PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cut Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Hit me with your Best Shot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Richard
vs
Tavares

190 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

185 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Anti-Tapout Clothing

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cut Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard misses with a takedown attempt

and Tavares counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tavares content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Richard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tavares.
Tavares prevents Richard from improving his position.
Tavares controlling the action here.
Tavares looks to land a strike but Richard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Richard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tavares escapes and throws Richard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Richard is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard is trying desperately to improve position.
Tavares content just to control the position here.
Tavares prevents Richard from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares avoids the attempt from Richard to control.
Richard is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Richard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Tavares is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Richard is surviving well by controlling Tavares's body position as best he can.
Tavares connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tavares is working for a guillotine from mount but Richard frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richard is trying desperately to improve position.
Tavares controlling from the full mount.
Richard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tavares looking to secure an arm triangle but Richard defends it well.
Richard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares controlling from mount.

Tavares is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Richard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Tavares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Richard shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares leaves Richard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.

Tavares closes the distance and pushes Richard back into the cage.
Richard jumps guard but Tavares stands there with Richard around his waist. Richard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cut Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tavares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Richard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tavares passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Richard!
Tavares sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richard wants to hold on but Tavares pushes him away.
Richard is desperately trying to improve his position but Tavares has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Richard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tavares controlling the pace for now.
Tavares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richard is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tavares there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Richard is in a horrible position here. Tavares smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tavares is landing with some decent strikes but Richard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tavares looking to finish with strikes here!
Richard is trying to escape the mount.
Tavares raining down hammerfists from mount.
Richard is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to ground and pound but Richard is blocking nicely.
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tavares scoring with strikes but Richard is staying in there.
Tavares controlling the pace for now.
Richard is in a horrible position here. Tavares smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Richard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tavares to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Richard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tavares is aware though and is defending well.
Tavares landing some decent shots from guard.
Tavares controls from within his opponent's guard.

Richard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tavares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tavares trying to stand up but can't free himself from Richard's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares controlling from the top position.

Richard working for a triangle but Tavares defends it easily.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Richard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tavares escapes and throws Richard's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Richard some visible discomfort.

Tavares decides to stand up, so the ref orders Richard to his feet.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Tavares has managed to clinch.
Richard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
Tavares takes a swing at Richard's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tavares throws a combination. Richard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cut Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Tavares.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richard.

Tavares moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tavares breaks the clinch.
Richard shoots and misses
and Tavares counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cut Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Oooooh!!! Tavares has knocked Richard down with a huge combo! Tavares steps away and waves a wobbly Richard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Richard is rocked!

It looks like Cut Richard has been cut.
Tavares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Richard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavares shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Richard takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tavares sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Richard bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Tavares!
Ricky Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.