PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Finan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Cry me a river - Michael buble. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Richards
vs
Finan

180 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Finan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Finan or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.
Finan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Richards. That one must have hurt.
Finan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Finan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Finan moved out of range nicely.
Finan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Shane Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Finan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Finan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Finan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Finan looks gassed!

Finan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richards is looking to reverse the position.
Richards is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Richards is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Finan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Richards rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Finan's guard! Nice work there by Richards!
Richards trying to control but Finan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richards wanted to stand there but Finan had control of the position.

Finan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Richards pushes down on Finan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finan looking for submissions off his back.
Finan is not content to let Richards control the position.
Richards trying to mount his opponent but Finan defends it.
Richards trying to control the pace.
Finan is in trouble now - Richards has advanced to mount!
Finan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richards.
Finan can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Richards.
Richards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richards looking to control but Finan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Finan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards unloads with some shots from mount but Finan bucks and avoids them well.
Richards thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Richards dominated that round.
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.

Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finan somewhat.
Finan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Shane Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Finan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyrone Finan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards throws a head kick that Finan semi-blocks.
Richards scores with a push kick.
Richards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards jabs at Finan's body.
Finan is breathing heavily.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richards!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Richards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Finan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richards - that will leave a mark!
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shane Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Richards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richards.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a nice head kick!
Richards throws a head kick but Finan moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Finan has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richards keeps Finan at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Finan down.
Richards is looking to slow Finan down with leg kicks.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Finan off balance momentarily.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finan's sensitive parts.
Finan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards throws a head kick that Finan semi-blocks.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finan can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Finan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richards cracks the inside of Finan's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Finan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Finan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Finan's front leg but catches the back leg as Finan tries to avoid it.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finan. That did some damage!
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards leaves Finan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Finan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Richards dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finan checks it well.
Tyrone Finan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Finan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finan tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Richards. No joy for Finan on that attempt.
Shane Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Finan down.
Finan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Finan's front leg but catches the back leg as Finan tries to avoid it.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Shane Richards is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finan's calf.
Finan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finan's head.
Finan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Finan shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finan's calf.
Richards lands a nice looking body kick.
Tyrone Finan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a head kick. Finan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Finan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A solid body kick from Richards.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richards - the referee stops the clock and Finan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richards. Finan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richards wants it to stay on the feet.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
Richards lands a nice looking body kick.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Finan stumbling back into the cage.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. Finan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards throws a right hand that Finan ducks under and follows up with a left that Finan also avoids with ease.
Finan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
Richards scores with a one two! Finan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Shane Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown by Finan or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finan's sensitive parts.
Jab by Richards.
Finan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richards. Finan shrugs it off though.
Finan moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finan shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Finan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
That kick from Richards tenderised Finan's leg. Finan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Shane Richards!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Shane Richards!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Shane Richards!

Shane Richards wins by unanimous decision!