PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heath Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Wild International. Richard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Ashes They Shall Reap. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Smith
vs
Richard

177 cm
32
162 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

168 cm
29
168 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a takedown

and Richard moves into the clinch.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith moves away from the strike by Richard.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Richard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Richard lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Richard gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richard working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Richard fails to land.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Richard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.

Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Richard tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smith's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Richard controls the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the hands but Richard won't let him.
Richard keeps control of the position easily here as Smith tries to buck him off.
Smith is trapped and Richard is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith showing good submission defense here.
Richard missing with punches from the back.
Richard controls the position.
Richard lands a shot to the body.
Smith looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Richard is looking to control Smith but Smith is wriggling around and keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good control from Richard.
Smith is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard has good solid back control here.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Richard is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Richard has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smith is keeping busy.
Richard missing with strikes from the back.
Richard controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Smith!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Richard has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Richard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Richard controlling from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Richard's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Richard misses with punches from the back.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richard controls the action.
A lull in the action here.
Richard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Well, with Richard on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Smith is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Smith holding both Richard 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richard trying to control momentarily.
Richard is riding his opponent, not letting Smith buck him off.
Richard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Richard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Richard has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Richard misses with an elbow to the head.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Richard has good solid back control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Richard struggling to keep hold of the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Richard controlling the positon.
Smith looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Richard misses with punches from the back.
What can Smith do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Richard lands punches and elbows.
Smith avoids the strikes from Richard.
Richard lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Smith hold on?!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Richard keeps control of the position easily here as Smith tries to buck him off.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Richard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Richard controlling the positon.
Richard missing with strikes from the back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richard is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Richard has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Richard controlling the positon.
Smith controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard is landing with strikes from the back.
Richard punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Richard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heath Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heath Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richard misses with the head strike.
Richard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Richard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richard lands a shoulder strike.
Richard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Richard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Richard.
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith dives in and grabs Richard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richard pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith wants to clinch
letting Richard counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Richard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
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!
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richard lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up but Richard circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.

Smith is rocked!
Richard cracks Smith on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Smith falls backwards against the ropes. Richard follows up with more strikes that drop Smith to his knees. Richard keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Smith! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Richard!
A pretty intense looking Stan Richard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.