PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zao Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richards
vs
Yun

183 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zao Yun!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Yun slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Yun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yun darts in trying to clinch
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Yun.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Richards throws a series of punches but Yun avoids them all with ease.
Yun wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards looks to land a combination but Yun avoids it well.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Zao Yun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun tries to clinch
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Yun.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Yun moves to clinch but Richards breaks away
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yun closes the distance but Richards moves to the side
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards throws a series of punches but Yun moves out of range.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yun doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards tries to bum rush Yun with a series of wild strikes but Yun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yun.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Yun wants to clinch.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yun tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Yun wants to clinch.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yun darts in trying to clinch
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Yun wants to clinch.
Yun tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Richards displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Yun wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zao Yun will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yun slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Yun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yun is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
Yun tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Yun wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters with a series of strikes. Yun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards throws a series of punches but Yun avoids them all with ease.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Yun darts in trying to clinch
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch up
and Richards counters with a left and a right that stings Yun.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yun closes the distance but Richards moves to the side
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards throws a series of punches but Yun avoids them all with ease.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Yun is looking to clinch.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yun circles away quickly and effectively.
CJ Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Yun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Yun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to bum rush Yun with a series of wild strikes but Yun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yun looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Yun backing up. Yun nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to bum rush Yun with a series of wild strikes but Yun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a right and a left that Yun avoids nicely.
Yun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Yun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards throws a right and a left that Yun avoids nicely.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yun tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Yun wants to clinch.
Yun tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Yun doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards throws a right hand that Yun ducks under and follows up with a left that Yun also avoids with ease.
Yun is looking to clinch.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Yun is looking to clinch.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yun is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zao Yun 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yun looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Yun wants to clinch.
Yun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yun moves to clinch but Richards breaks away
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Yun backing up. Yun nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Yun wants to clinch.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yun tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Yun is looking to clinch.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Yun wants to clinch but Richards slips to the side
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Yun backing up. Yun nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Zao Yun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yun is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yun wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun tries to clinch up.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Yun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Yun moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Yun.
Yun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yun tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Yun tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yun wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yun tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zao Yun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zao Yun!