PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cry me a river - Michael buble. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shane Richards enters the cage!

Carter
vs
Richards

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Carter throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.

Carter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Richards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carter working over Richards with some ground and pound. Richards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter is thwarting Richards's attempts to control the position.
Carter winds up and cracks Richards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richards won't allow Carter to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richards has one foot on Carter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Richards throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Richards walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Carter blocks a low kick nicely.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Ian Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richards eats them both and turns towards Carter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter feints a jab promting Richards to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richards slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richards throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards swinging wildly here.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards 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 Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a head kick.
Carter misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Carter thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richards to the mat! Richards manages to get full guard.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Richards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Richards - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Richards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Richards manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.

Carter has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richards misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Richards takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Ian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Richards seems unphased.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carter slips under a jab from Richards.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Ian Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter checks a low kick from Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Carter.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a head kick.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a brutal head kick. Carter looks out on his feet and Richards throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Shane Richards!