PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davaanyamyn Byambadorj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byambadorj's entrance music is OST. A fine choice. Richards has chosen Meytal Cohen - Toxicity as his entrance music. Russel Richards will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Byambadorj
vs
Richards

200 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
276 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davaanyamyn Byambadorj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards moves out of range as Byambadorj strikes.
Richards jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richards misses with a looping left.
Richards moves away from the strike by Byambadorj.
Byambadorj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Byambadorj throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
A punch combination from Richards misses.

Richards moves into the clinch.
Richards keeps control of Byambadorj as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byambadorj is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byambadorj's elbow.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byambadorj is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Byambadorj uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byambadorj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byambadorj tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Byambadorj is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Richards gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Byambadorj is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Richards is defending well.
Byambadorj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byambadorj has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davaanyamyn Byambadorj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byambadorj backwards.
Byambadorj tries to break the clinch but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byambadorj blocks an uppercut.

Byambadorj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davaanyamyn Byambadorj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!

Richards rushes Byambadorj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Byambadorj tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Byambadorj jumps guard and drags Richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byambadorj looking to control.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Byambadorj 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 tries to clinch up.
Richards works Byambadorj's body with a nice hook.
Byambadorj needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Byambadorj. Byambadorj gets slowly back to his feet.
Byambadorj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Byambadorj thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards slips a jab from Byambadorj.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Byambadorj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a jab to the head.
Richards connects with the punch.
Byambadorj pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Richards rushes Byambadorj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards has Byambadorj pressed against the cage, preventing Byambadorj from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards digs a right hand into Byambadorj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Byambadorj's gas tank.
Byambadorj is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards is working Byambadorj over against the cage.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byambadorj backwards.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Richards.
A hook to the body from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byambadorj takes a shot to the head.

Byambadorj is rocked!
A hook to the body from Richards.
Oh Byambadorj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byambadorj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards working aggressively here.
Byambadorj blocks an uppercut.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byambadorj seems to have got his legs back now.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byambadorj backwards.
Richards pushes Byambadorj against the cage. Richards is working some dirty boxing. Richards pushes off with a quick right hook! Byambadorj goes down! Byambadorj tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Richards moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Richards!
A victorious Russel Richards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.