PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Ashes They Shall Reap. Defying Gravity has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Richard's chin.

Richard
vs
Gravity

168 cm
28
168 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

173 cm
27
170 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richard throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richard.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
Richard lands with a shot to the body.
Richard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravity circles away.
Richard throws a right and a left that Gravity avoids nicely.
Gravity takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richard doesn't seem bothered though.
Gravity swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gravity throws a push kick but Richard slaps the foot to one side.
Richard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravity.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard. Richard obviously looking to wear him down.
Richard digs a good hook to Gravity's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard rushes Gravity and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Richard.
Gravity wants to break free but Richard has control.
Richard struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
Gravity wants to break free but Richard has control.

Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richard.
Gravity stuffs the takedown attempt from Richard. Richard gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Gravity checks a leg kick.
Richard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gravity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravity.
Gravity throws a body punch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Gravity is looking to land body kicks.
Richard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richard moves away from the strike by Gravity.
Gravity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
Richard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gravity throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gravity!

Richard clinches with his opponent.
Richard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gravity's efforts to push away.
Gravity has had enough of the clinch but Richard keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Gravity is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gravity can't break the clinch.
Gravity wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard lands with a left to the head.
Gravity tries to circle away but Richard has him pinned against the cage.
Gravity wants to get back to striking at distance but Richard won't allow it.
Richard working aggressively here.
Gravity is trying to push Richard away but Richard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gravity working hard to break the clinch.
Gravity is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richard digs a right hand into Gravity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gravity's gas tank.
Richard scores with a shoulder strike.

Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Gravity does it's job there.
Richard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws an off balance right hand
and Gravity counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Richard there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richard throws a hook but Gravity avoids it easily.
Richard throws a hook but Gravity avoids it easily.
Richard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Gravity.
Gravity slips a jab and a cross from Richard.
Richard lands with an overhand left.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Gravity shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gravity scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Defying Gravity will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gravity throws a lazy uppercut
and Richard counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gravity moves out of range as Richard strikes.
Gravity fakes the leg kick and cracks Richard in the body.
Richard throws a hook to the side of Gravity's head but Gravity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Gravity does no damage.
Richard misses with a double jab.
Richard throws a shot from downtown. Gravity moves away and avoids it.
Gravity misses with a hook
and Richard counters with a nice leg kick.
Gravity jabs Richard right on the nose. Richard blinks but takes it well.
Stan Richard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity scores with a jab. Richard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Richard.
Gravity looks to throw the jab but Richard is out of range.
Richard misses with a body shot.
Richard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravity.
Defying Gravity seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravity swinging wildly here.
Richard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Richard gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gravity wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Richard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Richard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Richard in side control, throwing shots but Gravity defends.
Gravity is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Richard crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Richard.
Gravity on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Richard trying to control the position but Gravity is working away.
Richard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gravity is avoiding damage well.

Richard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gravity is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Richard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gravity, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is trying to get back to his feet.
Gravity is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Richard wants to control but Gravity is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity regains half guard there - taking advantage of Richard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Richard is working for a kimura but Gravity is defending it quite comfortably.
Richard trying to control from half guard but Gravity is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Richard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Richard ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Richard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravity.
Gravity throws a looping overhand right but Richard ducks down to avoid it.
Richard misses with a left hand
letting Gravity counter with a right hand.
Richard swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity jabs Richard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gravity keeps the fight on the outside.
Richard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richard misses with a hook
and Gravity counters with a straight right hand.
Richard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravity thuds a left hand into Richard's body.
Richard lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Gravity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gravity lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gravity.
Richard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richard ducks right into an uppercut from Gravity.
Richard is looking to clinch.
Gravity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richard.
Richard slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Richard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richard scores with a three punch combo!
Horrible takedown by Richard or perhaps it was just good defense by Gravity which made him look bad.
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body. Richard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richard with a nice cross.
Richard throws a lazy right hand but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richard misses with a right hand
and Gravity counters with a big head kick but Richard shrugs it off.

Richard is rocked!
Richard gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Gravity points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Richard wakes up just in time to hear Gravity thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Defying Gravity!
An intense looking Defying Gravity took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks everyone! I'm still young, and im still hitting my stride, I feel like I can really make it in the fight game. Im going to keep training hard!'.