PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bueno
vs
Richards

182 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

179 cm
26
188 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent
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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards dips to his left and cracks Bueno with an uppercut!
Taco Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Richards 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Tyler Richards has been cut.
Bueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Bueno walks into a left hand.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Richards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bueno's head.

Bueno forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bueno manages to break the clinch.
Richards slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Bueno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Bueno shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Bueno counters with a straight right hand.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards with a nice cross.
Bueno wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bueno.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bueno at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueno on the side of the head.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bueno misses.

Bueno takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bueno just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bueno manages to break the clinch.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Richards.
Bueno tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards scores with a nice body kick.
Bueno walks into a straight right hand from Richards.
Bueno misses with a wild combination.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno is breathing heavily.
Richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bueno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards lands a really nice looking cross but Bueno seems unphased.

Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueno's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.

Richards turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Richards manages to end up in side control.
Richards lands a nice forearm strike.
Bueno is trying to work for a sweep but Richards has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to control but Bueno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Richards working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Richards looking to finish Bueno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bueno!
Bueno tries to hold on but Richards postures up.
Bueno tries to reverse the position but Richards maintains control.
Richards lands a nice shot to the head.
Richards in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richards wants to control the pace but Bueno is squirming around nicely.
Bueno tries to reverse the position but Richards maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Richards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richards lands a nice hook to Bueno's body. Bueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bueno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bueno 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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Bueno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bueno throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bueno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Bueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards delivers a nice body kick.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bueno is looking to clinch.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueno.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Bueno tries to clinch up

and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bueno to regain full guard.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Richards wants to control from the top but Bueno keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Richards won't allow Bueno to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyler Richards was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bueno doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bueno. Bueno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bueno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards lands a body shot.
Bueno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Richards drops Bueno with a left and a right! Oh, Bueno is hurt - Richards dives into side control looking to finish!

Bueno is rocked!
Richards controls the position from side control.
Oh Bueno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bueno looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Richards turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Richards! Tyler Richards retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Tyler Richards thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.