PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Richards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Damage Ii
vs
Richards

171 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Damage Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards sizes up Damage Ii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Richards lands.
Damage Ii cracks the inside of Richards's front leg.
Richards lands a jab.
Damage Ii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Damage Ii sees coming a mile off.
Richards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damage Ii is able to avoid easily.

Richards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damage Ii wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Damage Ii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage Ii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damage Ii trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Damage Ii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Heavy Damage Ii has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Damage Ii moves out of range of the leg kick from Richards.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damage Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Damage Ii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a leg kick.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Damage Ii connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Damage Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keith Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damage Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Richards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damage Ii misses with a leg kick.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Richards.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage Ii throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Damage Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Damage Ii moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damage Ii working aggressively here.
Damage Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damage Ii misses with a knee to the head.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damage Ii fails to pull guard.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damage Ii's efforts to push away.
Damage Ii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damage Ii keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage Ii wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Damage Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Damage Ii.
Damage Ii trying to land knees to the body.
Damage Ii is breathing heavily.

Damage Ii jumps guard and drags Richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards wants to control from the top but Damage Ii keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damage Ii is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richards is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keith Richards wasn't active enough on the ground.
Richards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damage Ii under the eye.
Richards connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keith Richards will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Damage Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damage Ii walks into a left hand.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards punishes Damage Ii's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damage Ii checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Damage Ii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damage Ii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Damage Ii's head.
Damage Ii tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards works Damage Ii's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Richards misses.
Damage Ii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damage Ii.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damage Ii moves away.
Richards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damage Ii.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damage Ii tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damage Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards checks the leg kick nicely there.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Damage Ii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damage Ii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Damage Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damage Ii lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Damage Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damage Ii.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Damage Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Damage Ii counters with a body kick.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damage Ii.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keith Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damage Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands the left hand.
Damage Ii moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage Ii is just out of range.
Damage Ii takes one to the chin there.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damage Ii looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Richards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damage Ii manages to avoid it.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damage Ii moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards feints and then cracks Damage Ii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damage Ii down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a low kick but Damage Ii avoids it.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for Damage Ii's leg but Damage Ii calmly moves out of range.
Damage Ii blocks a low kick nicely.
Damage Ii looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Damage Ii shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Damage Ii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damage Ii is out of range.
Richards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damage Ii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards jabs Damage Ii right on the nose. Damage Ii blinks but takes it well.
Richards tests Damage Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Damage Ii is rocked!
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Damage Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damage Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damage Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
A cross from Richards lands.
Damage Ii checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Damage Ii blocks the leg kick.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damage Ii slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damage Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Damage Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Damage Ii's knee but Damage Ii avoids it well.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Damage Ii with an uppercut!
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Damage Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Damage Ii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damage Ii checks a low kick from Richards.
Damage Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damage Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards stalks Damage Ii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damage Ii's face. Damage Ii staggers backwards, shaken.
Damage Ii tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage Ii tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damage Ii throws a nice head kick!
Damage Ii moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Some bone on bone action there as Damage Ii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damage Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damage Ii looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Damage Ii dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Damage Ii's head and hops out.
Richards thuds his right hand into Damage Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damage Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards checks a low kick from Damage Ii.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Damage Ii shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Damage Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Damage Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Damage Ii avoids the body shot from Richards.
Damage Ii gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Damage Ii tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Richards is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Damage Ii buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Damage Ii!! Damage Ii is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Richards throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Richards!
In his post fight interview, Keith Richards gave a big smile as he said 'R.I.P. Adam Yauch 1964-2012'.