PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Ricardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Couture
vs
Ricardo

225 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lenny Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ricardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ricardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricardo misses with a body kick.
Couture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Couture looks for the body kick but Ricardo saw that one coming.
Ricardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricardo.
Couture is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Ricardo blocks the body kick.
Ricardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Ricardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
Ricardo cracks Couture with an open hand slap.
Couture checks the leg kick.

Ricardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ricardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Ricardo won't allow it.

Ricardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Ricardo thuds a left hand into Couture's body.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Ricardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Ricardo scores with a hook.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture blocks the body kick.
Ricardo is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Ricardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Ricardo moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
Ricardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
Ricardo throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture throws a body kick the misses
and Ricardo counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricardo looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Ricardo avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Ricardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture misses with a kick to the body.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture throws a push kick but Ricardo slaps the foot to one side.
Couture misses with an attempted mid kick.
Couture throws a push kick but Ricardo slaps the foot to one side.
Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.

Couture tries to keep at a distance but Ricardo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ricardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricardo lands a jab to Couture's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
Ricardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricardo misses with a low kick as Couture jumps back.

Ricardo throws a left that rocks Couture and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ricardo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Couture regain composure!

Couture is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Ricardo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses.
Ricardo blocks the body kick.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Ricardo misses with a low kick as Couture jumps back.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricardo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ricardo throws a head kick that misses.

Ricardo closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricardo manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricardo is looking to land body kicks.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Ricardo avoids it.
Ricardo tries to score with a low kick but Couture moves his leg out of the way.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Couture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture blocks a head kick by Ricardo.
Ricardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo misses with a head kick.
Ricardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Ricardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Couture throws a wild body kick that Ricardo sees coming a mile off.
Ricardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricardo 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 Couture has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couture and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricardo lands with a right hand.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Couture gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ricardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricardo throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Ricardo misses with a body kick.
Couture misses with a kick to the body.
Ricardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo throws a push kick but Couture slaps the foot to one side.
Ricardo throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Couture.
Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Ricardo blocks the body kick.
Couture looks to throw a body kick
and Ricardo counters with a left and a right that stings Couture.
Couture throws a wild body kick that Ricardo sees coming a mile off.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture looks for the body kick but Ricardo saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Ricardo. Beautiful body shot.

Couture gets tackled into the cage by Ricardo. Ricardo maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Ricardo avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricardo throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Couture tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricardo moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
Ricardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricardo misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Ricardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Couture goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricardo. Ricardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ricardo looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture looks for the body kick but Ricardo saw that one coming.
Ricardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Couture backs up against the cage.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ricardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricardo throws a leg kick but Couture checks it.
Ricardo throws a chopping leg kick but Couture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Ricardo closes the distance and clinches.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Ricardo has the dominant position.

Ricardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lenny Ricardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Ricardo is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ricardo clinches with his opponent.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ricardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Couture won't allow it.
Ricardo missing with knees to the body.

Ricardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ricardo counters with a two punch combo.
Couture throws a push kick but Ricardo slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricardo avoids a kick to the body.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Ricardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Couture rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricardo wants to clinch.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Couture pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Couture avoids the head kick by Ricardo.
Ricardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Ricardo avoids it.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Couture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Ricardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricardo throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Ricardo misses with a body kick.
Ricardo misses with a low kick.
Ricardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ricardo avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a push kick but Ricardo slaps the foot to one side.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricardo throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture tries to land a body kick
and Ricardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ricardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Ricardo counters by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couture tries to circle away but Ricardo has him pinned against the cage.
Randy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenny Ricardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Ricardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Ricardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Ricardo!