up.
Richmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richmond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allen Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richmond throws a series of punches but Rockefellor avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Richmond does no damage.
Rockefellor shoots in for a double leg but Richmond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rockefellor checks a leg kick.
Richmond is breathing heavily.
Rockefellor slips a straight right by Richmond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond misses with a two punch combination.
Rockefellor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rockefellor has a takedown stuffed.
Rockefellor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberias Rockefellor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Richmond lands a left and a right that send Rockefellor crashing to the mat, dazed. Richmond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rockefellor is rocked!
Richmond with a hook.
Richmond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Rockefellor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond throws a series of punches but Rockefellor moves out of range.
Rockefellor seems to have got his legs back now.
Rockefellor slips a jab and a cross from Richmond.
Richmond wants to clinch up but Rockefellor keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Rockefellor circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Richmond does no damage.
Richmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rockefellor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richmond!
Rockefellor throwing strikes here but Richmond is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rockefellor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richmond is looking to escape.
Rockefellor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefellor controlling the pace for now.
Rockefellor cracks Richmond with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockefellor looking to control but Richmond is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockefellor working Richmond over with strikes here.
Rockefellor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rockefellor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richmond is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rockefellor working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefellor controlling the position easily from mount.
Rockefellor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rockefellor goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Richmond is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Richmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiberias Rockefellor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Richmond misses with a few strikes there.
Richmond lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockefellor off the cage and back into rage.
Richmond misses with a wild combination.
Richmond throws a head kick but Rockefellor moves out of range.
Richmond takes a swing at Rockefellor's ribcage but misses.
Richmond tries to clinch there but Rockefellor circles away.
Allen Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richmond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rockefellor's sensitive parts.
Richmond scores with a nice right hand.
Richmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockefellor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richmond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefellor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richmond.
Richmond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rockefellor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rockefellor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richmond throws a series of strikes that have Rockefellor backpedaling.
Richmond misses with a few strikes there.
Richmond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richmond throws a right and a left that Rockefellor avoids nicely.
Richmond misses with a double jab.
Tiberias Rockefellor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefellor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richmond.
Richmond stuffs the takedown.
Richmond misses with a low kick.
Richmond scores with a nice strike.
Richmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockefellor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Richmond does no damage.
Richmond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richmond wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiberias Rockefellor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockefellor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richmond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richmond looks to land a combination but Rockefellor avoids it well.
Richmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockefellor.
Rockefellor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rockefellor there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Richmond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockefellor doesn't seem phased though.
Richmond is looking to score with low kicks.
Richmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockefellor.
Richmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Rockefellor circles away and keeps his distance.
Richmond throws a right and a left that Rockefellor avoids nicely.
Richmond throws a body punch but Rockefellor moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Richmond as Rockefellor shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rockefellor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richmond connects with a nice looking jab.
Richmond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richmond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richmond swinging wilding here.
Richmond fails to land with a series of punches.
Richmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rockefellor checks the leg kick.
Richmond misses with a hook. Rockefellor ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Richmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richmond 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30

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