PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Guthrie
vs
Richard

179 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Richard!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guthrie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richard looking for a sweep. Not yet Richard, not yet.

Guthrie drops back looking for a leg! Richard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richard manages to kick Guthrie off! Guthrie jumps back into Richard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Richard is working an open guard so Guthrie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Guthrie scores a takedown into full mount!
Guthrie landing punches.
Guthrie landing punches.
Guthrie with a couple of short strikes.

Richard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guthrie content just to control the position here.
Richard is still in real trouble! Can Guthrie finish him?
The referee warns Richard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard is looking to improve his position but Guthrie isn't that keen on the idea.
Guthrie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard working to try and regain half guard.
Richard looks gassed!
Guthrie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Richard hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guthrie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guthrie landing strikes from the mount.
Guthrie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richard looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Guthrie.
Guthrie controlling from the full mount.
Guthrie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guthrie lands a heavy elbow.
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie with good strikes from the mount here!
Guthrie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Guthrie looking to secure an arm triangle but Richard defends it well.
Guthrie dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guthrie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Richard is looking to get to half guard.
Guthrie lands a big shot there that rocks Richard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Richard tries to hold on but Guthrie pushes him away.
Guthrie landing strikes from the mount and Richard is in trouble!
Richard is in a horrible position here. Guthrie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guthrie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Richard tries to control the position but Guthrie now has his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Guthrie is trying to stick to Richard's back but Richard is turning into Guthrie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guthrie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Richard.
Richard seems to have recovered his senses.
Richard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guthrie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richard looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guthrie fails to land the takedown.
Richard swings for the body but Guthrie moves out of range.
Richard throws a head kick that misses.
Guthrie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Guthrie with that takedown attempt.
Richard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Guthrie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guthrie has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie controlling the position easily from mount.
Guthrie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richard is squirming around, avoiding Guthrie's attempts to control the action.
Richard is trying to escape the mount.
Richard tries to lock up and control but Guthrie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guthrie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richard throwing hammer fists to the chest of Guthrie. What's that going to do exactly?

Guthrie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woody Guthrie 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.

Guthrie keeps the fight on the outside.
Guthrie blocks a head kick by Richard.
Guthrie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guthrie.
Richard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guthrie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richard is fending him off so far but Guthrie persists. Nope, Richard circles away and we're back to standing.
Guthrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guthrie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woody Guthrie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guthrie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guthrie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richard swivels and escapes.
Richard darts in trying to clinch

and Guthrie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guthrie.
Richard is trying to control the position but Guthrie postures up.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Guthrie passes Richard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guthrie lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richard is refusing to be controlled, as Guthrie sits in half guard.
Guthrie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richard taking some punishment here, with Guthrie in his half guard.

Guthrie stands up and beckons Richard to join him on the feet.

Guthrie moves into the clinch successfully.

Guthrie has clasped his hands together around Richard's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Richard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Guthrie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Richard is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Richard's face as Guthrie controls the position.
Richard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Richard is looking for a sweep. Guthrie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richard manages to get to full guard.
Richard wants to hit a switch here but Guthrie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Richard there!
Richard is desperately trying to improve his position but Guthrie has a good base and remains in mount.
Guthrie wants to control the pace but Richard is squirming around nicely.
Richard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Guthrie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guthrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richard can do to turn this around?
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie controlling the pace for now.

Guthrie stands up from mount. Strange move.

Guthrie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guthrie is one step ahead there.

Richard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Guthrie is defending well. Richard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Guthrie has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Richard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Richard!