PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Richards
vs
Viulu

179 cm
22
203 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luu Viulu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Richards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Viulu misses with a body shot.
Richards slips a jab from Viulu.
Richards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Richards has Viulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Viulu wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viulu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Viulu avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards is working Viulu over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viulu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Viulu.
Richards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Viulu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Richards lands a right hand.
Viulu misses with a short punch on the inside.

Richards has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Viulu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richards is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Viulu. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Richards.

Richards has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Viulu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I would not like to be Viulu right now.
Richards is hanging on to Viulu's back as he tries to escape.
Viulu covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Viulu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Viulu wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Richards content just to control the position here.
Viulu can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Viulu because Richards loaded up on that one.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Viulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Viulu for as long as he can get away with.
Viulu is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Viulu because Richards loaded up on that one.
Richards throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Viulu wants to control but Richards is having none of it.
Viulu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Richards slips a nice elbow through Viulu's hands, connecting with Viulu's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards moves into full mount! Viulu won't be happy about that!
Richards looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viulu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Viulu missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Viulu circles away.
Viulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Viulu.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viulu. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viulu.
Viulu scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Viulu.
Viulu slaps away a takedown attempt from Richards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Viulu swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Richards counters by clinching up.

Richards has hold of one of Viulu's legs. Viulu is fighting the takedown attempt but Richards gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Viulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viulu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Viulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viulu being controlled here, momentarily.
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Viulu is retaining full guard.
Viulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Viulu, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Viulu is retaining full guard.
Viulu wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viulu.
Viulu avoids the head kick by Richards.
Viulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viulu throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Viulu misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viulu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Viulu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viulu misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viulu was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Viulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viulu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Viulu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viulu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.
A telegraphed right hand from Viulu misses the target.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Viulu is breathing heavily.

Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards slips a nice elbow through Viulu's hands, connecting with Viulu's forehead.
Richards is trying to control. Viulu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Viulu wants to control the action here but instead Richards manages to pass to full mount!
Richards throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richards with shots to the head and body - Viulu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Viulu working to try and regain half guard.
Richards avoids the attempt from Viulu to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richards avoids the body shot from Viulu.
A slow jab from Viulu misses its intended target.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viulu.
Viulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viulu swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Viulu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards is looking to clinch but Viulu is avoiding it.
Richards shoots for a double leg takedown but Viulu sprawls well. He's pushed Richards's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viulu throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Viulu checks a low kick from Richards.
Richards is looking to clinch but Viulu is avoiding it.
Viulu misses with a straight right.
Viulu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Richards.
Viulu throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Viulu avoids it.
Viulu keeps the fight on the outside.
Viulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Viulu misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Viulu misses the shot to the body.
Viulu scores with a jab. Richards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viulu misses with a body shot.
Viulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Viulu misses.

Richards shoots in and bounces Viulu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Richards wants to control from the top but Viulu keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viulu is keeping the position for now.
Tyler Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richards looking to sit in guard and control but Viulu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Viulu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Richards escapes and gets back to his feet.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viulu can do to turn this around?
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viulu lands a body shot.
Richards is looking to wear down Viulu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Richards has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Viulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viulu.
Richards has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Viulu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Viulu digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Viulu is trying to stall.
Richards throws an elbow but it misses.
Viulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viulu.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Viulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viulu trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards clearly takes that round.
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.

Viulu throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards fails with the takedown.
Viulu misses with a double jab.

Viulu tries to sprawl but Richards drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Viulu won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
Viulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richards.
Richards content to control rather than advance.
Viulu is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Viulu is trying to stand back up but Richards is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Richards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Viulu trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Richards manages to pass to mount!
Richards controlling the pace for now.
Richards with shots to the head and body - Viulu looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Richards lands a nice shot to the head.
Richards putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Richards controlling the position easily from mount.
Richards breaks from Viulu's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Viulu is rocked!
Richards postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Viulu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Richards and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Richards!
Tyler Richards retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tyler Richards thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.