PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ventura
vs
Richards

196 cm
24
191 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
198 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ventura.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ventura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ventura.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ventura.
Ventura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ventura throws a front kick that sends Richards stumbling back into the cage.
Ventura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ventura.
Richards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ventura counters with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ventura, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Richards.
Richards blocks a head kick by Ventura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Ventura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ventura lands a head kick!
Ventura throws a front kick aimed at Richards's knee but Richards avoids it well.
Richards is looking to slow Ventura down with leg kicks.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ventura.
Nice uppercut there from Ventura.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ventura swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Richards moves into the clinch.
Ventura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ventura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ventura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ventura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Ventura.
Ventura misses with some punches.
Ventura tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ventura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Ventura avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Ventura pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ventura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
A short uppercut from Ventura.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Ventura blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.

Ventura manages to break the clinch.
Richards shoots for a double leg takedown but Ventura sprawls well. He's pushed Richards's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ventura.

Richards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ventura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses.
Richards trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.

Ventura is looking for a triangle but Richards pushes his legs off easily.
Ventura can't keep his opponent in guard - Richards advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ventura tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing shots but Ventura is blocking nicely.

Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ventura sees it coming and defends easily.
Ventura gets full guard.
Ventura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Ventura is retaining full guard.

Ventura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Ventura misses
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ventura misses with a head kick.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Ventura misses with a kick to the body.
Ventura moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Ventura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richards blocks a jab.
Richards just misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ventura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ventura wants it to stay on the feet.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ventura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ventura defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Anthony Ventura is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura feints and then cracks Richards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richards down.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.
Ventura lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Anthony Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ventura scores with a decent looking hook.

Richards closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ventura quickly recovers to half guard.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ventura keeps working.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ventura wants to improve his position but Richards is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ventura avoid being mounted?
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ventura trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ventura is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Ventura.
Ventura thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards lands a jab to Ventura's midsection.
Richards shoots in and drives through. Ventura sprawls well.
Ventura jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ventura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Ventura moves away and avoids it.
Ventura looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Ventura looks to throw a body kick
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Ventura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richards throws a body punch but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Ventura wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Crunch! Ventura slams his shin into Richards's torso.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura lands with a good body shot.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Ventura throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Ventura misses with a low kick.
Ventura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ventura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ventura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ventura thumps Richards with a low kick.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Ventura pushes him off.
Ventura lands a leg kick that knocks Richards off balance momentarily.
Ventura throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
Richards is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards blocks a leg kick.
Richards has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ventura.
Ventura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ventura 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.

Richards slips a jab and a cross from Ventura.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ventura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ventura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
Richards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richards checks the leg kick.

Ventura tries to sprawl but Richards drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ventura is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Richards jumps into side control!
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards wants to control for a moment but Ventura uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Richards trying to control from half guard but Ventura is working away.
Richards is thwarting Ventura's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards looks to land a strike but Ventura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ventura has Richards pulled in close to control his posture.
Richards trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Ventura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ventura pulls Richards in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Ventura wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ventura throws a nice head kick!
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ventura throws a leg kick
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Ventura misses.
Richards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ventura.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Ventura tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ventura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richards takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Ventura moves away and avoids it.

Ventura tries to keep at a distance but Richards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Ventura avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ventura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyler Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Ventura throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
Ventura scores with a head kick.
Ventura lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards blocks a head kick by Ventura.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ventura.
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Ventura.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ventura - that will leave a mark!
Richards lands with an uppercut that bounces Ventura off the cage and back into range.
Ventura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ventura.
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.
Ventura misses the shot to the body.
Ventura lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ventura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ventura throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
Richards shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ventura clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ventura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ventura tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ventura.

Richards drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyler Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control but Richards postures up.
Richards lands some shots froms side control.
Ventura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ventura is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Richards asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Richards.
Richards scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ventura to see if he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Ventura is rocked!
Richards lands a strong strike to the head of Ventura. That's dazed him! Richards looking to finish here. Ventura is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Richards lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Richards!
Tyler Richards is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Tyler Richards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.