PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Tyler
vs
Richardson

180 cm
24
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Richardson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Richardson checks a leg kick.
Richardson lands with a nice combination. Tyler backs away looking to recover.
Richardson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Tyler throws a right and a left that Richardson avoids nicely.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Tyler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richardson. That did some damage!
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Tyler lands a head kick!
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyler checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyler misses with a combination
and Richardson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyler's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyler, as that shot connected.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
and Richardson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyler blocks a jab.
Richardson slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Richardson swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Richardson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Richardson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richardson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tyler throws a front kick aimed at Richardson's knee but Richardson avoids it well.
Tyler throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Richardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyler is looking to chop away at Richardson's legs.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyler.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Tyler circles away.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Richardson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Tyler does no damage.
Tyler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyler!
Richardson tries to clinch but Tyler is having none of it.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richardson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Tyler misses

and Richardson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyler blocks an elbow strike.

Tyler manages to break the clinch.
Tyler lands with a kick to the temple. Richardson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyler looks to land a combination but Richardson avoids it well.
Tyler punishes Richardson's body with a nice straight punch.
Richardson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler swings for the body but Richardson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyler, right into the meat.
Richardson slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Richardson moves out of range.
Tyler misses with a wild combination.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses
and Richardson counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler misses with a double jab
and Richardson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richardson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richardson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler scores with a spinning back kick!
Tyler throws a series of punches but Richardson moves out of range.
Richardson scores with a leg kick.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Tyler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler swinging wildly here.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richardson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richardson tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Richardson throws a solid leg kick but Tyler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richardson.
Richardson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tyler rather than just go for the knockout.
Tyler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richardson counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler throws out a powerful jab.
Richardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Richardson avoids them all with ease.
Richardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Tyler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Richardson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyler scores with a push kick.
Richardson tries to work over Tyler's front leg with a kick but Tyler checks it.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
and Richardson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jake Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler throws a combination that misses
and Richardson counters with a big head kick but Tyler shrugs it off.
Tyler stalks Richardson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richardson's face. Richardson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyler cracks the inside of Richardson's front leg.
A punch combination from Tyler misses.
Richardson keeps Tyler at a distance using the push kick.
Richardson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richardson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Tyler is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richardson cracks Tyler with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tyler tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Richardson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tyler is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Richardson!