PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonnie Richard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Mccaughan's chin.

Mccaughan
vs
Richard

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Mccaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonnie Richard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard throws a looping overhand right but Mccaughan ducks down to avoid it.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.

Mccaughan clinches.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Mccaughan has him pressed against the cage.
Richard dodges an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mccaughan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but Mccaughan keeps him there for the moment.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.
Richard takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Lonnie Richard has been cut.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Mccaughan has him pressed against the cage.
Mccaughan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mccaughan tries to land knees in the clinch but Richard avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mccaughan throws an elbow but misses.
Mccaughan keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard is trying to break free.
Mccaughan lands an elbow inside that Richard shrugs off.
Richard avoids the elbow strike from Mccaughan, against the cage.
Richard blocks the elbow strike.
Richard dodges an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
Mccaughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Richard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mccaughan lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Lonnie Richard's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mccaughan.
Mccaughan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richard blocks it with crossed arms.
Mccaughan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mccaughan prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
Mccaughan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccaughan prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mccaughan throws an elbow but misses.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.
Richard avoiding damage as Mccaughan throws knees to the body.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Mccaughan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccaughan has double underhooks.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan crunches a lovely knee into Richard's ribcage.
Richard looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, Mccaughan throws an elbow but misses.
Mccaughan lands an elbow inside that Richard shrugs off.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan tries to land knees in the clinch but Richard avoids the damage to the body.
Mccaughan lands a knee to the body.
Mccaughan misses with a knee to the head.
Richard is trying to break free.
Mccaughan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richard wants to break free but Mccaughan has control.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard avoiding damage as Mccaughan throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan misses with an elbow over the top.
Richard is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.
Richard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richard blocks the elbow strike.
Richard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mccaughan prevents it.
Mccaughan lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mccaughan trying to land knees to the body.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccaughan won't allow it.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but Mccaughan keeps him there for the moment.

Richard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mccaughan regains guard.
Mccaughan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mccaughan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Richard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mccaughan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mccaughan avoids a kick to the body.
Mccaughan moves out of range of the body kick from Richard.
Richard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mccaughan is looking to clinch.
Richard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richard throws a head kick that misses.
Mccaughan wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard throws a low kick but Mccaughan avoids it.
Richard tries to bum rush Mccaughan with a series of wild strikes but Mccaughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mccaughan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard misses with the combination.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Mccaughan shows good takedown defense.
Mccaughan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richard.
Richard misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richard throws a nice looking combination but Mccaughan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richard wants to slow Mccaughan down by chopping away at his legs.
Mccaughan tries to clinch up.
Richard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lonnie Richard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccaughan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch but Richard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Mccaughan. No joy for Richard on that attempt.
Eric Mccaughan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonnie Richard.
Richard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mccaughan checks a leg kick.
Richard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mccaughan tries to clinch up.
Mccaughan doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eric Mccaughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mccaughan walks into a jab.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch but Richard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Mccaughan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Richard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mccaughan slips a straight right by Richard.
Eric Mccaughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richard connects with the punch.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccaughan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mccaughan doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Richard thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Mccaughan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richard takes a swing at Mccaughan's ribcage but misses.
Richard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mccaughan on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick and Mccaughan moves out of range easily.
Richard looks to throw the jab but Mccaughan is out of range.
Richard scores with a decent looking hook.
Richard throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mccaughan wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Richard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccaughan moves away.

Mccaughan instigates a clinch.
Mccaughan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mccaughan tries to land knees in the clinch but Richard avoids the damage to the body.
Mccaughan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Mccaughan misses with an elbow strike.
Mccaughan throws an elbow but it misses.
Mccaughan lands an elbow inside that Richard shrugs off.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccaughan won't allow it.
Richard blocks the elbow strike.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.
Richard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mccaughan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mccaughan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan missing with knees to the body.
Mccaughan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mccaughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mccaughan lands an elbow just above Richard 's eye.
Mccaughan pushes off an throws an elbow but Richard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Richard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccaughan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mccaughan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mccaughan has closed the distance and engaged Richard in a clinch.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan lands a knee to the body.
Richard dodges an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mccaughan prevents the takedown attempt.
Mccaughan missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mccaughan keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mccaughan throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccaughan won't allow it.
Richard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mccaughan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mccaughan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mccaughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mccaughan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richard's face.
Richard takes an elbow to the temple.
Mccaughan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard avoids the elbow strike from Mccaughan, against the cage.
Mccaughan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mccaughan throws an elbow but misses.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccaughan has double underhooks.
Mccaughan misses with an elbow over the top.
Richard wants to break free but Mccaughan has control.
Mccaughan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richard's face.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccaughan has double underhooks.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard is trying to break free.
Mccaughan lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Mccaughan has him pressed against the cage.
Richard wants to break free but Mccaughan has control.
Mccaughan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mccaughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mccaughan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richard's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mccaughan.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mccaughan smiles and moves away.
Eric Mccaughan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonnie Richard.
Richard throws a leg kick but Mccaughan moved away.
Richard misses with a few strikes there.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccaughan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mccaughan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Richard misses.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccaughan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richard fails to land the takedown.
Richard misses with a head kick.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mccaughan as he jumps to the side.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mccaughan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Mccaughan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Richard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mccaughan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richard throws out the jab.
Mccaughan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
Mccaughan is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
Richard misses the jab.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Richard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mccaughan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richard shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccaughan checks a leg kick.
Richard throws a right hand that Mccaughan ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccaughan also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richard misses with a hook. Mccaughan ducked under it nicely.
Richard lands with an uppercut that bounces Mccaughan off the cage and back into rage.
Richard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccaughan blocks a leg kick.
Richard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard tries for a takedown but Mccaughan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mccaughan tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Richard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mccaughan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mccaughan tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Mccaughan avoids the body shot from Richard.
Mccaughan wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Richard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Richard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccaughan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mccaughan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mccaughan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eric Mccaughan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonnie Richard.
Mccaughan prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Mccaughan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan throws an elbow but it misses.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mccaughan looking to throw knees to the head but Richard is blocking nicely.
Mccaughan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mccaughan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mccaughan wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Richard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mccaughan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mccaughan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richard misses the shot to the body.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard tries a head kick but it misses.
Richard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccaughan moves away.
Richard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Mccaughan as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard misses with a hook.
Richard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mccaughan ducks under a wild hook from Richard.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick and Mccaughan moves out of range easily.
Mccaughan is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Richard.
Richard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mccaughan is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
Mccaughan dodges the punch combination from Richard.

Mccaughan drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
Lonnie Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richard can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Richard dodges an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan lands an elbow inside.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccaughan won't allow it.
Mccaughan misses with an elbow strike.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard is trying to break free.
Mccaughan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mccaughan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richard takes an elbow to the temple.
Mccaughan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mccaughan misses with an elbow over the top.
Mccaughan trying to land knees to the body.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan lands an elbow just above Richard 's eye.
Knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Mccaughan is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mccaughan.
Mccaughan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Lonnie Richard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Richard dodges an elbow strike from Mccaughan.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mccaughan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mccaughan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Mccaughan.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richard looking for a takedown.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Mccaughan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mccaughan prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
Richard avoids the elbow strike from Mccaughan, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Mccaughan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mccaughan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Mccaughan!