PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clark Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark Richards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Richards
vs
Grant

175 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Grant!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lands a two punch combo.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Grant shoots and misses
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Grant backing up. Grant nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards misses with the combination.

Richards moves into the clinch.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Clark Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Grant.
Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Grant moves into the clinch.
Richards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Richards has managed to clinch.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alan Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grant looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richards shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grant eats them both and turns towards Richards to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grant back to the cage. Richards follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grant throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Grant should have avoided that one.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Richards is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richards!
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
Grant shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Grant 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Grant.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
Richards cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Grant misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grant.
Richards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richards throws a combination. Grant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clark Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Grant is rocked!
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.

Richards rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.
Grant has Richards pressed against the cage, preventing Richards from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Grant has clasped his hands together around Richards's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Richards manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to stand.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grant.
Grant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.
Grant is thwarting Richards's attempts to control the position.
Richards pushes Grant off looking to stand but Grant dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.
Richards taking some punishment here, with Grant in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grant working the head and body with strikes.
Grant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grant prevents Richards from improving his position.
Grant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Richards is looking to control Grant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.

Richards instigates a clinch.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grant prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards gets underhooks to prevent Grant's takedown attempt.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown by Grant or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.
Grant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grant somewhat.
Clark Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Grant.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Richards throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Richards lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Richards dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Grant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grant scrambles back to his feet.
Grant fails to land the takedown.
Clark Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grant is defended easily by Richards.
Richards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant moves to clinch but Richards breaks away
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Grant was not able to check.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
Richards feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Richards then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Grant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clark Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Grant.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.

Grant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Richards wriggles free and stands up.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Richards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Grant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Richards tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Alan Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grant. Grant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richards, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Richards!
Clark Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.