PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Into the Fire. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Richards
vs
The

180 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

191 cm
24
221 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The scoring well with a low kick there.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The delivers a nice body kick.
The avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The scores with a head kick.

It looks like Mickey Richards has been cut.

The rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of 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!
The with a knee to the head.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richards is trying to push The away but The has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards is trying to force a seperation but The has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
The misses with a knee strike.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards taking a breather.
The scores with a knee to the head.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The landing knees to the body.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The scores with a knee to the head.
The throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards takes a knee to the side of the body.
The just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
The lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
The lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
The pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The landing knees to the body.
The makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mickey Richards's cut is getting worse.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by The.
The lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
The lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
The lands with a light punch inside.
The lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The landing knees to the head.

Mickey Richards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The.
The lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
The lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but The won't allow it.
The working Richards over with knees to the body.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The connects with a knee to the head.
The landing knees to the head.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards is trying to force a seperation but The has the dominant position.
Richards takes a knee right on the jaw!
The works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Richards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Richards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.

The closes the distance and clinches.
The gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for The.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

The lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Richards goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. The in side control.

Richards is rocked!

Jeez, Mickey Richards's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Richards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
The trying to control the position but Richards is working away.
Richards seems to have got his legs back now.
Richards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Richards is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake The!
Jake The decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.