PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Everything Remains Raw. Richard has chosen In Ashes They Shall Reap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suarez
vs
Richard

175 cm
26
167 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

168 cm
22
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmelo Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Richard tries to keep at a distance but Suarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.

Richard successfully pulls guard.

Suarez stands and steps away. Richard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Suarez misses the body punch
and Richard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richard tries to score with a low kick but Suarez moves his leg out of the way.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Suarez shows good takedown defense.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richard.
Suarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Suarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suarez closes the distance but Richard moves to the side
enabling Richard to counter with a crisp jab.
Suarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Richard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suarez won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suarez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Suarez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Richard is controlling him well.
Suarez manages to get back to half guard.
Richard content to control rather than advance.
Richard wants to take a breather but Suarez is having none of it.
Suarez tries to kick Richard off but Richard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richard is looking to advance position but Suarez won't allow it.
Richard controlling the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Stan Richard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suarez wants to clinch
and Richard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richard throws a low kick but Suarez avoids it.
Richard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Suarez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Richard moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Richard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Suarez.
Suarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suarez missing with knees to the body.
Richard just leaning against Suarez, taking a breather.
Suarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richard lands a right hand.
Suarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richard throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Suarez.
Richard avoiding damage as Suarez throws knees to the body.
Suarez pushes Richard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Suarez.
Richard lands a right hand.
Suarez tries a body shot but Richard blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a body punch.
Suarez is trying to stall.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Richard controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suarez tries to work over Richard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Suarez.
Richard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suarezs head.
Suarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richard's elbow.
Richard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Richard tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Stan Richard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Richard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Suarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Richard is in Suarez's guard.
Richard looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richard trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Richard won't allow Suarez to get back to his feet.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suarez is trying to keep Richard in close.
Richard trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Richard 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.

Richard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Suarez.
Nice defenses there by Richard.
Suarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richard counters with a nice leg kick.
Richard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Suarez gets a double leg takedown into Richard's guard.
Suarez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richard is proving hard to escape from.
Richard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Suarez stands up and waves to Richard to follow him.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries to clinch
and Richard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suarez misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Richard moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Richard controls the action.
Suarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Richard controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Richard.
Suarez trying to control the position but instead, Richard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suarez into the cage.

Richard breaks the clinch.
Suarez misses with a hook
and Richard counters with a two punch combo.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Suarez throws a leg kick but Richard checks it.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand

and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking to control Richard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Richard in particular looking to stall.
Stan Richard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suarez is looking to escape.
Richard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suarez wants to get back to full guard but Richard has mounted him!
Suarez tries to reverse the position but Richard maintains control.
Suarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Richard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard content just to control the position here.
Richard won't let Suarez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Richard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez is bucking up trying to escape but Richard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Suarez is rocked!
Richard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Suarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Richard! Suarez is hurt baaadly! Richard is firing away with more strikes - Suarez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Richard!