PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bodies. Richard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Ashes They Shall Reap. Stan Richard has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Durden
vs
Richard

170 cm
27
168 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

168 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a jab when Richard was well out of range.
Durden throws a right and a left that Richard avoids nicely.
Richard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden lunges at Richard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Richard's hand.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand

and Richard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richard.
Richard keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Durden tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Richard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Richard has double underhooks.
Durden blocks a body shot from Richard.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Richard won't allow it.
Richard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Richard has him pressed against the cage.

Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richard slips a jab from Durden.
Richard throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Durden tries to bum rush Richard with a series of wild strikes but Richard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richard moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard moves out of range of the body kick.

Richard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard lands a body shot.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Richard keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Richard keeps him there for the moment.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durden wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Richard on the inside.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Richard is controlling the position.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Richard has the dominant position.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Richard won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Richard won't allow it.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Durden breaks the clinch.
Durden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot by Durden.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
Richard misses with a two punch combination.
Durden throws a right and a left that Richard avoids nicely.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durden tries to bum rush Richard with a series of wild strikes but Richard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richard counters with a nice leg kick.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Richard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richard.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Richard throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Richard counters with a three punch combo that has Durden backing up. Durden nods at Richard to acknowledge the strikes.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richard moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
A combination from Durden does no damage.
Richard motions for Durden to come forward. Richard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richard.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durden.
Richard tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richard throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Richard cracks a nice hook into Durden's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richard throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Richard thuds his right hand into Durden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richard loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Richard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richard shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richard throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden works the jab nicely.
Richard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Richard off balance momentarily.
Durden moves away from the strike by Richard.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Durden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richard feints a jab promting Durden to slip. Richard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stan Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden with a hook.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Durden - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Durden blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Richard. Durden shrugs it off though.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richard.
Richard throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richard.
Durden thows a body shot but no joy.
Richard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richard's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws out a leg kick but Durden moves out of range and Richard only half commits.
Richard throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richard misses with a two punch combination.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Richard.
Richard lands with a right hand.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden lands a two punch combo.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richard needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Richard back to the cage. Durden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Richard to counter with a crisp jab.
Richard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durden finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Richard's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Durden falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Richard!
A pretty intense looking Stan Richard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.