PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buck Richell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Visa
vs
Richell

186 cm
27
188 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

175 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Richell.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richell as he jumps to the side.
Visa fails to land the takedown.
Visa dives in and grabs Richell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richell pushes down on Visa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visa defending well as Richell loads up on a big left hand.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Visa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richell sprawls well. Richell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Visa gets slowly back to his feet.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell misses with a double jab.
Richell cracks a nice hook into Visa's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Visa blocks the low kick.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Richell.
A big right from Richell misses.
Richell lands a nice shot to the body.
Richell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richell wants it to stay on the feet.
Richell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Richell.
Richell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Visa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Richell coming out on top.
Richell throws a body punch but Visa moves out of range.
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Visa tries for a takedown but Richell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Richell. Beautiful body shot.
Buck Richell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visa is breathing heavily.
Visa blocks a head kick by Richell.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richell as he jumps to the side.
Richell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richell swings for the body but Visa moves out of range.
Visa closes the distance and clinches up with Richell, looking for a takedown. Visa pushes Richell against the cage but Richell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Visa shoots for a double leg takedown but Richell sprawls well. He's pushed Visa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Oooooh!!! Richell has knocked Visa down with a huge combo! Richell steps away and waves a wobbly Visa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Billy Visa has been cut.
Visa gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Visa is rocked!
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Visa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richell works Visa's body with a nice hook.
Visa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richell misses with a kick to the body.
Richell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richell misses with a few strikes there.
Richell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Visa eats them both and turns towards Richell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richell thuds a left hand into Visa's body.
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Richell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richell scores with a hook to the body. Visa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richell lands with an overhand left.
Richell connects with a right hand. Visa shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richell drops Visa with a beautiful combination! Visa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Richell is looking for the KO!
Oh Visa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Visa seems to have got his legs back now.
Richell misses with a hook.
Visa tries for a takedown but Richell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Richell lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Richell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Richell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Visa blocks a head kick by Richell.
Richell throws a lazy right hand but Visa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Visa. Visa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richell misses the shot to the body.
Visa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visa moves out of range of the body kick.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richell pinned against the cage. Richell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richell jabs Visa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richell just misses with a punch to the body.

Visa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richell's half guard.
Visa stops Richell from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell is trying to get back to full guard.

Visa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Visa manages to move to mount!
Richell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Visa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richell is trying desperately to improve position.
Visa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Visa looking to ground and pound but Richell is blocking nicely.
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Visa trying to control but Richell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visa is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell tries to hold on but Visa pushes him away.
Richell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Visa content just to control the position here.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
Richell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Visa lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Visa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Richell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
Richell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Visa working Richell over with strikes here.
Visa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Visa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Visa controlling the pace for now.
Visa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richell tries to reverse the position but Visa maintains control.
Visa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?

Visa has hold of Richell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Richell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visa throwing strikes here but Richell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Visa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Visa lands a heavy elbow.
Visa with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Visa working for a guillotine from mount but Richell is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Visa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Visa's cut.
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!

Richell throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
Richell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richell swinging wildly here.
Richell looks to land a right hand but Visa moved out of range.
Richell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visa manages to avoid it.
Richell misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richell just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Visa is defended easily by Richell.
Richell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buck Richell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa shoots for a double leg takedown but Richell sprawls well. He's pushed Visa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richell looks to land a combination but Visa avoids it well.
Richell misses with a wild body shot.
Richell throws the kick towards the body but Visa avoids it.
Richell lands a nice shot that snaps Visa's head back.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richell pinned against the cage. Richell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richell.
Richell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two 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.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richell as he avoids it easily.
Richell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Visa. Visa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Visa was well out of range. Poor timing from Richell.
Richell tries to bum rush Visa with a series of wild strikes but Visa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richell misses the jab.
Visa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richell but Richell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell thows a body shot but no joy.
Richell misses with a straight left.
Richell stuffs the takedown.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Richell lands an overhand right.
Richell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Richell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Visa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Visa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richell defends it nicely.
Richell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richell throws a hook to the side of Visa's head but Visa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Buck Richell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visa.
Visa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Visa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Richell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Richell!