PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. The key to victory for Derek Richards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Richards
vs
Schtrappe

150 cm
24
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards jabs Schtrappe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards lands with a cross.
Derek Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Schtrappe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schtrappe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schtrappe tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Schtrappe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Schtrappe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Schtrappe is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Richards avoiding damage as Schtrappe throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
Schtrappe looks gassed!
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards lands a body punch.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
Richards gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Richards digs a right hand into Schtrappe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schtrappe's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe trying to land knees to the body.
Richards is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Richards.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Schtrappe.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Richards avoiding damage.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schtrappe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.

Schtrappe is rocked!
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Schtrappe is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Schtrappe tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Schtrappe seems to have recovered his senses.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Richards avoiding damage as Schtrappe throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Schtrappe.
Richards works on Schtrappe's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schtrappe or not.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Richards 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.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schtrappe throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Derek Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards misses with a hook to the body
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards slips under a jab.

Schtrappe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards has Schtrappe pushed against the cage.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schtrappe.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schtrappe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe is breathing heavily.
Schtrappe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schtrappe tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pushes Schtrappe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Derek Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Schtrappe backwards.
Schtrappe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schtrappe misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands a big right hand that drops Schtrappe! The killer instinct kicks in and Richards finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Richards!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Richards!