PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson has chosen WC - This is Los Angeles as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peri
vs
Richardson

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson scores with a body shot.
Richardson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peri eats them both and turns towards Richardson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Adam Peri has been cut.
Jeff Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peri misses with a head kick.
Peri is breathing heavily.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Peri avoids nicely.

Peri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peri trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Richardson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Richardson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richardson looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Peri wants to stand but Richardson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Richardson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richardson has a closed guard, preventing Peri from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richardson looking for a guillotine here but Peri defends easily.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Peri looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peri tries to stand but Richardson is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri wants to pass the guard but Richardson is keeping the position.
Richardson trying to control the position here.
Peri wants to pass the guard but Richardson is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richardson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson cracks Peri with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peri circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Peri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richardson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Nice combo by Richardson! Oh, that's hurt him - Peri falls to the canvas and Richardson follows him into side control.

Peri is rocked!
Richardson wants to stand but Peri has his arm trapped.
Oh Peri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson working the ground and pound.

Richardson decides to stand back up. Richardson steps back and let's Peri get back to his feet.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Peri moves out of range.
Peri seems to have got his legs back now.
Peri needs to keep his hands up - Richardson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson lands a slapping body shot.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Peri knows he should have avoided that one.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Richardson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richardson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richardson duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Richardson.
Peri is looking to clinch.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peri shoots for a takedown but Richardson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adam Peri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Peri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peri circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peri backs up against the cage.

A jab-cross combination lands for Richardson and sends Peri crashing to the mat! Richardson follows him down to the mat - Peri regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peri controls his leg.
Richardson tries to pass to full mount but Peri defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peri controls his leg.
Peri wants to control but Richardson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri is looking to improve his position.
Richardson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Richardson is looking to stand but Richardson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Richardson looking to control but Peri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peri is desperately trying to improve his position but Richardson has a good base and remains in mount.
Richardson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri is trying to escape the mount.
Richardson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Richardson wants to control the pace but Peri is squirming around nicely.
Richardson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jeff Richardson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peri tries to lock up and control but Richardson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richardson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.

Peri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peri is in Richardson's guard.
Peri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richardson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richardson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri won't allow Richardson to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peri dodges the punch combination from Richardson.

Peri closes the distance and clinches.

Peri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Peri moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peri manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson tries to bum rush Peri with a series of wild strikes but Peri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Peri.
Peri tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Richardson drives through with a takedown into Peri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Peri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richardson is trying to defend but Peri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Richardson trying to control from the bottom.
Richardson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richardson.
Peri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Richardson looking for a guillotine here but Peri defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to control the position but Peri postures up.
Peri scoring with some ground and pound.
Richardson pulls Peri in close to prevent any damage.
Peri content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Peri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Peri working away.
Peri happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet but Peri drags him back down.
Peri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
Peri tries to advance to mount but can't.
Peri wants to stand but Richardson has his arm trapped.
Peri throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Richardson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peri but Peri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peri connects with an inside leg kick.
Richardson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peri finds it's way round the side to connect with Richardson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Peri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richardson's head.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Adam Peri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Richardson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peri throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Peri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richardson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Richardson!