PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lucas
vs
Richards

188 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

205 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anakin Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lucas misses with a leg kick
and Richards counters with a body kick that stops Lucas in his tracks momentarily.
Lucas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lucas scores with a nice strike.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards wants to land a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lucas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lucas misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richards has time to react.
Lucas throws a body kick the misses
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Lucas was not able to check.
A head kick by Lucas misses
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Richards in his tracks.
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Lucas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas lands with a hook. Richards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucas misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richards!
Lucas stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards throws a push kick but Lucas slaps the foot to one side.
Lucas misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucas throws a poor cross that misses
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucas misses with an uppercut
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards scores with a shot to the body.
Richards is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lucas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards lands with a cross.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lucas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses
and Richards counters with a low kick, right behind Lucas 's knee.
Richards looks to land a body kick but Lucas moved away.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Lucas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lucas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Lucas was not able to check.
John Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards lands a high kick!
Lucas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richards scores with a body shot.
Richards scores with a push kick.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Lucas.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Richards.
Lucas throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucas thinking.
Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lucas misses with a right hand
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lucas throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Lucas misses
and Richards counters with a left to the body.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lucas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards stuns Lucas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Lucas will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucas scores with a body shot.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anakin Richards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Richards misses with a double jab
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas lands a body shot.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lucas throws a lazy body kick
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucas misses with a double jab
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucas cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lucas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lucas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anakin Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas lands a right hook to the body.
Lucas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Lucas misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lucas.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Lucas cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards misses with a right hand
enabling Lucas to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas misses with a left hand
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Good work by Lucas as he checks the leg kick.
Lucas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a head kick. That will keep Lucas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lucas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Lucas misses.
Lucas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Richards is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Richards throws a right hand that misses
and Lucas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lucas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucas works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.
Anakin Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucas misses with a looping right.
Richards needs to keep his hands up - Lucas had a free shot at his head there.

Richards is rocked!
Lucas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucas finish him?
Lucas misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucas steps in with a hook that catches Richards right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lucas follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Richards looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lucas!